On the Trauma and Creativity Behind Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic <em>Slaughterhouse Five</em>

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

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | December 6, 2021

The Work of Living Goes On: Rereading <em>Mrs Dalloway</em> During an Endless Pandemic

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

Colin Dickey Finds Deeper Dystopian Meaning in Virginia Woolf’s Classic

By Colin Dickey | December 6, 2021

Janice Lee on the Interconnectedness of Suffering

Janice Lee on the Interconnectedness of Suffering

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

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

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Lydia Davis on How Translation Opens a Writer’s Mind

By Lydia Davis | December 3, 2021

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

By Leath Tonino | December 3, 2021

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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

What Accounts for the Lasting Appeal of <em>Dune</em>?

What Accounts for the Lasting Appeal of Dune?

Michael Dirda on the Perennial Resonance of Frank Herbert's Masterpiece

By Michael Dirda | December 2, 2021

Fuccbois, Despots, and Nuns: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Fuccbois, Despots, and Nuns: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Hari Kunzru on Mario Vargas Llosa, Moira Donegan on Lauren Groff, Hermione Hoby on a literary Fuccboi, and more

By Book Marks | December 2, 2021

New and Noteworthy Nonfiction You Should Read This December

New and Noteworthy Nonfiction You Should Read This December

Johnny Cash, Siri Hustvedt, Rachel Carson, and More

By Literary Hub | December 2, 2021

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson on the Ways We Replicate Thomas Jefferson’s Sins

Jocelyn Nicole Johnson on the Ways We Replicate Thomas Jefferson’s Sins

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 2, 2021

Rebecca Donner on Writing History in the Present Tense

Rebecca Donner on Writing History in the Present Tense

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | December 2, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Sarabande Books

Interview with an Indie Press: Sarabande Books

On What It Means to Support Experimental Work

By Corinne Segal | December 2, 2021

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