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The Power of Illusion: Olivia Laing on Creating a Thriller Inspired by 1970s Italian Cinema

The Power of Illusion: Olivia Laing on Creating a Thriller Inspired by 1970s Italian Cinema

Or, How to Channel the Spirits of Federico Fellini, Pier Paolo Pasolini and Danilo Donati in Fiction

By Olivia Laing | November 12, 2025

Emma Darwin on Writing About Her Family and Finding Inspiration in Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Emma Darwin on Writing About Her Family and Finding Inspiration in Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder

“What glowed at me with such potency that I would willingly immerse myself for all the months of writing slog?”

By Emma Darwin | November 12, 2025

The Striking Similarities Between Aphorisms and Poetry

The Striking Similarities Between Aphorisms and Poetry

“Aphorisms and poems are always idiosyncratic, their output an image supercharged with storytelling specificity.”

By James Geary | November 12, 2025

Meet the 2025 National Book Award Finalists

Meet the 2025 National Book Award Finalists

Quick Questions for the Year’s Best Writers, Poets, and Translators

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2025

Olivia Laing on Fictionalizing the Murder of Pier Paulo Pasolini

Olivia Laing on Fictionalizing the Murder of Pier Paulo Pasolini

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Silver Book

By Jane Ciabattari | November 11, 2025

Jen Percy on Self-Preservation, Playing Dead, and Writing About Gendered Violence

Jen Percy on Self-Preservation, Playing Dead, and Writing About Gendered Violence

Sarah Viren Talks to the author of Girls Play Dead: Acts of Self-Preservation

By Sarah Viren | November 11, 2025

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Lewis Black on the Life-Changing Power of Kurt Vonnegut

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By Julia Hass | November 11, 2025

Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses

Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses

Featuring Titles Translated from Uzbek, French, Arabic and More

By Literary Hub | November 10, 2025

“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel

“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel

Sarah Hall on Authenticity, AI, and Big Tech’s Creative Larceny

By Sarah Hall | November 10, 2025

So... What is a Podcast, Anyway?

So... What is a Podcast, Anyway?

Dennis Funk on Why We Need New and Better Ways to Talk About Narrative Audio

By Dennis Funk | November 7, 2025

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

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

Featuring Margaret Atwood, Sarah Hall, Anthony Hopkins, and More

By Book Marks | November 7, 2025

Ottilie Mulzet on Translating Hungarian Nobel Prize Winner László Krasznahorkai

Ottilie Mulzet on Translating Hungarian Nobel Prize Winner László Krasznahorkai

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 6, 2025

When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future

When We Devalue Art (Books!) We Devalue the Future

Maris Kreizman on the Dangers of the AI Content Churn

By Maris Kreizman | November 6, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Dorothea Lasky Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Dorothea Lasky Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Emma Cline, Bernadette Mayer, Han Kang, and More

By Diana Arterian | November 6, 2025

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