“A Character’s Real Interiority is Often the Fuel.” Rebecca Makkai on Slowing Down to Build Momentum

“A Character’s Real Interiority is Often the Fuel.” Rebecca Makkai on Slowing Down to Build Momentum

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | February 22, 2023

On <em>Fleishman Is in Trouble</em> and the <em>Sex and the City</em> Problem

On Fleishman Is in Trouble and the Sex and the City Problem

Rebecca Ackermann Considers the Fundamental Conservatism of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Novel and Adaptation

By Rebecca Ackermann | February 22, 2023

From <em>Ghostbusters</em> to H.P. Lovecraft: A Cultural History of Slime

From Ghostbusters to H.P. Lovecraft: A Cultural History of Slime

Susanne Wedlich on the Manifestation of Paranoia in Film and Books

By Susanne Wedlich | February 22, 2023

Untangling the Wolf: Erica Berry on Fairytales, Fear, and Dismantling Narratives

Untangling the Wolf: Erica Berry on Fairytales, Fear, and Dismantling Narratives

Martha Anne Toll Talks to the Author of Wolfish

By Martha Anne Toll | February 22, 2023

12 new books to get your hands on this week.

12 new books to get your hands on this week.

By Katie Yee | February 21, 2023

The Battle for the Black Soul: On the Poetic Embodiment of the Black Preacher

The Battle for the Black Soul: On the Poetic Embodiment of the Black Preacher

Gregory Pardlo Contextualizes James Weldon Johnson’s God’s Trombones for the Contemporary Era

By Gregory Pardlo | February 21, 2023

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Matthew Salesses: Setting Restrictions Leads You to Narrative Possibilities

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 21, 2023

Jai Chakrabarti on Fostering Community Through Storytelling

By Literary Hub | February 21, 2023

Louise Dennys: Stories from a Publishing Legend

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | February 21, 2023

“I Start, You Finish.” Nita Prose on Letting the Reader Fill in the Blanks

“I Start, You Finish.” Nita Prose on Letting the Reader Fill in the Blanks

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | February 21, 2023

James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

James Bond, The Beatles, and the British Psyche

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | February 21, 2023

Some of the Best Stories from a Century of <em>Weird Tales</em> (That You Can Read Online)

Some of the Best Stories from a Century of Weird Tales (That You Can Read Online)

From H.G. Wells to Ray Bradbury to Tanith Lee

By Emily Temple | February 17, 2023

The Poetics of Film: Four Poets on How Cinema Influences Their Work

The Poetics of Film: Four Poets on How Cinema Influences Their Work

On Dracula, Anna May Wong, Secret Sunshine, and “Horror Poetry”

By Christopher Kondrich | February 17, 2023

Camonghne Felix on the Gentle Balance of Writing about Trauma

Camonghne Felix on the Gentle Balance of Writing about Trauma

"I found ways to offer the reader reprieve and safe space."

By Camonghne Felix | February 17, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Courtney Maum is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Courtney Maum is Reading Now and Next

Featuring Rebecca Solnit, C.K. Chau and Colleen Hoover

By Diana Arterian | February 17, 2023

Mirror and Window Both: The Brief Superabundance of Aubrey Beardsley

Mirror and Window Both: The Brief Superabundance of Aubrey Beardsley

A. Natasha Joukovsky on the Man Whose Illustrations Nearly Outshone the Words of Oscar Wilde

By A. Natasha Joukovsky | February 16, 2023

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