Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

“Once I wanted poetry to save me. From what? For what is the better question.”

By Christian Wiman | December 5, 2023

Kate Christensen on Allowing Characters to Tell Their Own Stories

Kate Christensen on Allowing Characters to Tell Their Own Stories

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Welcome Home, Stranger

By Jane Ciabattari | December 5, 2023

The Velvet Underground! Anthony Veasna So! Queer Sci-Fi! 21 new books out today.

The Velvet Underground! Anthony Veasna So! Queer Sci-Fi! 21 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 5, 2023

Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

Edward Moreta Jr. on White Western Nature Writing, JID's 29 (Freestyle), and Longing for Black Representation in Wild Settings

By Edward Moreta Jr. | December 4, 2023

Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Wrap Up the Year with Speculative Debuts and Sequels from Geoff Ryman, Foz Meadows, K.J. Parker, and More

By Natalie Zutter | December 4, 2023

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Shane Book, Tacey M. Atsitty, Marlon Hacla, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | December 4, 2023

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  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
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Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

By Jessica Powers | December 4, 2023

RIP Shane MacGowan: 7 Pogues Songs That Would Make Great Short Stories

By Jonny Diamond | December 1, 2023

The Best Audiobooks of 2023

By Audiofile Magazine | December 1, 2023

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The End of the Year Approaches

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Lexi Freiman shitposts from the bottom of her heart.”

By Book Marks | December 1, 2023

Katherine Howe on the Joy of Writing Pirates

Katherine Howe on the Joy of Writing Pirates

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | December 1, 2023

November’s Best Reviewed Fiction

November’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Sigrid Nunez, Claire Keegan, Michael Cunningham, and More

By Book Marks | November 30, 2023

November’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

November’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring New Titles by Robert Darnton, Barbra Streisand, Paul Caruana Galizia, and More

By Book Marks | November 30, 2023

Horror for the Holidays! Or, Scary Novels To Read While Being Nice to Your Family

Horror for the Holidays! Or, Scary Novels To Read While Being Nice to Your Family

“Corruption of love and kindness is the real horror...” (So Just Eat Your Aunt’s Pie, Ok?)

By Erika Johansen | November 30, 2023

What Albert Camus’s <em>The Stranger</em> Says About Our Contemporary Anxieties

What Albert Camus’s The Stranger Says About Our Contemporary Anxieties

Kate Christensen on Finding Inspiration in the Existentialist Classic

By Kate Christensen | November 30, 2023

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