• Literary Criticism

    Religion

    A History of Demonology is a History of the World

    By Ed Simon  February 23, 2022
    James Joyce

    Cranly’s Arm: On Finding and Seeking Gay Desire in Joyce

    By Paul McAdory  February 23, 2022
    Sex

    What Pornographic Literature Shows Us About Human Nature

    By Kathleen J. Woods  February 23, 2022
    The Hub

    20 new books to dive into this week.

    By Katie Yee  February 22, 2022
    Jane Austen

    Reading Myself Into, and Beyond, Pride and Prejudice

    By Jane Pek  February 22, 2022
    Classic Reviews

    Richard Wright on Carson McCullers’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

    By Book Marks  February 22, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Joy Lanzendorfer on the Gendered Double Standard of Ambition

    By I'm a Writer But   February 22, 2022
    The History of Literature

    Anna Holmes on the Radical Life of Margaret Wise Brown

    By History of Literature  February 22, 2022
    Big Table

    David Ulin on Joan Didion, California, Counterculture, and the Essay Form

    By Big Table  February 22, 2022
    Writers in Conversation

    Julie Otsuka on Writing Memory Loss and the Power of the First-Person Plural

    By Jane Ciabattari  February 22, 2022
    Education

    Getting By in Prison With Nothing But Books

    By Daniel Genis  February 22, 2022
    Book Bans

    What Banning Maus Means for the Generation of Artists It Inspired

    By Amy Kurzweil  February 18, 2022
    The Virtual Book Channel

    EXCLUSIVE: Tracy K. Smith and Others Discuss Robert Frost’s “Mending Wall”

    By The Virtual Book Channel  February 18, 2022
    Relationships

    The Better Half? 7 Novels Told From Both Members of a Couple

    By Robin Kirman  February 18, 2022
    Victorian Literature

    On the Victorian Science and Prejudices Behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula

    By Vidya Krishnan  February 18, 2022
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  February 18, 2022
    Craft

    Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

    By Erik Larson  February 18, 2022
    Music

    The Power of Music in Fiction: A Reading List

    By Emme Lund  February 18, 2022
    The Maris Review

    Why Julia May Jonas Didn’t Name Her Main Character

    By The Maris Review  February 17, 2022
    Chinese Literature

    What Is China Reading Right Now?

    By Megan Walsh  February 17, 2022
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  February 17, 2022
    The Hub

    Read the loveliest moons in literature, in honor of today’s Snow Moon.

    By Katie Yee  February 16, 2022
    Criticism

    Deep, Deep Time: On the “Cosmic Realism” of Kathryn Davis

    By Anthony Domestico  February 16, 2022
    Thresholds

    “Dialogue is Embarrassing.” Sarah Manguso on Finally Writing a Novel

    By Thresholds   February 16, 2022
    Book Marks Questionnaire

    Alex McElroy on R.L. Stine, Casey Plett, and a masterclass of self-deception

    By Book Marks  February 16, 2022
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