• Literary Criticism

    Recommended Reading

    “Magnificent Hybrids.” David Mitchell on the Alchemy of A.S. Byatt’s Stories

    By David Mitchell  November 23, 2021
    So Many Damn Books

    Gus Moreno on Following the Fear in His Writing

    By So Many Damn Books  November 23, 2021
    The Hub

    Why George Eliot disparaged “silly novels by lady novelists.”

    By Vanessa Willoughby  November 22, 2021
    The Hub

    n+1’s Bookmatch told me what to get every hard-to-shop-for weirdo in my life.

    By Jessie Gaynor  November 22, 2021
    TV

    Ted Lasso Sure Loves Books, Doesn’t He?

    By Alex Thomas  November 22, 2021
    Conspiracies

    What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

    By Jefferson Morley  November 22, 2021
    Latin American Literature

    The Life and Times of Iconic Cuban Novelist José Lezama Lima

    By Gabriel Pasquini  November 22, 2021
    The History of Literature

    Farah Jasmine Griffin on the Lessons and Legacies of Black Literature

    By History of Literature  November 22, 2021
    Reading Lists

    Two By Two: A Reading List of Books That Belong Together

    By Ian Williams  November 22, 2021
    Reproductive Rights

    Authors Are Failing to Tell the Real Stories of West Virginia Women

    By Sarah Mullens  November 22, 2021
    First Draft

    “Living in America Is Like Living in an In-Law’s House.” Nawaaz Ahmed on Writing a Queer, Immigrant Story

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   November 22, 2021
    Book Marks Questionnaire

    Tom Zoellner on Gatsby, Judy Blume, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

    By Book Marks  November 22, 2021
    Film

    A Fan’s Notes: The Kurt Vonnegut Documentary 40 Years in the Making

    By Jonny Diamond  November 19, 2021
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  November 19, 2021
    Classics

    Finding the Language of Interiority in Saint Augustine’s Confessions

    By Roosevelt Montás  November 19, 2021
    The Literary Life

    Amor Towles on How Peter Matthiessen Inspired Him To Write

    By The Literary Life  November 19, 2021
    The Maris Review

    “Am I Doing Enough?” Hermione Hoby on Balancing Pleasure and Politics

    By The Maris Review  November 18, 2021
    collaboration

    The Wonder of Collaboration: Finding a New Spark of Creativity with Liana Finck

    By Luke Burgis  November 18, 2021
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    Not Everybody Loves Sebald: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  November 18, 2021
    Russian Literature

    What Does It Mean To Be Russian? On Dostoevsky’s Early Literary Ambitions

    By Kevin Birmingham  November 18, 2021
    European History

    How the Greek Struggle for Liberty Became a Cause Célèbre for Romantic Writers Across Europe

    By Mark Mazower  November 17, 2021
    Book Marks Questionnaire

    Dave Eggers on Lorrie Moore, Frankenstein’s Monster, and Corduroy the Bear

    By Book Marks  November 17, 2021
    Queer Literature

    To All the Gays of Seoul: On Translating Sang Young Park

    By Anton Hur  November 17, 2021
    On Poetry

    What Does It Mean to Find Your Poetic Voice?

    By Daniel Brown  November 17, 2021
    Theater

    On Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman

    By David Damrosch  November 17, 2021
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