The Books That Give Us Chills: On Reading Emotionally

The Books That Give Us Chills: On Reading Emotionally

Veronica Esposito Considers the Power of Art on the Body

By Veronica Esposito | September 13, 2021

If I Had Loved Her Less: On a Queer Reading of Henry David Thoreau and the Daily Performance of Manhood

If I Had Loved Her Less: On a Queer Reading of Henry David Thoreau and the Daily Performance of Manhood

Jennifer Finney Boylan Considers What Risks We Take to Live Our Full Truth

By Jennifer Finney Boylan | September 13, 2021

In Celebration of Laurie Colwin’s Lost Manhattan

In Celebration of Laurie Colwin’s Lost Manhattan

Bethanne Patrick on a World of Simple Pleasures and Great Kitchens

By Bethanne Patrick | September 13, 2021

Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice

Seeking a More Tranquil Mind? Take Horace’s Advice

Alan Jacobs on Getting an Education in Possibility From the Ancients

By Alan Jacobs | September 13, 2021

Mike Palindrome Chooses the Top 10 Literary Centuries

Mike Palindrome Chooses the Top 10 Literary Centuries

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | September 13, 2021

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

Samuel Moyn Considers Prince Andrei, Carl von Clausewitz, and the Rules of War

By Samuel Moyn | September 10, 2021

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Maggie Nelson on Criticism, Intentionality, and Pain

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7 Novels For Living Out Your Cottagecore Fantasies

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Following the Paths of the Wild-Walking Women of the Past, from Nan Shepherd to Georgia O’Keeffe

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Writing Black Essays in White People’s Houses

Writing Black Essays in White People’s Houses

Jill Louise Busby on the Writing Residency Industrial Complex

By Jill Louise Busby | September 9, 2021

Read It and Weep: Margaret Atwood on the Intimidating, Haunting Intellect of Simone de Beauvoir

Read It and Weep: Margaret Atwood on the Intimidating, Haunting Intellect of Simone de Beauvoir

On the French Existentialist's Never-Before-Published Novel

By Margaret Atwood | September 8, 2021

Lauren Groff and Rebecca Makkai Talk Literary Ethics, the Loneliness of Bodies, and Writerly Friendship

Lauren Groff and Rebecca Makkai Talk Literary Ethics, the Loneliness of Bodies, and Writerly Friendship

“Writing is spooky. You’re colonizing another’s brain for as long as it takes for them to read your work.”

By Rebecca Makkai | September 8, 2021

Alexandra Kleeman on the Artificial Boundary Between the Natural and Man-Made

Alexandra Kleeman on the Artificial Boundary Between the Natural and Man-Made

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | September 8, 2021

Commuting with Shylock: (Reluctantly) Revisiting <em>The Merchant of Venice</em> with My 10-Year-Old Son

Commuting with Shylock: (Reluctantly) Revisiting The Merchant of Venice with My 10-Year-Old Son

Dara Horn on Hearing Shakespeare's Antisemitism with Fresh Ears

By Dara Horn | September 8, 2021

The In-Between World: On the Mythology of <em>The Famished Road</em> and the Literary Scaffolding of Ben Okri

The In-Between World: On the Mythology of The Famished Road and the Literary Scaffolding of Ben Okri

Vanessa Guignery Considers the Author's Blurring of Boundaries

By Vanessa Guignery | September 8, 2021

Crystal Wilkinson on Finding Community Among Affrilachian Poets

Crystal Wilkinson on Finding Community Among Affrilachian Poets

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | September 8, 2021

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