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Carlos Fonseca on Harnessing the Literary Power of Tedium

Carlos Fonseca on Harnessing the Literary Power of Tedium

The Author of Natural History in Conversation with Juan Toledo

By Juan Toledo | August 28, 2020

The New Seduction of an Old Literary Crime Classic

The New Seduction of an Old Literary Crime Classic

Eugen Bacon Pays Homage to Peter Temple's Truth

By Eugen Bacon | August 27, 2020

On the Anti-Western Genre Set in America's Surreal Borderlands

On the Anti-Western Genre Set in America's Surreal Borderlands

Mike Soto Defines the Narco Acid Western

By Mike Soto | August 26, 2020

Joy Harjo on the Diverse, Groundbreaking World of Indigenous Poetry

Joy Harjo on the Diverse, Groundbreaking World of Indigenous Poetry

A New Anthology Celebrates Familial and Poetry Ancestors

By Joy Harjo | August 26, 2020

Was <em>The Graduate</em> Inspired by a Brontë Family Scandal?

Was The Graduate Inspired by a Brontë Family Scandal?

Finola Austin on Benjamin Braddock, Branwell Brontë,
and the Two Mrs. Robinsons.

By Finola Austin | August 26, 2020

Do we really need another book about Henry David Thoreau?

Do we really need another book about Henry David Thoreau?

By Jonny Diamond | August 25, 2020

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On John Berger and Rediscovering Drawing During Lockdown

By David Farrier | August 25, 2020

Behind the Mic: On Katheryn Howard, The Scandalous Queen by Alison Weir, Read by Rosalyn Landor

By Behind the Mic | August 25, 2020

What Does Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 Offer Readers Today?

By History of Literature | August 24, 2020

In Life as in Mythology, Greece is a Place of Frustrated Migrations

In Life as in Mythology, Greece is a Place of Frustrated Migrations

Matteo Nucci on Odysseus, the Greco-Turkish War, and the Plight of Modern Refugees

By Matteo Nucci | August 24, 2020

Benjamin Nugent on Writing About Male Privilege After #MeToo

Benjamin Nugent on Writing About Male Privilege After #MeToo

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | August 24, 2020

Dear <em>Catcher in the Rye</em>: <br>A Love Letter

Dear Catcher in the Rye:
A Love Letter

Mary O’Connell on Her Favorite Book and Its Conflicted Legacy

By Mary O'Connell | August 21, 2020

13 Ways of Looking at Flash Fiction

13 Ways of Looking at Flash Fiction

Grant Faulkner on the Infinite Possibilities of Brevity

By Grant Faulkner | August 21, 2020

How Dante Alighieri Invented Italy

How Dante Alighieri Invented Italy

On the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | August 21, 2020

Growing Up With Ray Bradbury's Ghost in Waukegan, Illinois

Growing Up With Ray Bradbury's Ghost in Waukegan, Illinois

Colleen Abel on the Inescapable Distortions of Childhood Nostalgia

By Colleen Abel | August 21, 2020

Why You Should Trust Your Reading Instincts (and an Ode to Aimee Bender)

Why You Should Trust Your Reading Instincts (and an Ode to Aimee Bender)

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | August 21, 2020

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