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

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

Mark Mazower on the Embrace of Philhellenism by Hugo, Pushkin, Stendhal, and More

By Mark Mazower | November 17, 2021

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

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

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of The Every

By Book Marks | November 17, 2021

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

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

Anton Hur Considers the Importance of Feeling Fully Seen

By Anton Hur | November 17, 2021

What Does It Mean to Find Your Poetic Voice?

What Does It Mean to Find Your Poetic Voice?

Daniel Brown Shares Some Lessons Learned from Philip Larkin

By Daniel Brown | November 17, 2021

On Wole Soyinka’s <em>Death and the King’s Horseman</em>

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

David Damrosch Relates the Play to Other Great Works

By David Damrosch | November 17, 2021

“I Wanted to Make the Connection and Then I Wanted to Take You to Cinnabon.” Ryka Aoki on Writing Trans Stories

“I Wanted to Make the Connection and Then I Wanted to Take You to Cinnabon.” Ryka Aoki on Writing Trans Stories

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | November 17, 2021

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How Has Freud Changed the Way We Tell Our Stories?

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Writing About the Small Farming Life in the Shadow of Climate Change

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Kafka Roaring With Laughter: Read the First Review of José Saramago's Blindness

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Why I Had to Leave Home to Write About It

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Tyler Barton on the Path to Developing a Story

By Tyler Barton | November 16, 2021

How Misogyny and Religious Bigotry Have Influenced the Historical Portrayal of the Female Experience

How Misogyny and Religious Bigotry Have Influenced the Historical Portrayal of the Female Experience

Lucy Jago on the Creative Motivations Behind A Net for Small Fishes

By Lucy Jago | November 16, 2021

17 new books to keep your cozy reading season going strong.

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A Close Reading of the QAnon Shaman’s Conspiracy Manifesto

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How RFK Jr., Naomi Wolf, and an NYU Professor Ended Up on the Same Page as QAnon Cultist Jacob Chansley

By Mark Dery | November 15, 2021

Catherine Lacey on Letting Go of the Anxiety and Responding to Current Events in Fiction

Catherine Lacey on Letting Go of the Anxiety and Responding to Current Events in Fiction

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | November 15, 2021

What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

The Center for Fiction’s 2021 First Novel Prize Authors Weigh In

By Literary Hub | November 15, 2021

Patricia Engel on <em>The Lover</em>, Edwidge Danticat, and the Rats of NIMH

Patricia Engel on The Lover, Edwidge Danticat, and the Rats of NIMH

Book Recommendations from the Author of Infinite Country

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