How Octavia Butler’s <em>Kindred</em> Became a Novel

How Octavia Butler’s Kindred Became a Novel

Michael Silverblatt Talks with Octavia Butler About Historical Research, Trauma, Touch, and More

By Michael Silverblatt | March 31, 2023

Grant Faulkner on Capturing the Essence of a Short Story

Grant Faulkner on Capturing the Essence of a Short Story

“It’s the writer’s job to capture essences in words.”

By Grant Faulkner | March 31, 2023

FX’s <em>Great Expectations</em> Doesn’t Measure Up

FX’s Great Expectations Doesn’t Measure Up

Steven Knight’s Miniseries Makes Interesting Points About Empire and Womanhood, but They Get Lost in a Sea of Gratuitous Darkness

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 31, 2023

Anne Carson’s <em>Autobiography of Red</em> is Way Funnier Than You Remember

Anne Carson’s Autobiography of Red is Way Funnier Than You Remember

Emily Temple Revisits a Masterpiece 25 Years Later

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2023

The 11 Best Book Covers of March

The 11 Best Book Covers of March

Here Be Monsters

By Emily Temple | March 30, 2023

Exit Strategies: So How Are You Supposed to End a Story?

Exit Strategies: So How Are You Supposed to End a Story?

Allegra Hyde on Fiction’s Favorite Endings

By Allegra Hyde | March 30, 2023

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The Big Door Prize Masters the Art of Comedy-Spiked Pathos

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Ayad Akhtar on the Expectations of Artists

By Ayad Akhtar | March 30, 2023

Idra Novey: I Didn’t Want to Write an Obituary for Appalachia

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Clint Smith is Reading Now and Next

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The Literature of QAnon: From 4chan to January 6, Will Sommer on Reading the Authors of Conspiracy Theories

The Literature of QAnon: From 4chan to January 6, Will Sommer on Reading the Authors of Conspiracy Theories

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 30, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"A graveside elegy on the edge of the burn pit that used to be—if only aspirationally—a democracy"

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Allegra Hyde Offers an Existential Pitch for Saving the Planet

Allegra Hyde Offers an Existential Pitch for Saving the Planet

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 30, 2023

Untold Stories: A South Carolina Lowcountry Reading List

Untold Stories: A South Carolina Lowcountry Reading List

Preslaysa Williams Recommends Dubose Heyward, Sue Monk Kidd, Damon L. Fordham, and more

By Preslaysa Williams | March 30, 2023

Literary baby names ranked from least to most cringey.

Literary baby names ranked from least to most cringey.

By Janet Manley | March 29, 2023

“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

“Something Beyond Flatness On Paper.” On Creating the Cover For Carlo Rovelli’s Newest Book

How Jason Booher’s Uses Color to Create Light

By Jason Booher | March 29, 2023

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