21 new books to keep your summer reading going strong.

21 new books to keep your summer reading going strong.

By Katie Yee | July 7, 2021

On the Paradox of the Holocaust in W.G. Sebald’s <em>The Emigrants</em>

On the Paradox of the Holocaust in W.G. Sebald’s The Emigrants

This Week From the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | July 7, 2021

On the Power of the “Unlinked” Story Collection

On the Power of the “Unlinked” Story Collection

Chris Stuck Recommends Books by James Baldwin, ZZ Packer, and More

By Chris Stuck | July 7, 2021

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

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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

By Literary Hub | July 6, 2021

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

By William di Canzio | July 6, 2021

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

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

Karen Tei Yamashita and Yuki Obayashi Discuss the Memoir of an Extraordinary Life

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

Claudia Laitano on the Life and Legacy of Machado de Assis

Claudia Laitano on the Life and Legacy of Machado de Assis

From the History of Literature with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | July 6, 2021

Elisa Gabbert on Living in a Era of Eternal Apocalypse

Elisa Gabbert on Living in a Era of Eternal Apocalypse

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

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

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