Betsy Bonner on <em>Wuthering Heights</em>, <em>Bluets</em>, and Mary Gaitskill's Sex Scenes

Betsy Bonner on Wuthering Heights, Bluets, and Mary Gaitskill's Sex Scenes

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of The Book of Atlantis Black

By Book Marks | October 18, 2021

Jonathan Franzen on Reckoning with the Limits and Purposes of Writing Novels

Jonathan Franzen on Reckoning with the Limits and Purposes of Writing Novels

This Week on the Radio Open Source Podcast

By Open Source | October 15, 2021

A Compendium of Literary Ravens

A Compendium of Literary Ravens

Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts Catalogue the Corvids of Aesop, Dickens, and More

By Angus Hyland and Caroline Roberts | October 15, 2021

5 Books You May Have Missed in September

5 Books You May Have Missed in September

Bethanne Patrick Recommends Debuts, Translated Fiction, and More

By Bethanne Patrick | October 15, 2021

Finding Freedom from the Chokehold of Modern Capitalism in <em>Nomadland</em>

Finding Freedom from the Chokehold of Modern Capitalism in Nomadland

Sara Zarr on the Allure of a Minimalist Life

By Sara Zarr | October 15, 2021

On Troublesome Women in the House of Windsor and the Allure of Royal Outsiders

On Troublesome Women in the House of Windsor and the Allure of Royal Outsiders

Wendy Holden Recommends Books That Pull Back the Curtain on the Lives of Exalted British Royals

By Wendy Holden | October 15, 2021

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Dorottya Rédai on the Importance of LGBTQ Fairy Tales

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“You Only Write if You Have To.“ On W.G. Sebald’s Life and Work

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On Escaping the Madness of the World at Large and Finding Joy in Literature

On Escaping the Madness of the World at Large and Finding Joy in Literature

Todd Doughty Recommends Books That Can Brighten Your Day or Lighten the Load

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Fiction As Resistance: Catherine Lacey on Joy Sorman’s <em>Life Sciences</em>

Fiction As Resistance: Catherine Lacey on Joy Sorman’s Life Sciences

“Women are inheritors of a thousand demented and limiting ideas of what a woman can or should be.”

By Catherine Lacey | October 13, 2021

Tracing the Filipino Diaspora in the Arc of the Global Age: A Reading List

Tracing the Filipino Diaspora in the Arc of the Global Age: A Reading List

Albert Samaha Recommends Books on the Sprawling History of the Philippines and the Immigrant Experience

By Albert Samaha | October 13, 2021

18 new books to get you excited about reading again.

18 new books to get you excited about reading again.

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Peter Cameron on Daphne du Maurier, James Salter, and <em>Where the Red Fern Grows</em>

Peter Cameron on Daphne du Maurier, James Salter, and Where the Red Fern Grows

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of What Happens at Night

By Book Marks | October 13, 2021

Is <em>The Great Gatsby</em> Actually Profound?

Is The Great Gatsby Actually Profound?

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By Lit Century | October 12, 2021

A Revolution in Creativity: On Slow Writing

A Revolution in Creativity: On Slow Writing

Melissa Matthewson Takes Some Life Lessons From Snails and Lichen

By Melissa Matthewson | October 12, 2021

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