How Many “Types” of Stories Are There? And Can They Save Us?

How Many “Types” of Stories Are There? And Can They Save Us?

David Chrisinger on Trying to Tell the Story of His Family

By David Chrisinger | July 7, 2021

Surviving Tough Love: Growing Up as the Child of Chinese Immigrants

Surviving Tough Love: Growing Up as the Child of Chinese Immigrants

Elina Zhang on the Lessons of Arundhati Roy’s God of Small Things

By Elina Zhang | July 7, 2021

<em>Reading Women</em> Recommends Books by Palestinian Women

Reading Women Recommends Books by Palestinian Women

Kendra and Sumaiyya Welcome Special Guest Yara Yaghi

By Reading Women | July 7, 2021

Highlights (and lowlights) from Lucy Ellmann’s bizarre Twitter “essay” about crap.

Highlights (and lowlights) from Lucy Ellmann’s bizarre Twitter “essay” about crap.

By Jonny Diamond | July 6, 2021

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021, Part Two

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021, Part Two

222 Books We Want to Read Before 2022

By Literary Hub | July 6, 2021

On E.M. Forster’s <em>Maurice</em> and the Urgency of Expanding Queer Genealogies

On E.M. Forster’s Maurice and the Urgency of Expanding Queer Genealogies

William di Canzio on the Personal and Literary Inspirations
Behind His Novel

By William di Canzio | July 6, 2021

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A Daughter of the Samurai: On the Strength, Tradition, and Rebellion of Etsu Inagaki Sugimoto

By Karen Tei Yamashita and Yuki Obayashi | July 6, 2021

Claudia Laitano on the Life and Legacy of Machado de Assis

By History of Literature | July 6, 2021

Elisa Gabbert on Living in a Era of Eternal Apocalypse

By Keen On | July 2, 2021

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

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

Summer Reading, Pt. 2

By Emily Temple | July 2, 2021

“Where You From?“ The Problem With Shortcuts in Writing Place in Fiction

“Where You From?“ The Problem With Shortcuts in Writing Place in Fiction

Brett Biebel on the Role of Geography in Creating Character

By Brett Biebel | July 2, 2021

On the Pain of Reading Contemporary Writing When You Are a Contemporary Writer

On the Pain of Reading Contemporary Writing When You Are a Contemporary Writer

Will Self Navigates the Tricky Territory Between Pity, Envy, and Rumors of Posterity

By Will Self | July 2, 2021

Original Sin and Roman Cults: Ava Reid on the Divine Inspirations of Her New Novel

Original Sin and Roman Cults: Ava Reid on the Divine Inspirations of Her New Novel

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | July 2, 2021

How Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana’s Final Album

How Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana’s Final Album

Nathan Dunne on the Seductive Power of Perfume

By Nathan Dunne | July 1, 2021

Mythologies and Re-Rememberings: On the Synchronous Moments of Writing a Novel

Mythologies and Re-Rememberings: On the Synchronous Moments of Writing a Novel

Molly Aitken Deconstructs the Inspiration for Her Debut, The Island Child

By Molly Aitken | July 1, 2021

Extractor of Secrets, Discloser of Secrets: On the Complex Role of the Biographer

Extractor of Secrets, Discloser of Secrets: On the Complex Role of the Biographer

Debra Dean Considers the Therapeutic Effects of Telling Our Stories

By Debra Dean | July 1, 2021

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