Between Languages: Yukiko Tominaga on Writing in English and Japanese

Between Languages: Yukiko Tominaga on Writing in English and Japanese

“Switching around the two languages frees me from my own stigma.”

By Yukiko Tominaga | May 31, 2024

I Think Most Short Stories Are Glorified Therapy Sessions: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Think Most Short Stories Are Glorified Therapy Sessions: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 30, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The novel draws on a long tradition of mystical writing that confuses sacred and secular desire.”

By Book Marks | May 30, 2024

Jonny Diamond on His Mother and Alice Munro

Jonny Diamond on His Mother and Alice Munro

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 30, 2024

Literary Catharsis: Jenna Tang on Translating Lin Yi-Han’s Only Novel, <em>Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise</em>

Literary Catharsis: Jenna Tang on Translating Lin Yi-Han’s Only Novel, Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise

On Taiwanese Literature, Trauma, and Redefining "Home"

By Jenna Tang | May 30, 2024

Cass Sunstein on How to Become Famous

Cass Sunstein on How to Become Famous

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 30, 2024

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18 New Novels You Need to Read This Summer

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2024

Hanif Abdurraqib on Gloria Naylor’s The Women of Brewster Place

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The Narrative Pleasures of Social Discomfort: A Reading List of School Reunion Stories

By Elise Juska | May 29, 2024

A Queer, Carnivalesque Vision of Chile’s Independence Day from Pedro Lemebel

A Queer, Carnivalesque Vision of Chile’s Independence Day from Pedro Lemebel

From “A Last Supper of Queer Apostles: Selected Essays”

By Pedro Lemebel | May 29, 2024

Remembering Paul Auster

Remembering Paul Auster

1947-2024

By Literary Hub | May 28, 2024

Doreen St. Félix on Using Pop Culture to Consider Society

Doreen St. Félix on Using Pop Culture to Consider Society

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | May 28, 2024

You’ll Need More Than That Reverse Cowgirl: The Craft of Writing (Actually) Good Sex Scenes

You’ll Need More Than That Reverse Cowgirl: The Craft of Writing (Actually) Good Sex Scenes

Yael van der Wouden Explores the Literary-Erotic Power of Tension, Character Motivation, Weirdness, and Discomfort

By Yael van der Wouden | May 28, 2024

The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

The Special Challenges of Attempting a New Translation of Kafka

Mark Harman on Learning to Understand Both the Surfaces and “Subterranean Passages” of Kafka

By Mark Harman | May 28, 2024

Sally Wen Mao! Emma Copley Eisenberg! A critical history of swole-ness (yes)! 19 new books out today.

Sally Wen Mao! Emma Copley Eisenberg! A critical history of swole-ness (yes)! 19 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 28, 2024

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

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

Featuring New Titles by Joyce Carol Oates, R.O. Kwon, Daniel Handler, Kevin Kwan, and More

By Book Marks | May 24, 2024

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