• Literary Criticism

    Influences

    Words with Fangs: Finding Myself in Julia Alvarez’s How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

    By Elizabeth Acevedo  December 14, 2021
    Otherppl

    Duncan Birmingham on the Creative Gratification of Short Stories

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  December 14, 2021
    Best of the Year

    Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021

    By Emily Temple  December 13, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 13, 2021
    The History of Literature

    From Joni to Dylan: On the Bards of 1960s Pop

    By History of Literature  December 13, 2021
    Creative Nonfiction

    The New Outliers: How Creative Nonfiction Became a Legitimate, Serious Genre

    By Lee Gutkind  December 13, 2021
    Criticism

    On Melville, Mendacity, and Letting the Unknowable Find Its Way in Your Writing

    By David Kirby  December 10, 2021
    Adaptations

    Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

    By Olivia Rutigliano  December 10, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 10, 2021
    Adaptations

    Prayers for the Stolen: How Two Artists Portray the Violence of Human Trafficking in Mexico

    By Jennifer Clement  December 10, 2021
    French literature

    In Which a Direct Line is Drawn From Flaubert’s Unfinished Novel to Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

    By Alex Lockwood  December 10, 2021
    Cities

    Time Is Water: On the Past, Present, and Looming Future of Venice

    By Marco Magini, Paolo Nelli, Giorgia Tolfo, and Maddalena Vatti  December 10, 2021
    Dance

    Puncturing a Dream: On the Dark-Edged Fantasy of the Ballerina and Traditional Femininity

    By Rachel Kapelke-Dale  December 10, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 9, 2021
    Otherppl

    Roisin Kiberd on the Solipsism of Social Media

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  December 9, 2021
    Thresholds

    Katie Kitamura on the Discomfort of Calling Herself a Writer

    By Thresholds   December 8, 2021
    Poets

    Trying to Write About “The Two John Miltons”

    By Joe Moshenska  December 8, 2021
    Medieval History

    The Hidden Agency of Women in Medieval Stories, from Beowulf to Guthlac’s Life

    By Matthew Gabriele and David M. Perry  December 8, 2021
    Language

    Of Fathers, Sons, and Unthinking Insults

    By Obed Silva  December 8, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The Best Reviewed Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 8, 2021
    What to Read

    19 new books to find at your local bookstore.

    By Katie Yee  December 7, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The 101 Best Book Covers of 2021

    By Emily Temple  December 7, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 7, 2021
    Storytelling

    Thwarted Passions, Private Lives: On Out-of-Control Characters in Literary Fiction

    By Lisa Harding  December 7, 2021
    So Many Damn Books

    Uli Beutter Cohen on Subway Book Trends and Reading Habits

    By So Many Damn Books  December 7, 2021
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