How Nellie Y. McKay Forged a Path for the Study of African American Literature

How Nellie Y. McKay Forged a Path for the Study of African American Literature

Shanna Greene Benjamin on the Broader Narrative of
Black Women’s Intellectualism

By Shanna Greene Benjamin | April 12, 2021

On Great Literary Loves and the Joyous, Complicated Brilliance of Walt Whitman

On Great Literary Loves and the Joyous, Complicated Brilliance of Walt Whitman

“The first experience of literary love tends, like the first experience of erotic love, to come in youth.”

By Mark Edmundson | April 9, 2021

The Donald Barthelme Story Nobody Talks About But Everyone Should Read

The Donald Barthelme Story Nobody Talks About But Everyone Should Read

Emily Temple on the Masterful Use of Authorial Intrusion in “Rebecca”

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2021

A Secret, Symbolic History of Pomegranates

A Secret, Symbolic History of Pomegranates

Kate Lebo: “Cracking one open feels like lifting
the lid on a jewelry box.”

By Kate Lebo | April 9, 2021

On the Years When Jane Austen Couldn't Write

On the Years When Jane Austen Couldn't Write

An Illustrated Look at the Effects of Worry and Uncertainty on a Literary Icon

By Hannah K. Chapman, Lauren Burke, & Kaley Bales | April 8, 2021

The Imposition of Meaning: Lessons From J.M. Coetzee About the Humanity of Others

The Imposition of Meaning: Lessons From J.M. Coetzee About the Humanity of Others

Dr. Ben Martin on the Real Life and Times of “Mr. S.”

By Ben Martin | April 8, 2021

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What a Sleep Specialist Has to Say About the Dreaminess of Finnegans Wake

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Vive the <em>erotic far left!</em> Why Violette Leduc’s <em>The Taxi</em> needs a new translation.

Vive the erotic far left! Why Violette Leduc’s The Taxi needs a new translation.

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Helen Oyeyemi Finds the World of Her Novel on the Train

Helen Oyeyemi Finds the World of Her Novel on the Train

The Author of Peaces in Conversation with Kristin Iversen

By Kristin Iversen | April 7, 2021

Meaning in the Margins: On the Literary Value of Annotation

Meaning in the Margins: On the Literary Value of Annotation

For As Long As There Have Been Printed Books, There Has Been Marginalia

By Remi Kalir and Antero Garcia | April 7, 2021

Fariha Róisín on Learning to Care Less About the Publishing World’s Rules

Fariha Róisín on Learning to Care Less About the Publishing World’s Rules

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By Thresholds | April 7, 2021

On the Role of Zen Buddhism in the Stories of J.D. Salinger

On the Role of Zen Buddhism in the Stories of J.D. Salinger

Avram Alpert Looks Closely at Franny and Zooey

By Avram Alpert | April 7, 2021

Why Adults Should Read More Middle Grade Books

Why Adults Should Read More Middle Grade Books

Afoma Umesi Guests on the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | April 7, 2021

Here are 6 books Tom Waits should read that aren’t Kerouac or Bukowski.

Here are 6 books Tom Waits should read that aren’t Kerouac or Bukowski.

By Jonny Diamond | April 6, 2021

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