Tracing the Romance Genre’s Radical Roots, from Derided “Sex Novels” to <em>Bridgerton</em>

Tracing the Romance Genre’s Radical Roots, from Derided “Sex Novels” to Bridgerton

Hilary A. Hallett on Reclaiming “Trashy” Romances

By Hilary A. Hallett | May 16, 2022

Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at South Main Book Company

Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at South Main Book Company

Owner Alissa Redmond Shares Her Favorites

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Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Dreams

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Writing and Dreams

Featuring Claire Messud, Julia May Jonas, Jean Chen Ho, Emily Maloney, and Daphne Palasi Andreades

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Hulu’s <em>Conversations with Friends</em> Captures the Quintessential Rooney Longing, if Not Much Else

Hulu’s Conversations with Friends Captures the Quintessential Rooney Longing, if Not Much Else

Nylah Burton on the Newest Addition to the Sally Rooneyverse

By Nylah Burton | May 13, 2022

How to Begin to Understand John Ashbery

How to Begin to Understand John Ashbery

Douglas Crase on the Famously Inscrutable Poet

By Douglas Crase | May 13, 2022

The Purpose of Book Bans Is to Make Queer Kids Scared

The Purpose of Book Bans Is to Make Queer Kids Scared

Lev AC Rosen on Having His Book Banned, and the Repetition of History

By Lev AC Rosen | May 13, 2022

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Divinely-Inspired Art: John Higgs on William Blake’s Visions of the Sublime

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Five Writers Weigh in on the Weird Shame of Publishing a Book

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Lan Samantha Chang on Food, Family, and New Ways of Imagining Asian American Narratives

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

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Michelle Hart on Why You Shouldn’t Ignore Shame in Storytelling

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In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | May 12, 2022

“Yoknapatawpha on the Hudson”? On the Novelistic Universe of Edith Wharton

“Yoknapatawpha on the Hudson”? On the Novelistic Universe of Edith Wharton

Krithika Varagur Rereads The Old Maid

By Krithika Varagur | May 12, 2022

The Art of the Hand-Sell: It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

The Art of the Hand-Sell: It’s Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month!

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The Russian War on Ukraine Has Always Been a War on Its Language

The Russian War on Ukraine Has Always Been a War on Its Language

Askold Melnyczuk on the Assault on a Country’s Literature

By Askold Melnyczuk | May 11, 2022

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