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The Accidental Origins of the “Subway Book Review”

The Accidental Origins of the “Subway Book Review”

Uli Beutter Cohen on How She Started Documenting New York’s Subway Readers

By Uli Beutter Cohen | November 11, 2021

“I’m Not Following the Rules of the American Western.” Tom Lin on Subverting a Genre

“I’m Not Following the Rules of the American Western.” Tom Lin on Subverting a Genre

This Week from the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | November 11, 2021

In Praise of the Meander: Rebecca Solnit on Letting Nonfiction Narrative Find Its Own Way

In Praise of the Meander: Rebecca Solnit on Letting Nonfiction Narrative Find Its Own Way

Timejumps, Fragments, Backward Glances, Parallel Subjects... Not Just for Novels

By Rebecca Solnit | November 10, 2021

Gregory Pardlo on Trusting What’s on the Other Side of Sobriety... and Poetry

Gregory Pardlo on Trusting What’s on the Other Side of Sobriety... and Poetry

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | November 10, 2021

On <em>Slaughterhouse-Five</em>, the “Ultimate PTSD Novel”

On Slaughterhouse-Five, the “Ultimate PTSD Novel”

Tom Roston Considers the Ongoing Popularity of Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic

By Tom Roston | November 10, 2021

How Philip Roth Taught Me To Write—And Heal

How Philip Roth Taught Me To Write—And Heal

Alexandra Marshall on Finding Friendship in the Wake of Tragedy

By Alexandra Marshall | November 10, 2021

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“It Will Outrage As Many Readers As It Delights.” On Joseph Heller’s Catch-22

By Book Marks | November 10, 2021

Eley Williams on Classic Ghost Stories and Goodnight Moon as Avant-Garde Horror

By Book Marks | November 10, 2021

Jasmine Warga on the Relationship Between Language and Her Hyphenated Identity

By NewberyTart | November 10, 2021

A close reading of an infamous poem on grief: Anne Sexton's

A close reading of an infamous poem on grief: Anne Sexton's "The Truth the Dead Know."

By Snigdha Koirala | November 9, 2021

19 new books to get at your local indie this week.

19 new books to get at your local indie this week.

By Katie Yee | November 9, 2021

How Collaborating With Artificial Intelligence Could Help Writers of the Future

How Collaborating With Artificial Intelligence Could Help Writers of the Future

On the Growing Potential of Computational Literature

By Drew Zeiba | November 9, 2021

“Every Page Holds an Answer.” Lily King on Shirley Hazzard’s <em>The Evening of the Holiday</em>

“Every Page Holds an Answer.” Lily King on Shirley Hazzard’s The Evening of the Holiday

In Praise of a Great Literary Love

By Lily King | November 9, 2021

How <em>1,001 Nights</em> Opened Paths to Infinite Story Possibility

How 1,001 Nights Opened Paths to Infinite Story Possibility

Introducing a New Five-Part Series from The Cosmic Library

By The Cosmic Library | November 9, 2021

On the History and Impact of the Groundbreaking Game <em>Tetris</em>

On the History and Impact of the Groundbreaking Game Tetris

Tracy Rae Bowling Guests on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | November 9, 2021

WATCH: Bill Fitzhugh on Finding Satire in the Serious

WATCH: Bill Fitzhugh on Finding Satire in the Serious

From the Video Series Authors in the Tent, Hosted by Ona Russell

By The Virtual Book Channel | November 9, 2021

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