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The Physics of Fiction: How Art and Science Inspire Each Other

The Physics of Fiction: How Art and Science Inspire Each Other

Paul Halpern on Literary Representations of Black Holes, Wormholes, and Multiple Dimensions

By Paul Halpern | February 9, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The most ambitious and accomplished Australian novel of this century.”

By Book Marks | February 8, 2024

Jacinda Townsend and James Bernard Short on <em>American Fiction</em>

Jacinda Townsend and James Bernard Short on American Fiction

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 8, 2024

Yiyun Li on Georges Bernanos’ <em>Mouchette</em>

Yiyun Li on Georges Bernanos’ Mouchette

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | February 7, 2024

Between Tragedy and Wit: Andrew Ewell on William Styron’s Classic, <em>Sophie’s Choice</em>

Between Tragedy and Wit: Andrew Ewell on William Styron’s Classic, Sophie’s Choice

“Styron reminds us that storytelling isn’t an intrusion upon the lives of others, but is in fact an affirmation of all that which connects us.”

By Andrew Ewell | February 7, 2024

Adhaar Noor Desai on Analyzing Shakespeare's Manuscripts

Adhaar Noor Desai on Analyzing Shakespeare's Manuscripts

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | February 7, 2024

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Faith, Witches, Grief, and Smoke: New Poetry Books to Read in February

By David Woo | February 6, 2024

Margaret Atwood! Anne Carson! Robot writers! 24 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 6, 2024

Vengeful Goddesses, Panther Zorro, and Time Travel Valleys: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

By Natalie Zutter | February 5, 2024

Writing Ugly: Kirsty Gunn on Novelist Rosalind Belben’s Unappealing Appeal

Writing Ugly: Kirsty Gunn on Novelist Rosalind Belben’s Unappealing Appeal

“This writer wants to show us that the ugly side of life is life’s necessary hemisphere.”

By Kirsty Gunn | February 5, 2024

A Poet Is a Poet Is a Poet: Ed Simon on the Significance of Gertrude Stein’s Subversive Poems

A Poet Is a Poet Is a Poet: Ed Simon on the Significance of Gertrude Stein’s Subversive Poems

Remembering the Queer Modernist Poet on Her Sesquicentennial

By Ed Simon | February 5, 2024

Camp Over Tragedy: On Henry Van Dyke’s Farcical, Irreverent Novel of Black Gay Life in Mid-Century America

Camp Over Tragedy: On Henry Van Dyke’s Farcical, Irreverent Novel of Black Gay Life in Mid-Century America

Erik Wood Considers His Uncle’s “Ladies of the Rachmaninoff Eyes”

By Erik Wood | February 5, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“She has found a way to tell a story that is artful, and humane, in the midst of disaster.”

By Book Marks | February 2, 2024

A Rich But Rare Genre: Exploring Islamic Historical Fiction

A Rich But Rare Genre: Exploring Islamic Historical Fiction

Jamila Ahmed Recommends Tariq Ali, Leila Aboulela, Suad Amiry, and More

By Jamila Ahmed | February 2, 2024

Matthew Salesses! V (Eve Ensler!) Doomsday cults! 26 books out in paperback this February.

Matthew Salesses! V (Eve Ensler!) Doomsday cults! 26 books out in paperback this February.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 2, 2024

Against Disruption: On the Bulletpointization of Books

Against Disruption: On the Bulletpointization of Books

Maris Kreizman Wonders Why Tech Bros Think They Can “Save” Something They Don’t Even Like?

By Maris Kreizman | February 1, 2024

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