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Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor

Where Physics Meets Poetry: On Language and the Power of Metaphor

Chanda Prescod-Weinstein Considers Literary and Scientific Ways of Interpreting the World We Live In

By Chanda Prescod-Weinstein | April 7, 2026

Caro Claire Burke on Tradwives, the Performance of Selfhood, and “The Good Old Days”

Caro Claire Burke on Tradwives, the Performance of Selfhood, and “The Good Old Days”

The Author of Yesteryear in Conversation with Sara Petersen

By Sara Petersen | April 7, 2026

The International Short Story is Booming

The International Short Story is Booming

Rabih Alameddine and John Freeman on the Wide Variety of Stories in Their New Anthology

By Rabih Alameddine and John Freeman | April 7, 2026

The Poetics of Repetition: In Praise of the Art of Replication

The Poetics of Repetition: In Praise of the Art of Replication

Lisa Low: “Poetry reminds me that repetition is evidence of life, and a way to see life differently.”

By Lisa Low | April 7, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Aimee Nezhukumatathil is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Aimee Nezhukumatathil is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Asa Drake, Eve L. Ewing, Isaac Fitzgerald, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 7, 2026

Ben Lerner, Patrick Radden Keefe, Emma Straub, and more: 25 new books out today!

Ben Lerner, Patrick Radden Keefe, Emma Straub, and more: 25 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 7, 2026

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What If There Could Be... Good Art Friends?

By Lillian Li | April 6, 2026

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

By Amie Souza Reilly | April 6, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is Published

By Literary Hub | April 6, 2026

Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship

Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship

“I may not be a better poet when I am in love, but I am a far less frustrated one.”

By Gaby Iori | April 6, 2026

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Which Robert Leleux Reads an Alarming Number of Biographies About Rich, White Americans

By Robert Leleux | April 3, 2026

Dylan Landis on How Writing Her <em>Rainey Royal</em> Series Saved Her Life

Dylan Landis on How Writing Her Rainey Royal Series Saved Her Life

“The devotional act of writing Rainey became the lifeboat I stepped into every day.”

By Dylan Landis | April 3, 2026

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

Laura Vogt Recommends Jane Austen, Charles Frazier, Erin Morgenstern, and More

By Laura Vogt | April 3, 2026

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 Colm Tóibín, Tana French, Serena Kutchinsky, and more

By Book Marks | April 3, 2026

One great poem to read today: CD Wright’s “Floating Trees”

One great poem to read today: CD Wright’s “Floating Trees”

By Jonny Diamond | April 2, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A proud belletrist, Koestenbaum shakes against narrative like a vibrator that switches on in its plastic packaging.”

By Book Marks | April 2, 2026

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