• Literary Criticism

    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  October 21, 2022
    Horror

    Revisiting Kier-La Janisse’s House of Psychotic Women, Ten Years Later

    By Elizabeth Horkley  October 21, 2022
    Speculative fiction

    Reimagining Folklore and Fantasy: Nine Speculative Stories from Asia and the Asian Diaspora

    By Jasmine Sawers  October 21, 2022
    Journalism

    Veteran Reporter Margaret Sullivan’s Favorite Books About Journalism

    By Margaret Sullivan  October 21, 2022
    Russian Imperialism

    Dear Vladimir Putin: If You’ve Read Dostoevsky, You’ve Tragically Misunderstood Him

    By Austin Ratner  October 20, 2022
    The Maris Review

    George Saunders on Experiencing the Limits of Your Own Power

    By The Maris Review  October 20, 2022
    Craft

    The Space Between Notes: What Writers Can Learn From Musicians

    By Daniel Torday  October 20, 2022
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  October 20, 2022
    Neuroscience

    How Do the Books We Read Change Our Brains?

    By Gregory Berns  October 20, 2022
    Life Advice for Book Lovers

    Life Advice for Book Lovers: Mourning Possibility and Leaping Into New Life

    By Dorothea   October 20, 2022
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Maira Kalman is Reading Now and Next

    By Diana Arterian  October 20, 2022
    Micro

    Jess Walter on Writing About Hope (Without Losing His Literary Cool)

    By Micro   October 20, 2022
    The Literary Journal Archives

    “Eclectic, Refreshingly Wild, and Important.” Exploring the Archives of America’s Best Literary Journals

    By Nick Ripatrazone  October 19, 2022
    Trans Memoir

    Telling Stories of the Trans Experience is More Important Than Ever

    By Veronica Esposito  October 19, 2022
    Reading Lists

    A Million Voices: In the Praise of the Polyvocal Novel

    By Sara Lippmann  October 19, 2022
    Otherppl

    George Saunders: Why the Revision Process is Critical for Building Fictional Worlds

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  October 19, 2022
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    George Saunders on Reading Chaotically and the Power of Generous Teachers

    By Literary Hub  October 18, 2022
    Solitude

    Why We Should Reach Out When We’re Lonely—Even If No One Answers

    By Ethan Chatagnier  October 18, 2022
    New Books Tuesdays

    13 new books to cling to this week.

    By Katie Yee  October 18, 2022
    First Draft

    Andrea Barrett on Needing Stories to Weave Together the “Jumble of Perceptions”

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   October 17, 2022
    Reading Lists

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

    By Dan Sheehan  October 14, 2022
    Life Advice for Book Lovers

    Life Advice for Book Lovers: On Dealing with Loss and Finding Community

    By Dorothea   October 14, 2022
    In Conversation

    75 Years of Goodnight Moon: Today’s Best Writers Reflect on a Children’s Classic

    By Jess deCourcy Hinds  October 14, 2022
    The Maris Review

    Ling Ma: Why Every Story Comes From an Entry Point of Wish Fulfillment

    By The Maris Review  October 13, 2022
    Writers in Conversation

    A.M. Homes on Being—For Better or Worse—“a Very American Writer”

    By Literary Hub  October 13, 2022
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