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Reinventing the Transformative Vision of America in Nabokov’s Cross-Country Chronicles

Reinventing the Transformative Vision of America in Nabokov’s Cross-Country Chronicles

Thomas Dai on the Author's Butterfly-Hunting Excursions and His Own Relationship to the Road and American Identity

By Thomas Dai | August 2, 2021

In Praise of Racist Books: Notes of an Immigrant Reader

In Praise of Racist Books: Notes of an Immigrant Reader

Louis Chude-Sokei on the Books that Shaped His Literary Curiosity

By Louis Chude-Sokei | August 2, 2021

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

Summer Reading, Pt. 3

By Emily Temple | August 2, 2021

Talking How We Talk: On Exploring the Poetic Plenitude of Black Life

Talking How We Talk: On Exploring the Poetic Plenitude of Black Life

Ali Black Considers the Shape of Voice, Theme, and Symbolism

By Ali Black | August 2, 2021

Blackness on the Margins: What Ann M. Martin Asked of Jessi in <em>The Baby-Sitters Club</em>

Blackness on the Margins: What Ann M. Martin Asked of Jessi in The Baby-Sitters Club

Chanté Griffin Considers Black Characters Then and Now

By Chanté Griffin | August 2, 2021

On the Life and Works of Jack Kerouac, “King of the Beats”

On the Life and Works of Jack Kerouac, “King of the Beats”

From the History of Literature with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | August 2, 2021

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The Syntax of Belonging: On the Profound Connection Between Identity and Language

By Pardis Mahdavi | July 30, 2021

How the Oversimplified “Gentrification Narrative” Was Born

By Bo McMillan | July 29, 2021

How Much Did the History of American Chattel Slavery Shape William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!?

By W. Ralph Eubanks | July 29, 2021

What is the Point of Children’s Books About the Climate Crisis?

What is the Point of Children’s Books About the Climate Crisis?

Writers Consider What Books Can, and Can't, Do for Kids

By Megan Otto | July 29, 2021

Being Seen: 5 Great Books That Capture the Essence of Coming of Age

Being Seen: 5 Great Books That Capture the Essence of Coming of Age

Contributors to the New Anthology Up All Night Recommend Stephen King, K. Ancrum, and More

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Why Be a Critic? Laura Miller on Reading, Listening to, and Writing About Books

Why Be a Critic? Laura Miller on Reading, Listening to, and Writing About Books

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 29, 2021

Shaping Hunger Into Practice: On the Creative Relationship Between Writers and Visual Artists

Shaping Hunger Into Practice: On the Creative Relationship Between Writers and Visual Artists

Sally Cabot Gunning Talks Painting the Light and Books that Spotlight Women Artists

By Sally Cabot Gunning | July 29, 2021

In America, Language Silences You: On Trusting Words When They Fail, Betray, And Redeem

In America, Language Silences You: On Trusting Words When They Fail, Betray, And Redeem

Amanda Choo Quan Considers the Effects of Anxiety and Racism on the Writing Life

By Amanda Choo Quan | July 28, 2021

What It Means to Exist: Bethany C. Morrow, TJ Klune, and Naomi Wiens on Sci-Fi for Teens

What It Means to Exist: Bethany C. Morrow, TJ Klune, and Naomi Wiens on Sci-Fi for Teens

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Matthew Specktor on the “Cubist Razor Blade” of Extreme Success

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