• Literary Criticism

    New Poetry

    New Poetry Recommendations for the Month of May

    By Rebecca Morgan Frank  May 1, 2023
    Keen On

    Sophia McClennen on How Satire Makes Sense of a President Who Didn’t

    By Keen On  May 1, 2023
    First Draft

    Ann Lauterbach: On the Value of Effective Language After Trump’s Presidency

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   May 1, 2023
    On Teaching

    What Educators Can Learn from Jessica Fletcher’s Critical Pedagogy

    By Shannon Draucker  April 28, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  April 28, 2023
    Audiobooks

    AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of April

    By Literary Hub  April 28, 2023
    Vietnam

    The Vietnam War, 50 Years On: A Reading List

    By George Black  April 28, 2023
    Just the Right Book

    Just the Right Book: What We’re Reading

    By Just the Right Book   April 28, 2023
    Book Covers

    The 13 Best Book Covers of April

    By Emily Temple  April 27, 2023
    Queer Literature

    Literary Lovers: A Sapphic Reading List for Every Mood

    By McKayla Coyle  April 27, 2023
    Otherppl

    Practice Makes Perfect, and Also Nothing Matters: Emily St. John Mandel on Revision and Recklessness

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  April 27, 2023
    Incarceration

    No Human Contact: On Solitary Confinement’s Origins as a Tool for Handling Mental Illness

    By Pete Earley  April 27, 2023
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  April 27, 2023
    Criticism

    Simple, Sparse and Profound: David Sexton on Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go

    By David Sexton  April 26, 2023
    Reading List

    Literal Star-Crossed Lovers: A Reading List of Space Operas with Romance Subplots

    By S. B. Divya  April 26, 2023
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Douglas Manuel is Reading Now and Next

    By Diana Arterian  April 26, 2023
    What (Not) to Watch

    10 Screen Adaptations Much, Much Worse Than The Books They’re Based On

    By Literary Hub  April 25, 2023
    Baillie Gifford Prize

    Meet the Baillie Gifford Nonfiction Prize “Winner of Winners” Shortlist

    By Literary Hub  April 25, 2023
    new books tuesday

    17 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  April 25, 2023
    Motherhood

    Claire Dederer on Doris Lessing and the Divided Mother

    By Claire Dederer  April 25, 2023
    Talk Easy

    Jennifer Egan on the Fascinating Interactions Between Technology and Inner Life

    By Talk Easy  April 25, 2023
    I'm a Writer But

    Courtney Zoffness on Accidentally Writing an Essay Collection 

    By I'm a Writer But   April 25, 2023
    Keen On

    Rishi Dastidar Offers a Post-Apocalyptic Jig and Reel to Dance Around Our Climate Crisis

    By Keen On  April 25, 2023
    The Hub

    Let’s talk about that Great Expectations finale.

    By Janet Manley  April 24, 2023
    Awards

    Announcing the Winners of the 2023 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

    By Lauren Groff  April 24, 2023
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