From Ice Hockey Upsets to the Fastest Man Alive: The Best Books About Underdogs

From Ice Hockey Upsets to the Fastest Man Alive: The Best Books About Underdogs

Michel Loynd Recommends Books to Inspire Us

By Michael Loynd | June 23, 2022

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

“He was able to show us the how ‘grand’ history seeps into the soul of the individual, at times bursting forth from within.”

By David Grossman | June 23, 2022

Endnotes on Inheritance: Marie-Helene Bertino, Ocean Vuong, and More Voices from <em>Thresholds</em>

Endnotes on Inheritance: Marie-Helene Bertino, Ocean Vuong, and More Voices from Thresholds

Hosted by Jordan Kisner and Drew Broussard

By Thresholds | June 23, 2022

Was <em>Bambi</em> an Autobiographical Novel?

Was Bambi an Autobiographical Novel?

Jack Zipes Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | June 23, 2022

“Warnings Imply You Have a Choice.” Rebecca Solnit in Conversation with Margaret Atwood

“Warnings Imply You Have a Choice.” Rebecca Solnit in Conversation with Margaret Atwood

Celebrating 40 Years of Orion Magazine

By Literary Hub | June 22, 2022

13 new books to get you through this work week.

13 new books to get you through this work week.

By Katie Yee | June 21, 2022

Best Reviewed
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  • The Rest of Our Lives
  • Call Me Ishmaelle
  • Homeschooled: A Memoir
  • The Spy in the Archive: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB
  • Watching Over Her
  • American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate

A Close Reading of Emily Dickinson’s Poem “Because I could not stop for Death”

By History of Literature | June 21, 2022

The Coordination of 100 Muscles: On Reclaiming Speech as a Stutterer

By John Whittier Treat | June 21, 2022

What a Global Approach to Writing Teaches Us

By Ru Freeman | June 21, 2022

The Creative Rebellion of Black Liberated Life: A Reading List for Juneteenth

The Creative Rebellion of Black Liberated Life: A Reading List for Juneteenth

Kris Manjapra on Ross Gay, Alice Walker, Ralph Ellison, and More

By Kris Manjapra | June 20, 2022

The Ultimate Summer 2022 Reading List

The Ultimate Summer 2022 Reading List

Math + Books = ???

By Emily Temple | June 17, 2022

Gothics, Whodunnits, Psychologicals, Historicals, and More: 19 Young Adult Reads for the Summer

Gothics, Whodunnits, Psychologicals, Historicals, and More: 19 Young Adult Reads for the Summer

By Molly Odintz | June 17, 2022

Annie Proulx Revisits William Golding’s <em>Rites of Passage</em>

Annie Proulx Revisits William Golding’s Rites of Passage

“Golding had a fantastic imaginative ability that allowed him into humanity’s more unsavory byways.”

By Annie Proulx | June 17, 2022

Does George Saunders’s <em>Escape From Spiderhead</em> Stand Up on Film?

Does George Saunders’s Escape From Spiderhead Stand Up on Film?

Jonathan Russell Clark on Netflix’s $100 Million Adaptation of a Beloved Short Story

By Jonathan Russell Clark | June 17, 2022

Finding the One Book My Young Son Would Sit Still To

Finding the One Book My Young Son Would Sit Still To

Kevin Koczwara on the Genius of Maurice Sendak and Reading Where the Wild Things Are

By Kevin Koczwara | June 17, 2022

“Each War Zone Spawns Its Own Bibliography.” On Reading as a Humanitarian Worker

“Each War Zone Spawns Its Own Bibliography.” On Reading as a Humanitarian Worker

Gareth Owen Recommends Ben Okri, Barbara Kingsolver, and More

By Gareth Owen | June 17, 2022

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