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The International Short Story is Booming

The International Short Story is Booming

Rabih Alameddine and John Freeman on the Wide Variety of Stories in Their New Anthology

By Rabih Alameddine and John Freeman | April 7, 2026

The Poetics of Repetition: In Praise of the Art of Replication

The Poetics of Repetition: In Praise of the Art of Replication

Lisa Low: “Poetry reminds me that repetition is evidence of life, and a way to see life differently.”

By Lisa Low | April 7, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Aimee Nezhukumatathil is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Aimee Nezhukumatathil is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Asa Drake, Eve L. Ewing, Isaac Fitzgerald, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 7, 2026

Ben Lerner, Patrick Radden Keefe, Emma Straub, and more: 25 new books out today!

Ben Lerner, Patrick Radden Keefe, Emma Straub, and more: 25 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 7, 2026

What If There Could Be... Good Art Friends?

What If There Could Be... Good Art Friends?

A Conversation with Grant Ginder and Lillian Li

By Lillian Li | April 6, 2026

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

Amie Souza Reilly: “A writer must look inward to determine how their own perceptions might project onto their theorizing.”

By Amie Souza Reilly | April 6, 2026

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This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is Published

By Literary Hub | April 6, 2026

Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship

By Gaby Iori | April 6, 2026

Camille T. Dungy on Being a Renaissance Man

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 6, 2026

Alicia Jo Rabins on the Spiritual Memoir

Alicia Jo Rabins on the Spiritual Memoir

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | April 6, 2026

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Which Robert Leleux Reads an Alarming Number of Biographies About Rich, White Americans

By Robert Leleux | April 3, 2026

Dylan Landis on How Writing Her <em>Rainey Royal</em> Series Saved Her Life

Dylan Landis on How Writing Her Rainey Royal Series Saved Her Life

“The devotional act of writing Rainey became the lifeboat I stepped into every day.”

By Dylan Landis | April 3, 2026

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

Laura Vogt Recommends Jane Austen, Charles Frazier, Erin Morgenstern, and More

By Laura Vogt | April 3, 2026

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 Colm Tóibín, Tana French, Serena Kutchinsky, and more

By Book Marks | April 3, 2026

Lisa Lee on Translating an Emotion

Lisa Lee on Translating an Emotion

“In writing toward what I didn’t know, I rediscovered something I had largely forgotten.”

By Lisa Lee | April 3, 2026

Rick Moody (with Francis Ford Coppola and William Kennedy)

Rick Moody (with Francis Ford Coppola and William Kennedy)

This Week on The Writers Institute Podcast, From the Archives of the New York State Writers Institute

By The Writers Institute | April 3, 2026

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