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A. O. Scott Asks Himself: What is Criticism?

A. O. Scott Asks Himself: What is Criticism?

One of America's Great Critics Has Some Questions—For Himself

By A. O. Scott | February 11, 2016

On Finding Yourself in the Work of Jhumpa Lahiri

On Finding Yourself in the Work of Jhumpa Lahiri

Nandini Balial on Language, Homeland, and Family

By Nandini Balial | February 9, 2016

We Are At Risk of Losing Serious Readers

We Are At Risk of Losing Serious Readers

David Denby on Teenage Reading Habits, and the Page vs. the Screen

By David Denby | February 8, 2016

Kamila Shamsie On Intizar Hussain's Novel, <em>Basti</em>

Kamila Shamsie On Intizar Hussain's Novel, Basti

Reimagining the Intimate Sweep of History

By Kamila Shamsie | February 5, 2016

You Don’t Have to Be a Veteran to Write About War

You Don’t Have to Be a Veteran to Write About War

Matt Gallagher on the Difference Between Experience and Authority

By Matt Gallagher | February 2, 2016

Our Darkest American Masterpiece

Our Darkest American Masterpiece

On the Perpetual Relevance of Miss Lonelyhearts

By Dustin Illingworth | January 27, 2016

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One of the Great Unsung Crime Novels of the 20th Century

By Barry Gifford | January 19, 2016

A Brief History of Book Illustration

By Chris Russell | January 14, 2016

A Reader's Manifesto for 2016

By Jonathan Russell Clark | January 4, 2016

Actually, <em>Emma</em> is the Best Jane Austen Novel

Actually, Emma is the Best Jane Austen Novel

On the 200th Anniversary of a Classic, An Argument for Its Greatness

By Devoney Looser | December 23, 2015

The Importance of Being Orwell

The Importance of Being Orwell

Christopher Hitchens on George Orwell's Social Evolution

By Christopher Hitchens | December 22, 2015

Men Explain <em>Lolita </em>to Me

Men Explain Lolita to Me

Rebecca Solnit: Art Makes the World, and It Can Break Us

By Rebecca Solnit | December 17, 2015

Silence: Tool, Weapon, Gift, Myth?

Silence: Tool, Weapon, Gift, Myth?

On John Cage, Muzak, Noise, Torture, and More

By Michael Fallon | December 15, 2015

Writers at Work: The Year in Collected Essays

Writers at Work: The Year in Collected Essays

On 12 Books (and 4,554 Pages) by Journalists, Critics, Columnists, and Contributors

By Jonathan Russell Clark | December 14, 2015

Knausgaard Writes Like a Woman

Knausgaard Writes Like a Woman

Siri Hustvedt on Gendered Literature and the Feminization of Feelings

By Siri Hustvedt | December 10, 2015

A Lost Literary Legend of Iowa City

A Lost Literary Legend of Iowa City

On Mark Costello, the Midwest and The Murphy Stories

By Matthew Neill Null | December 10, 2015

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