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Voices of the People: 5 Books That Expand Our Ideas<br> of Oral History

Voices of the People: 5 Books That Expand Our Ideas
of Oral History

Craig Taylor Recommends Svetlana Alexievich,
Ronald Blythe, and More

By Craig Taylor | March 24, 2021

<em>Reading Women</em> on Intersectional Trans Stories

Reading Women on Intersectional Trans Stories

A Deep Read of Meredith Talusan and Torrey Peters

By Reading Women | March 24, 2021

<em>So Many Damn Books</em> Listeners Take the Mic to Recommend Their Faves

So Many Damn Books Listeners Take the Mic to Recommend Their Faves

Featuring Betina González, Ross Gay, and Maria Dahvana Headley

By So Many Damn Books | March 24, 2021

17 new books to read outside in the sunshine.

17 new books to read outside in the sunshine.

By Katie Yee | March 23, 2021

Why People Are Still Mad About Thomas Nagel's 1974 Essay,

Why People Are Still Mad About Thomas Nagel's 1974 Essay, "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?"

This week on the Lit Century Podcast with Sandra Newman
and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | March 23, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>The Broken Heart Of America</em> by Walter Johnson

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: The Broken Heart Of America by Walter Johnson

Stephanie Burt on One of the Finalists for Nonfiction

By Stephanie Burt | March 23, 2021

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How Mark Twain Documented the Dawn of the Tourist Age

By Marco d'Eramo | March 22, 2021

Trilogies, Thrillers, and Sci-Fi: 5 Books You May Have
Missed in February

By Bethanne Patrick | March 22, 2021

On Navigating a Polyglot’s Life Between Bangla and English

By Saikat Majumdar | March 22, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>This Is Major</em> by Shayla Lawson

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: This Is Major by Shayla Lawson

Megan Labrise on One of the Finalists for Autobiography

By Megan Labrise | March 22, 2021

The YA Audie Awards Judges Chat with AudioFile Magazine

The YA Audie Awards Judges Chat with AudioFile Magazine

Behind the Scenes with Jerry Craft, Melissa de la Cruz,
and V.E. Schwab

By Audiofile Magazine | March 19, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>The Equivalents</em> by Maggie Doherty

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: The Equivalents by Maggie Doherty

Tara Wanda Merrigan on One of the Finalists for Biography

By Tara Wanda Merrigan | March 19, 2021

Immobilized and in Love with Albertine Sarrazin, Patron Saint of Delinquent Writers

Immobilized and in Love with Albertine Sarrazin, Patron Saint of Delinquent Writers

“I cannot move. Sarrazin comes to my aid.”

By Cora Womble-Miesner | March 18, 2021

On Tove Ditlevsen and the Tradition of Women Writing Autofiction

On Tove Ditlevsen and the Tradition of Women Writing Autofiction

Ruby Brunton Considers the Work of Ditlevsen, Marguerite Duras, and Vanessa Springora

By Ruby Brunton | March 18, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>The Price of Peace</em> by Zachary D. Carter

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: The Price of Peace by Zachary D. Carter

Elizabeth Taylor on One of the Finalists for Biography

By Elizabeth Taylor | March 18, 2021

On the Case for Meanness in Fiction

On the Case for Meanness in Fiction

Brock Clarke: What Makes a Good Person Doesn’t Usually Make for a Good Story

By Brock Clarke | March 17, 2021

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