• Literary Criticism

    Criticism

    From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

    By Aisha Harris  June 15, 2023
    Fairy Tales

    After Prince Charming: Why We Need Stories That Center Female Friendships

    By Salma El-Wardany  June 15, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Mattie Lubchansky on Libertarianism and the Humongous Asterisk of Vegas

    By The Maris Review  June 15, 2023
    Damian Barr's Literary Salon

    Ani Kayode Reads from And Then He Sang a Lullaby

    By Damian Barr's Literary Salon  June 15, 2023
    Rejection

    On the Joy of Literary Acceptance (and the Freedom of Rejection)

    By Amy Grace Loyd  June 14, 2023
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    The Study of Reality: On Trauma, Quantum Mechanics, and Writing Science Fiction

    By Alaya Dawn Johnson  June 14, 2023
    Characters

    Why Are We So Drawn to Rule-Breaking Characters in Fiction?

    By Tania James  June 14, 2023
    The Hub

    Cormac McCarthy has died at age 89.

    By Jonny Diamond  June 13, 2023
    Windham-Campbell Prizes

    Dominique Morisseau on Pearl Cleage’s What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day

    By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast   June 13, 2023
    Essays

    It’s Not Personal: Sarah Viren on Essayistic Visions of the Self

    By Sarah Viren  June 13, 2023
    The Cosmic Library

    On the Lawful Chaos of Journey to the West

    By The Cosmic Library   June 13, 2023
    Inspiration

    Literary Concertos: A Reading List of Novels Inspired by Other Art Forms

    By Julia Fine  June 13, 2023
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Lit Hub Asks: 5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

    By Teddy Wayne  June 13, 2023
    Writers in Conversation

    Danielle Trussoni on Pursuing Perfection, Draft After Draft

    By Jane Ciabattari  June 13, 2023
    Read Smart

    From “Let It Be” to “To Be or Not to Be.” On the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners shortlist

    By Read Smart  June 13, 2023
    New Books Tuesdays

    26 new books out today!

    By Gabrielle Bellot  June 13, 2023
    The History of Literature

    The First Folio’s 400th Birthday: Shakespeare Scholar Unpacks Its Legacy

    By History of Literature  June 12, 2023
    Rereading

    Parts of a Whole: Ann Napolitano on Reaching for the Vivacity and Connection of Little Women

    By Ann Napolitano  June 12, 2023
    Literary History

    Literary Friends to Enemies: Why Graham Greene Hated Anthony Burgess

    By Michael Mewshaw  June 9, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  June 9, 2023
    Book Festivals

    The 2023 Bay Area Book Festival in Six Acts

    By Jane Ciabattari  June 9, 2023
    Keen On

    Ana Castillo is Amused at Being Called the “Grande Dame of Chicana Literature.”

    By Keen On  June 9, 2023
    The Hub

    Read the first reviews of George Orwell’s Nineteen Eighty-Four.

    By Dan Sheehan  June 8, 2023
    Dystopias

    Enigmatic Apocalypse: A Dystopian Mystery Reading List

    By Claire Fuller  June 8, 2023
    The Maris Review

    S.A. Cosby on Interviewing an FBI Agent, Making Plans, and Family Relationships in All The Sinners Bleed

    By The Maris Review  June 8, 2023
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