30 Books in 30 Days: Mark Athitakis on Ottessa Moshfegh's <em>Eileen</em>

30 Books in 30 Days: Mark Athitakis on Ottessa Moshfegh's Eileen

Counting Down the National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists

By Mark Athitakis | February 15, 2016

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

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