Teju Cole on the Wonder of Epiphanic Writing

Teju Cole on the Wonder of Epiphanic Writing

Or: How Authors “Evoke the Overspilling World”

By Teju Cole | October 26, 2021

Revisiting Patricia Highsmith’s <em>Strangers on a Train</em>

Revisiting Patricia Highsmith’s Strangers on a Train

Lit Century on the 20th Century’s Interest in “Allowable” Murder

By Lit Century | October 26, 2021

Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Featuring a History of Pop Music, a Chronicle of Black Filmmaking, a Counterhistory of Feminism, and More

By Book Marks | October 26, 2021

Hari Kunzru on Sartre, <em>Red Pill</em>, and His New Instagram Account

Hari Kunzru on Sartre, Red Pill, and His New Instagram Account

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 26, 2021

Terry Tempest Williams on the Loves (and Appetites) of the Great Jim Harrison

Terry Tempest Williams on the Loves (and Appetites) of the Great Jim Harrison

“He was kind and gracious and terrifyingly astute in all manner of his perceptions.”

By Terry Tempest Williams | October 26, 2021

How Should You Name Your Characters?

How Should You Name Your Characters?

Alison Stine on Conveying Setting, Style and Identity through One Important Word

By Alison Stine | October 26, 2021

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Ruth Ozeki on Writing About the Respectful Relationships with Material Objects

By So Many Damn Books | October 26, 2021

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of October

By Book Marks | October 26, 2021

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By Katie Yee | October 26, 2021

W. Ralph Eubanks Takes a Journey Through the Literary History of Mississippi

W. Ralph Eubanks Takes a Journey Through the Literary History of Mississippi

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2021

An ode to the brilliant, hilarious opening scene of Zadie Smith's <em>White Teeth</em>.

An ode to the brilliant, hilarious opening scene of Zadie Smith's White Teeth.

By Snigdha Koirala | October 25, 2021

Lauren Groff on Maintaining the “Electric Jolt” of an Idea While Writing

Lauren Groff on Maintaining the “Electric Jolt” of an Idea While Writing

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 25, 2021

Notes on Queerness and Camp in Crime Fiction

Notes on Queerness and Camp in Crime Fiction

Tice Cin Examines the Coexistence of Adventure and the Domestic

By Tice Cin | October 25, 2021

Battle Royale: 6 Books That Take on the Rich World of Wrestling

Battle Royale: 6 Books That Take on the Rich World of Wrestling

Gene Kwak Recommends Chapbooks, Novels, and Nonfiction

By Gene Kwak | October 25, 2021

Elaine Feeney Recommends John McGahern, Ralph Ellison, and <em>Black Beauty</em>

Elaine Feeney Recommends John McGahern, Ralph Ellison, and Black Beauty

Rapid-Fire Book Recs From the Author of As You Were

By Book Marks | October 25, 2021

Samantha Silva on Writing a Novel About Mary Wollstonecraft

Samantha Silva on Writing a Novel About Mary Wollstonecraft

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | October 25, 2021

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