In Praise of Destruction: How Embracing Elimination Can Make Our Writing Better

In Praise of Destruction: How Embracing Elimination Can Make Our Writing Better

Stephanie Bishop on Losing a Manuscript, Starting Over, and Learning to Swing a Literary Wrecking Ball at Her Work

By Stephanie Bishop | July 18, 2023

Cristina Garcia on Chronicling Cuba’s Complex History Through Fiction

Cristina Garcia on Chronicling Cuba’s Complex History Through Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Vanishing Maps

By Jane Ciabattari | July 18, 2023

Let the Kids Get Weird: The Adult Problem With Children’s Books

Let the Kids Get Weird: The Adult Problem With Children’s Books

On Jon Klassen, Ruth Krauss, and the Grown-Up Weight of Nostalgia

By Janet Manley | July 17, 2023

The Complicated Afterlives of <br>Roberto Bolaño

The Complicated Afterlives of
Roberto Bolaño

Twenty Years After His Death, Aaron Shulman Unpacks the Legacy of the Chilean Poet and Novelist

By Aaron Shulman | July 17, 2023

Shin Yu Pai on Ten Thousand Things and the Asian-American Experience

Shin Yu Pai on Ten Thousand Things and the Asian-American Experience

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | July 17, 2023

On Trying to Teach Brian Doyle’s “Leap” to the Post-9/11 Generation

On Trying to Teach Brian Doyle’s “Leap” to the Post-9/11 Generation

Steve Edwards Wonders If It’s Possible to Translate One Generation’s Trauma to the Next

By Steve Edwards | July 14, 2023

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

By Book Marks | July 14, 2023

Megan Fernandes on the Literary Uses of a Room

By Megan Fernandes | July 14, 2023

Many Voices, Many Truths: On the Benefits of Polyvocal Stories

By Hannah Michell | July 14, 2023

Uncanny Valleys: Eight Books That Map Worlds Not Quite Like Ours

Uncanny Valleys: Eight Books That Map Worlds Not Quite Like Ours

Daniel Hornsby Recommends Ling Ma, Joss Lake, and More

By Daniel Hornsby | July 13, 2023

Ten Books That Slouch Toward the Total Pain of Desire

Ten Books That Slouch Toward the Total Pain of Desire

Johanna Hedva Recommends Esther Yi, Javier Marias, and More

By Johanna Hedva | July 13, 2023

Why Regency Romance Needs to Give Its Characters of Color Greater Agency

Why Regency Romance Needs to Give Its Characters of Color Greater Agency

Amita Murray on Queen Charlotte, Bridgerton, and Navigating the Genre as a Brown Writer of South Asian Descent

By Amita Murray | July 13, 2023

James Shapiro: Shakespeare Was NOT More Than One Person

James Shapiro: Shakespeare Was NOT More Than One Person

The Author of 1599 on the Baillie Gifford Prize Podcast, Read Smart

By Read Smart | July 13, 2023

Beth Nguyen on Memoir, Mothering, and Refugeedom

Beth Nguyen on Memoir, Mothering, and Refugeedom

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 13, 2023

Ruth Madievsky on the Semi-Cursed Nightlife of Los Angeles

Ruth Madievsky on the Semi-Cursed Nightlife of Los Angeles

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 13, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Most of us don’t mind literary grave robbing, especially when it comes to authors we love.”

By Book Marks | July 13, 2023

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