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The Rapturous Love of Patricia Highsmith’s <em>Carol</em>

The Rapturous Love of Patricia Highsmith’s Carol

A Classic Review of Highsmith’s Groundbreaking Lesbian Romance Originally Published as The Price of Salt in 1952

By Book Marks | January 19, 2022

Charles J. Shields on the Profound and Playful Friendship Between Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin

Charles J. Shields on the Profound and Playful Friendship Between Lorraine Hansberry and James Baldwin

“Baldwin loved her caustic wit.”

By Charles J. Shields | January 19, 2022

The Blurry Boundaries of Sibling Intimacy: A Reading List

The Blurry Boundaries of Sibling Intimacy: A Reading List

Sara Freeman on Dorothy Baker, Ian McEwan, Daisy Johnson, and More

By Sara Freeman | January 18, 2022

Watching <em>My Neighbor Totoro</em> on the Eve of My Daughters’ Omicron-Surge Return to School

Watching My Neighbor Totoro on the Eve of My Daughters’ Omicron-Surge Return to School

Anri Wheeler Muses on What It Means to Live Communally

By Anri Wheeler | January 18, 2022

Elizabeth McCracken on <em>Anna Karenina</em>, Yiyun Li, and Hating <em>The Velveteen Rabbit</em>

Elizabeth McCracken on Anna Karenina, Yiyun Li, and Hating The Velveteen Rabbit

Rapid-fire Book Recs from the Author of The Souvenir Museum

By Book Marks | January 18, 2022

Mallory Smart on Her Multilayered Career as an Author and Publisher

Mallory Smart on Her Multilayered Career as an Author and Publisher

In Conversation with Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | January 18, 2022

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Jeffrey C. Stewart on the Genesis of Alain Locke’s Transformative “New Negro Aesthetic”

By Jeffrey C. Stewart | January 18, 2022

Tom Lutz of Los Angeles Review of Books on Criticism in the 21st Century

By Literary Hub | January 18, 2022

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

By Book Marks | January 14, 2022

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on Writing on Your Own Terms

Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore on Writing on Your Own Terms

“When the publishing industry decides, our work suffers.”

By Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore | January 14, 2022

“A Poetic Vision of God.” On an Astounding 1903 Letter by Rainer Maria Rilke

“A Poetic Vision of God.” On an Astounding 1903 Letter by Rainer Maria Rilke

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | January 14, 2022

Books That Showcase the Bond Between Horses and Riders

Books That Showcase the Bond Between Horses and Riders

Mimi Matthews Explores a Unique Relationship

By Mimi Matthews | January 14, 2022

Stories vs Ideas: <br>Finding Something Deeply Personal in the Philosophical Novel

Stories vs Ideas:
Finding Something Deeply Personal in the Philosophical Novel

David Hollander on Fiction as an Alternative to Silence

By David Hollander | January 13, 2022

Please, Mr. <em>Postman</em>: Revisiting the Broken Hearts of James M. Cain’s Masterpiece

Please, Mr. Postman: Revisiting the Broken Hearts of James M. Cain’s Masterpiece

Matthew Eng on The Postman Always Rings Twice, a “Dark and Torrid Tale”

By Matthew Eng | January 13, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Andrea Long Chu on Hanya Yanagihara, Claire Dederer on Jami Attenberg, Louis Bayard on Brian Cox, and more

By Book Marks | January 13, 2022

WATCH: Cynthia Dewi Oka and Jenny Zhang on Writing and Honoring the Unassimilable

WATCH: Cynthia Dewi Oka and Jenny Zhang on Writing and Honoring the Unassimilable

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