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17 new books to look forward to.

17 new books to look forward to.

By Katie Yee | March 2, 2021

On the Ultra-Relatable, Modern Burnout of Chekhov’s “Ward No. 6”

On the Ultra-Relatable, Modern Burnout of Chekhov’s “Ward No. 6”

From the Lit Century Podcast with Sandra Newman
and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | March 2, 2021

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

A Conversation on Craft with the Author of Vera

By Ann Beattie | March 2, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Home Baked</em> by Alia Volz

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Home Baked by Alia Volz

Stephanie Burt on One of the Finalists for Autobiography

By Stephanie Burt | March 2, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Obit</em> by Victoria Chang

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Obit by Victoria Chang

Charles Finch on One of the Finalists for Poetry

By Charles Finch | March 1, 2021

(Almost) Every Cultural Reference in <em>Pretend It's a City</em>, Annotated

(Almost) Every Cultural Reference in Pretend It's a City, Annotated

A Fran Lebowitz-Centric Syllabus

By Annie Berke | March 1, 2021

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The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

By Emily Temple | March 1, 2021

A Shipwrecked Mother Tongue: On Confronting Linguistic Dispossession

By Claudio Lomnitz | March 1, 2021

On the Brief Life and Towering Accomplishments of Lorraine Hansberry

By History of Literature | March 1, 2021

When Fiction Bears Witness to a Crime Against Humanity

When Fiction Bears Witness to a Crime Against Humanity

Kim Echlin on Telling Stories of the Unthinkable

By Kim Echlin | March 1, 2021

When a Young Literary Star Refuses the Spotlight

When a Young Literary Star Refuses the Spotlight

Simon Leser on the Curious Case of Joseph Andras

By Simon Leser | February 26, 2021

The Best Nightmarish Fiction: <br>A Reading List

The Best Nightmarish Fiction:
A Reading List

Angela Buck Recommends Lydia Davis, Shirley Jackson, and More

By Angela Buck | February 26, 2021

Dantiel W. Moniz on Writing Stories That Are Felt in the Body

Dantiel W. Moniz on Writing Stories That Are Felt in the Body

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | February 26, 2021

A Star is Born: Tracing the Rise and Fall of a Jewish Immigrant Turned Realist Author

A Star is Born: Tracing the Rise and Fall of a Jewish Immigrant Turned Realist Author

Catherine Rottenberg on the Storied Life and Overdue Revival of Anzia Yezierska

By Catherine Rottenberg | February 26, 2021

The (Semi-Hidden) History of Queer Pregnancy in Literature

The (Semi-Hidden) History of Queer Pregnancy in Literature

Alicia Andrzejewski on Torrey Peters’s Detransition, Baby, and the Future of Queer Families

By Alicia Andrzejewski | February 26, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>The Dragons, The Giant, The Women</em> by Wayétu Moore

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: The Dragons, The Giant, The Women by Wayétu Moore

Marion Winik on One of the Finalists for Autobiography

By Marion Winik | February 26, 2021

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