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On the Complex Historical and Contemporary Terrain of African Literature

On the Complex Historical and Contemporary Terrain of African Literature

Jessica Powers Talks to Kwasi Konadu, Trevor Getz, Lizzy Attree, Wendy Urban-Mead, Holly Y. McGee, and Siphiwe Gloria Ndlovu for #readingAfrica

By Literary Hub | December 7, 2021

Revisiting <em>Sunday in the Park with George</em> in the Wake of Sondheim’s Death

Revisiting Sunday in the Park with George in the Wake of Sondheim’s Death

Rob Weinert-Kendt Guests on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | December 7, 2021

How Stories Can Transcend Author, Culture, and History

How Stories Can Transcend Author, Culture, and History

Part Five of “The Worlds of Scheherazade”

By The Cosmic Library | December 7, 2021

When You Start an Indie Press With Your Life Partner

When You Start an Indie Press With Your Life Partner

From Hogarth to Two Dollar Radio, Beth Kephart Looks Into Literary Labors of Love

By Beth Kephart | December 6, 2021

AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2021

AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2021

A Year of Literary Listening

By Book Marks | December 6, 2021

Cornel West on Frantz Fanon, One of the Great Revolutionary Intellectuals of the 20th Century

Cornel West on Frantz Fanon, One of the Great Revolutionary Intellectuals of the 20th Century

“Decolonization implies the urgent need to thoroughly challenge the colonial situation.”

By Cornel West | December 6, 2021

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On the Trauma and Creativity Behind Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic Slaughterhouse Five

By History of Literature | December 6, 2021

The Work of Living Goes On: Rereading Mrs Dalloway During an Endless Pandemic

By Colin Dickey | December 6, 2021

Janice Lee on the Interconnectedness of Suffering

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 6, 2021

Hisham Matar on the Migratory Fictions of Joseph Conrad

Hisham Matar on the Migratory Fictions of Joseph Conrad

The Author of The Return Reconsiders the Story, “Amy Foster”

By Hisham Matar | December 3, 2021

The Literary Case for Slasher Films and the Horrors of Reality TV

The Literary Case for Slasher Films and the Horrors of Reality TV

Samantha Allen on the Trauma of Elimination, from Black Christmas to Love Island

By Samantha Allen | December 3, 2021

Paul Auster on the Poem He Can’t Get Out of His Head

Paul Auster on the Poem He Can’t Get Out of His Head

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | December 3, 2021

Lydia Davis on How Translation Opens a Writer’s Mind

Lydia Davis on How Translation Opens a Writer’s Mind

“You are ventriloquist and chameleon.”

By Lydia Davis | December 3, 2021

Eulogy for a Visionary: On the Grim Narrative Introspection of Charles Bowden

Eulogy for a Visionary: On the Grim Narrative Introspection of Charles Bowden

Leath Tonino Considers His Brief Correspondence with the Author of Murder City

By Leath Tonino | December 3, 2021

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 Mel Brooks, James Hannaham, Claire Keegan, and More

By Book Marks | December 3, 2021

Behind the Birth of a Poetry Collective

Behind the Birth of a Poetry Collective

Daniel Kramb on Malika’s Poetry Kitchen

By Daniel Kramb | December 3, 2021

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