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The DNA of Storytelling: Making the Case for Messy Family Books

The DNA of Storytelling: Making the Case for Messy Family Books

Tracey Lange on the Complicated, Raw Emotional Chaos of Familial Histories

By Tracey Lange | August 4, 2021

21 new books coming out this week; or, 21 reasons to visit your local indie.

21 new books coming out this week; or, 21 reasons to visit your local indie.

By Katie Yee | August 3, 2021

After the Afterparty: On Grieving the Loss of Anthony Veasna So, an Explosive Literary Talent

After the Afterparty: On Grieving the Loss of Anthony Veasna So, an Explosive Literary Talent

Zach Shultz Marvels at So's Posthumously Published Debut Story Collection Afterparties

By Zach Shultz | August 3, 2021

A Brief Survey of Famous Authors and Their Favorite Cocktails (and Colognes!)

A Brief Survey of Famous Authors and Their Favorite Cocktails (and Colognes!)

Timothy Schaffert Considers the Fitzgeralds, Truman Capote, Josephine Baker, and More

By Timothy Schaffert | August 3, 2021

WATCH: Patricia Santana on Why Young Adult Fiction Is For Everyone

WATCH: Patricia Santana on Why Young Adult Fiction Is For Everyone

From the New Video Series Authors in the Tent, Hosted by Ona Russell

By The Virtual Book Channel | August 3, 2021

The Unconventional Morality of <em>East of Eden</em>

The Unconventional Morality of East of Eden

This Week on the Literary Disco Podcast

By Literary Disco | August 3, 2021

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Reinventing the Transformative Vision of America in Nabokov’s Cross-Country Chronicles

By Thomas Dai | August 2, 2021

In Praise of Racist Books: Notes of an Immigrant Reader

By Louis Chude-Sokei | August 2, 2021

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

By Emily Temple | August 2, 2021

Talking How We Talk: On Exploring the Poetic Plenitude of Black Life

Talking How We Talk: On Exploring the Poetic Plenitude of Black Life

Ali Black Considers the Shape of Voice, Theme, and Symbolism

By Ali Black | August 2, 2021

Blackness on the Margins: What Ann M. Martin Asked of Jessi in <em>The Baby-Sitters Club</em>

Blackness on the Margins: What Ann M. Martin Asked of Jessi in The Baby-Sitters Club

Chanté Griffin Considers Black Characters Then and Now

By Chanté Griffin | August 2, 2021

On the Life and Works of Jack Kerouac, “King of the Beats”

On the Life and Works of Jack Kerouac, “King of the Beats”

From the History of Literature with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | August 2, 2021

The Syntax of Belonging: On the Profound Connection Between Identity and Language

The Syntax of Belonging: On the Profound Connection Between Identity and Language

Pardis Mahdavi Considers the Evolution of Words and Hyphenate Identities

By Pardis Mahdavi | July 30, 2021

How the Oversimplified “Gentrification Narrative” Was Born

How the Oversimplified “Gentrification Narrative” Was Born

Bo McMillan on the Novels of L.J. Davis and What Certain Kinds of Stories Reveal About Cities

By Bo McMillan | July 29, 2021

How Much Did the History of American Chattel Slavery Shape William Faulkner’s <em>Absalom, Absalom!</em>?

How Much Did the History of American Chattel Slavery Shape William Faulkner’s Absalom, Absalom!?

W. Ralph Eubanks on the Connection Between Faulkner’s Fiction, His Longtime Home, and the University of Mississippi

By W. Ralph Eubanks | July 29, 2021

What is the Point of Children’s Books About the Climate Crisis?

What is the Point of Children’s Books About the Climate Crisis?

Writers Consider What Books Can, and Can't, Do for Kids

By Megan Otto | July 29, 2021

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