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Ann Beattie Wonders What Donald Barthelme Would Have Made of the Spy Balloon

Ann Beattie Wonders What Donald Barthelme Would Have Made of the Spy Balloon

In Which Barthelme’s Story, “The Balloon,” Gets a Very Close Reading

By Ann Beattie | February 13, 2023

Five Surreal Works of Fiction You Probably Haven’t Read... and <em>Slaughterhouse-Five</em>

Five Surreal Works of Fiction You Probably Haven’t Read... and Slaughterhouse-Five

Isabel Waidner Recommends Megan Milks, Jess Arndt, Kurt Vonnegut, and More

By Isabel Waidner | February 13, 2023

Why Harlem? Considering the Site of “Civil Rights by Copyright,” 100 Years Later

Why Harlem? Considering the Site of “Civil Rights by Copyright,” 100 Years Later

Bo McMillan on the Confluence of Black Modernity, Self-Determinism, and Belongingness of Harlem's Housing

By Bo McMillan | February 13, 2023

Kathryn Ma on Portraying Asian-Americans Positively and the “Messiness That is Life in Any Community”

Kathryn Ma on Portraying Asian-Americans Positively and the “Messiness That is Life in Any Community”

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 13, 2023

In <em>Knock at the Cabin</em>, M. Night Shyamalan’s Twist is the Lack of a Twist

In Knock at the Cabin, M. Night Shyamalan’s Twist is the Lack of a Twist

Jonathan Russell Clark on the Adaptation of Paul Tremblay’s Novel

By Jonathan Russell Clark | February 10, 2023

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 new titles by Mariana Enriquez, Thomas Mallon, Mark Whitaker, and More

By Book Marks | February 10, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Helen Sword on the Physicality of Language

By Helen Sword | February 10, 2023

The Strangest Things Are the Truest: Laline Paull on Channeling a Dolphin’s Narrative Voice

By Laline Paull | February 10, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What José Olivarez is Reading Now and Next

By Diana Arterian | February 10, 2023

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on Capturing What it Means to Live in Contemporary Nigeria

Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ on Capturing What it Means to Live in Contemporary Nigeria

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | February 9, 2023

The Coming-of-Age Tale As Societal Critique: Sylvia Plath’s <em>The Bell Jar</em> at 60

The Coming-of-Age Tale As Societal Critique: Sylvia Plath’s The Bell Jar at 60

Heather Clark on One of the Defining Novels of the 20th Century

By Heather Clark | February 9, 2023

On the Uncertain Border Between Writing and Therapy

On the Uncertain Border Between Writing and Therapy

Veronica Esposito Explores the Intersection of Creativity and Trauma

By Veronica Esposito | February 9, 2023

<em>The Lives of the Wives</em>: Carmela Ciuraru on Marriage, Writing, and Equity

The Lives of the Wives: Carmela Ciuraru on Marriage, Writing, and Equity

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 9, 2023

Reveling in the Untranslatable: On the Beauty and Complexity of the German Language

Reveling in the Untranslatable: On the Beauty and Complexity of the German Language

“German is the mirror that I managed to polish to an unusually high shine.”

By Jude Stewart | February 9, 2023

Life Advice for Book Lovers: For Lovers In the Exact Wrong Time and Place

Life Advice for Book Lovers: For Lovers In the Exact Wrong Time and Place

Book Recommendations for the Troubled Soul

By Dorothea | February 9, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Of new books by Pamela Anderson, Mariana Enriquez, Thomas Mallon, and More

By Book Marks | February 9, 2023

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