Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

Why Romance Needs Its Tropes: A Defense

India Holton on the Joy and Universality of an Oft-Derided Genre Staple

By India Holton | March 18, 2022

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 Elena Ferrante, Susan Straight, Fintan O'Toole, Eloghosa Osunde, and more

By Book Marks | March 18, 2022

The Secrets and Silences of <em>The Golden Bowl</em>

The Secrets and Silences of The Golden Bowl

Dinitia Smith on Henry James’s Difficult, Powerful Final Novel

By Dinitia Smith | March 18, 2022

Why Center Historical Fiction on a Real-Life Person?

Why Center Historical Fiction on a Real-Life Person?

Tania Bayard in Conversation with C. P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | March 18, 2022

The Story Behind Jonathan Franzen’s New Backlist Book Cover Redesigns

The Story Behind Jonathan Franzen’s New Backlist Book Cover Redesigns

Alex Merto, Charlotte Strick, and Jonathan Franzen on a New Look for Old Books

By Emily Temple | March 17, 2022

What Do We Mean When We Call a Character a “Monster”?

What Do We Mean When We Call a Character a “Monster”?

For Jess Zimmerman, One Reader’s Villain is Another’s Hero

By Jess Zimmerman | March 17, 2022

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  • The Silver Book
  • The Land in Winter
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  • Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime
  • The History of Money: A Story of Humanity
  • The American Revolution: An Intimate History

Just How Much is Jane Austen a Precursor to Bridgerton?

By Robert Morrison | March 17, 2022

Hillary Jordan and Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan on the Freedom of Writing Anonymously

By Book Dreams | March 17, 2022

WATCH: NoViolet Bulawayo in Conversation with Novuyo Tshuma

By The Virtual Book Channel | March 17, 2022

The Life and Death of a Cutting Edge Literary Journal, c. 1989

The Life and Death of a Cutting Edge Literary Journal, c. 1989

Kurt Hollander on Publishing The Portable Lower East Side

By Kurt Hollander | March 17, 2022

14 Contemporary Artists on How Reading Influences Their Work

14 Contemporary Artists on How Reading Influences Their Work

“Words are what culled my inner artist from the dead.”

By Literary Hub | March 16, 2022

Remembering Novelist and Teacher Maureen Howard

Remembering Novelist and Teacher Maureen Howard

1930-2022

By Literary Hub | March 16, 2022

The Rich and Secret Life of a Writer of Reading Guides

The Rich and Secret Life of a Writer of Reading Guides

Je Banach on the Value of an Unheralded Genre

By Je Banach | March 16, 2022

“Fabulous Outfits, Breathlessly Described.” A Reading List of Literary “It” Girls

“Fabulous Outfits, Breathlessly Described.” A Reading List of Literary “It” Girls

Véronique Hyland Recommends Edith Wharton, Elaine Dundy, and More!

By Véronique Hyland | March 16, 2022

The Marvelous Grotesquerie of Katherine Dunn's <em>Geek Love</em>

The Marvelous Grotesquerie of Katherine Dunn's Geek Love

“Geek Love may offend; it may repulse; in doing so, however, it speaks directly to what it means to be human.”

By Book Marks | March 16, 2022

Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview

Rare Thoughts on Writing From Cormac McCarthy in This Unlikely Interview

It Only Took Two Arizona High School Students to Get Answers From the Legendarily Reclusive Author

By Murray Carpenter | March 15, 2022

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