How the Poets Wrote <br>of Billie Holiday

How the Poets Wrote
of Billie Holiday

Cedar Sigo on the Voice of a Lifetime, and the Writing it Inspired

By Cedar Sigo | June 3, 2021

Doireann Ní Ghríofa: On Writing and Embodying a Female Text

Doireann Ní Ghríofa: On Writing and Embodying a Female Text

Lori Feathers Talks to the Author of A Ghost in the Throat

By Lori Feathers | June 3, 2021

The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Fictionalizing the Life of a Great Artist

The Pleasures and Pitfalls of Fictionalizing the Life of a Great Artist

Lorenza Pieri on Finding Inspiration in Niki de Saint Phalle’s Tarot Garden

By Lorenza Pieri | June 3, 2021

On the Timeliness—and Timelessness—of Muriel Rukeyser’s Far-Reaching Poetry

On the Timeliness—and Timelessness—of Muriel Rukeyser’s Far-Reaching Poetry

Natasha Trethewey Considers the Essential Role of Poetry in Our Lives

By Natasha Trethewey | June 3, 2021

10 Short Story Collections to Read This Summer

10 Short Story Collections to Read This Summer

For Short Trips and Taking Sips

By Literary Hub | June 3, 2021

A close reading of Margaret Atwood’s sexy cicada poem.

A close reading of Margaret Atwood’s sexy cicada poem.

By Jonny Diamond | June 2, 2021

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Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This June

By Literary Hub | June 2, 2021

On Tim O’Brien’s Relationship to Writing and Fatherhood

By Teresa Fazio | June 2, 2021

At the Intersection of Journalism and Memoir: A Reading List

By Daisy Hernández | June 2, 2021

WATCH: Peter Scott-Morgan in Conversation with Stephen Fry at the Hay Festival

WATCH: Peter Scott-Morgan in Conversation with Stephen Fry at the Hay Festival

Lessons in Living from the First Human Cyborg

By The Virtual Book Channel | June 2, 2021

The Golden Girls of Literature: <em>Reading Women</em> Recommends Books by and About Older Women

The Golden Girls of Literature: Reading Women Recommends Books by and About Older Women

Celebrating Five Years of the Reading Women Podcast!

By Reading Women | June 2, 2021

Richard Flanagan: What the Writer Needs is a Mad Courage

Richard Flanagan: What the Writer Needs is a Mad Courage

The Booker Prize Winner Talks About Writing
The Living Sea of Waking Dreams

By Cherilyn Parsons | June 1, 2021

Rachel Kushner and Francisco Goldman on Autofiction, Identity, and the Novel

Rachel Kushner and Francisco Goldman on Autofiction, Identity, and the Novel

A conversation about Goldman’s new novel Monkey Boy

By Rachel Kushner | June 1, 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. 1

By Emily Temple | June 1, 2021

Can We Discuss Jenny Holzer’s “Truisms” as Literature?

Can We Discuss Jenny Holzer’s “Truisms” as Literature?

Robert Wiesenberger Guests on the Lit Century Podcast with Catherine Nichols and Isaac Butler

By Lit Century | June 1, 2021

How Fascism, Exile, and Tragedy Shaped Natalia Ginzburg’s Career

How Fascism, Exile, and Tragedy Shaped Natalia Ginzburg’s Career

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | June 1, 2021

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