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Michael Cunningham on the Question of Scale in Writing

Michael Cunningham on the Question of Scale in Writing

“It’s only a question of whether you’re looking through a telescope or a microscope.“

By Michael Cunningham | July 24, 2026

On the Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins’s <em>No Name</em>

On the Duplicitous Heroine in Wilkie Collins’s No Name

Is Magdalen Vanstone a Detective Using Her Acting Skills or, by Victorian Standards,... a Criminal?

By Olivia Rutigliano | July 24, 2026

The Queer Poetics in Writing About Past and Present Brazilian Politics

The Queer Poetics in Writing About Past and Present Brazilian Politics

Lara Norgaard on Translating Cris Judar’s They Marched Under the Sun

By Lara Norgaard | July 24, 2026

Penelope Speaks: Rebecca Solnit on the Western Literary Tradition of Silencing Women

Penelope Speaks: Rebecca Solnit on the Western Literary Tradition of Silencing Women

“Classical culture is a lot of things including, literally, rape culture.”

By Rebecca Solnit | July 23, 2026

Author or Actor: Who Should Narrate Audiobooks?

Author or Actor: Who Should Narrate Audiobooks?

Maris Kreizman on the Importance of a Good Reader

By Maris Kreizman | July 23, 2026

The First Reviews of </br>Every Raymond Chandler Novel

The First Reviews of
Every Raymond Chandler Novel

“A moody, brooding book, in which Marlowe is less a detective than a disturbed man of 42 on a quest for some evidence of truth and humanity.”

By Book Marks | July 23, 2026

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By Book Marks | July 23, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Victoria Chang is Reading Now, and Next

By Diana Arterian | July 23, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

By Literary Hub | July 23, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending July 19, 2026

By Literary Hub | July 23, 2026

Molly Crabapple on the Jewish Bund

Molly Crabapple on the Jewish Bund

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 23, 2026

On Alt Text Image Description as Literary Practice

On Alt Text Image Description as Literary Practice

M. Leona Godin Considers the Mundane, Profound Act of Translating a Picture

By M. Leona Godin | July 22, 2026

Colson Whitehead, Michael Cunningham, Claire Vaye Watkins, and more: 20 new books out today!

Colson Whitehead, Michael Cunningham, Claire Vaye Watkins, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | July 21, 2026

Sheila Heti on Talking to Everyone at Once

Sheila Heti on Talking to Everyone at Once

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | July 21, 2026

Nostos, or Homecoming: Why I Keep Returning to the <em>Odyssey</em>

Nostos, or Homecoming: Why I Keep Returning to the Odyssey

Rose Smith: “The Odyssey is as relevant as ever it was. And I, for one, cannot wait for the next rendition of this story.”

By Rose Smith | July 17, 2026

A Chorus of Poets: On the Possible Existence of Multiple Homers

A Chorus of Poets: On the Possible Existence of Multiple Homers

Henry Power Considers Theories on the Authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey

By Henry Power | July 17, 2026

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