Helen Fielding on <em>Bridget Jones</em> and the Subtle Art of Diary Keeping

Helen Fielding on Bridget Jones and the Subtle Art of Diary Keeping

Considering the Place of the Confessional Narrative in the Literary Landscape on the Book's 25th Anniversary

By Helen Fielding | June 26, 2024

Intertwined in Madness: On Turning Yourself into a Character in a Novel

Intertwined in Madness: On Turning Yourself into a Character in a Novel

Alana Saab on Sharing a Mental Breakdown With Your Protagonist

By Alana Saab | June 26, 2024

Christopher Chen on Jorge Luis Borges’s “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”

Christopher Chen on Jorge Luis Borges’s “Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius”

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | June 26, 2024

In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s <em>Tamerlane</em>

In Search of the Rarest Book in American Literature: Edgar Allan Poe’s Tamerlane

Bradford Morrow on the Bibliophile’s Holy Grail, Otherwise Known as the “Black Tulip”

By Bradford Morrow | June 25, 2024

How Reading Grief Memoirs Helped Cody Delistraty Understand His Loss in New Ways

How Reading Grief Memoirs Helped Cody Delistraty Understand His Loss in New Ways

The Author of “The Grief Cure” on the Unexpected Invisibility of the Grieving

By Cody Delistraty | June 25, 2024

Playing With Time: On the Art of Imagining in Alan Lightman’s <em>Einstein’s Dreams</em>

Playing With Time: On the Art of Imagining in Alan Lightman’s Einstein’s Dreams

Alizah Holstein Considers the Intersection of Academic Knowledge and Creative Passion

By Alizah Holstein | June 25, 2024

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Carina del Valle Schorske on Putting Rhythms into Prose

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75 Years of 1984: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever

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Brief Encounters: On Claire Messud’s Melodramas

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Reading Jill Ciment’s <em>Consent</em> As a Former Teenage Bride

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Rafia Zakaria Considers Context, Choices and Consequences Across Eras and Cultures

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The Gaps Filled by Fiction: On Victoria Amelina’s <em>Dom’s Dream Kingdom</em>

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Héctor Abad Remembers a Rising Star of Ukrainian Literature Killed by Putin’s War

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Roe, Dobbs, and Reproductive Justice Lit: A Reading List for Abortion Advocacy

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Exposing Vulnerability: On Robert Olmstead's <em>Stay Here with Me</em>

Exposing Vulnerability: On Robert Olmstead's Stay Here with Me

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Nicolás Medina Mora on Mexico’s First Woman President and the Country’s Political Future

Nicolás Medina Mora on Mexico’s First Woman President and the Country’s Political Future

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