The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

Mary K. Holland on Closing the “Open Question” of Wallace’s Misogyny

By Mary K. Holland | November 29, 2021

On Eliza Haywood’s Explorations of Gender Politics and Sexual Passion

On Eliza Haywood’s Explorations of Gender Politics and Sexual Passion

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | November 29, 2021

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and <em>The Phantom Tollbooth</em>

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and The Phantom Tollbooth

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of The Four Humors

By Book Marks | November 24, 2021

Maggie Nelson and Tala Madani on Fear in Artmaking and How Magic Can Save Us All 


Maggie Nelson and Tala Madani on Fear in Artmaking and How Magic Can Save Us All 


This Week from FUSE: A BOMB Podcast

By FUSE: A BOMB Podcast | November 24, 2021

What <em>Lovecraft Country</em> Gave to Black Audiences

What Lovecraft Country Gave to Black Audiences

The Cast and Creators Speak to the Making—and Unmaking—of the HBO Series

By James Andrew Miller | November 24, 2021

“Territories of the Uncanny.” A Reading List of the Irreal

“Territories of the Uncanny.” A Reading List of the Irreal

Helen Chau Bradley Recommends Mariana Enriquez, Fleur Jaeggy, and More!

By Helen Chau Bradley | November 24, 2021

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Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

By Jonathan Gottschall | November 24, 2021

11 new books to be grateful for this week.

By Katie Yee | November 23, 2021

In Search of Words for the Most Obscure Sorrows

By John Koenig | November 23, 2021

On the Supernatural, Scooby Doo Vibes of <em>The Hound of the Baskervilles</em>

On the Supernatural, Scooby Doo Vibes of The Hound of the Baskervilles

Alex Higley and Willie Fitzgerald Guest on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | November 23, 2021

“Magnificent Hybrids.” David Mitchell on the Alchemy of A.S. Byatt’s Stories

“Magnificent Hybrids.” David Mitchell on the Alchemy of A.S. Byatt’s Stories

"Step inside. Take your time. Savor your discoveries."

By David Mitchell | November 23, 2021

Gus Moreno on Following the Fear in His Writing

Gus Moreno on Following the Fear in His Writing

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | November 23, 2021

Why George Eliot disparaged

Why George Eliot disparaged "silly novels by lady novelists."

By Vanessa Willoughby | November 22, 2021

<em>n+1</em>’s Bookmatch told me what to get every hard-to-shop-for weirdo in my life.

n+1’s Bookmatch told me what to get every hard-to-shop-for weirdo in my life.

By Jessie Gaynor | November 22, 2021

Ted Lasso Sure Loves Books, Doesn’t He?

Ted Lasso Sure Loves Books, Doesn’t He?

Alex Thomas on How the Series Uses Reading to Reveal Character

By Alex Thomas | November 22, 2021

What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

Jefferson Morley Revisits the Nobel Laureate’s Recent No. 1, “Murder Most Foul”

By Jefferson Morley | November 22, 2021

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