Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Should Norman Mailer Have Any Legacy Beyond Being the Guy Who Stabbed His Wife?

Miranda Popkey Guests on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | May 11, 2021

22 new books to get you through the week.

22 new books to get you through the week.

By Katie Yee | May 11, 2021

In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book, <br><em>Being Mortal</em>

In Praise of Atul Gawande’s Anti-Self Help Book,
Being Mortal

This Week on the Literary Disco Podcast

By Literary Disco | May 11, 2021

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Substance If Not Style: On the Radical Similarities of Alice Munro and Pedro Almodóvar

Veronica Esposito Finds Unlikely Parallels in Two of Our Greatest Storytellers

By Veronica Esposito | May 10, 2021

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and <em>The Secret to Superhuman Strength</em>

Alison Bechdel on Transcendentalism, Bliss, and The Secret to Superhuman Strength

The Author of Fun Home Discusses Writing Beyond Language

By Corinne Segal | May 10, 2021

Kate Durbin on Finding Beauty in the Possessions That Possess Us

Kate Durbin on Finding Beauty in the Possessions That Possess Us

Chelsea Hodson Talks with the Author of Hoarders

By Chelsea Hodson | May 10, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

What Do We Mean When We Say a Novel is Without Plot?

By Rónán Hession | May 10, 2021

A Writer From the Future: Who Was Sci Fi Iconoclast Izumi Suzuki?

By Andrew Ridker | May 7, 2021

Hanif Abdurraqib on Censoring the Desires of Whiteness in Storytelling

By The Literary Life | May 7, 2021

Remembering Eric Jerome Dickey’s Grace, Talent, and Warmth

Remembering Eric Jerome Dickey’s Grace, Talent, and Warmth

Sara Camilli on a Great Literary Visionary

By Sara Camilli | May 7, 2021

On the Power of Fiction: 8 Novels About Little-Known Historical Events

On the Power of Fiction: 8 Novels About Little-Known Historical Events

Chanel Cleeton Recommends Zeyn Joukhadar, Vanessa Riley, and More

By Chanel Cleeton | May 7, 2021

Deborah Lindsay Williams on Asking Better Questions About the Status Quo

Deborah Lindsay Williams on Asking Better Questions About the Status Quo

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | May 7, 2021

On James Baldwin’s Unflinching Exposé of American Greed and Racial Terror

On James Baldwin’s Unflinching Exposé of American Greed and Racial Terror

Eddie Glaude Jr. Rereads Nothing Personal

By Eddie S. Glaude Jr. | May 6, 2021

Maggie Shipstead: In Praise of Books That Aren’t Totally Satisfying

Maggie Shipstead: In Praise of Books That Aren’t Totally Satisfying

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | May 6, 2021

Celia C. Peréz on Creating the Zines She Couldn’t Find in the 90s

Celia C. Peréz on Creating the Zines She Couldn’t Find in the 90s

This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | May 6, 2021

Tracy K. Smith: How Poetic Vocabulary Helps Us <br>Reclaim Joy

Tracy K. Smith: How Poetic Vocabulary Helps Us
Reclaim Joy

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | May 5, 2021

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