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

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

Elise Juska Recommends Mary McCarthy, Sam Lipsyte, Philip Roth, and More

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

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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

By Book Marks | May 24, 2024

Ursula K. Le Guin on How to Become a Writer

By Ursula K. Le Guin | May 24, 2024

In Honor of Duke Ellington: Here Are 15 Great Books About Jazz

In Honor of Duke Ellington: Here Are 15 Great Books About Jazz

Ed Simon Recommends Langston Hughes, Dorothy Baker, Geoff Dyer, and More

By Ed Simon | May 24, 2024

Respectability Be Damned: How the Harlem Renaissance Paved the Way for Art by Black Nonbelievers

Respectability Be Damned: How the Harlem Renaissance Paved the Way for Art by Black Nonbelievers

Anthony Pinn Explores How James Baldwin, Richard Wright, Zora Neale Hurston, and Others Embraced a New Black Humanism

By Anthony B. Pinn | May 24, 2024

“It’s <em>Out of Africa</em> Meets <em>Pretty Woman</em>!” On the Problem With Comp Titles

“It’s Out of Africa Meets Pretty Woman!” On the Problem With Comp Titles

Maris Kreizman Wishes There Was Another Way

By Maris Kreizman | May 23, 2024

Miranda July Recommends the Best Way to Procrastinate

Miranda July Recommends the Best Way to Procrastinate

A Q&A With the Author of “All Fours”

By Miranda July | May 23, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The Great American Novel is a long-dead cultural aspiration.”

By Book Marks | May 23, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Zoë Bossiere Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Zoë Bossiere Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Katya Apekina, Zoë Schlanger, and Others

By Diana Arterian | May 23, 2024

Monica Youn on PEN, Activism at Literary Awards, and Gaza

Monica Youn on PEN, Activism at Literary Awards, and Gaza

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 23, 2024

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