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Joyelle McSweeney on Euripides's <em>Iphigenia Among the Taurians</em>, translated by Anne Carson

Joyelle McSweeney on Euripides's Iphigenia Among the Taurians, translated by Anne Carson

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 15, 2026

Chana Joffe-Walt on The Best Tape You Can Get

Chana Joffe-Walt on The Best Tape You Can Get

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | July 15, 2026

Sigrid Nunez, Julie Buntin, Pamela Colloff, and more: 20 new books out today!

Sigrid Nunez, Julie Buntin, Pamela Colloff, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | July 14, 2026

Sigrid Nunez Thinks Every Writer Should Connect to Their Inner Child

Sigrid Nunez Thinks Every Writer Should Connect to Their Inner Child

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of It Will Come Back to You

By Eric Olson | July 14, 2026

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s <em>Beirut Fragments</em>

More Than a War Diary: Angela Flournoy on Jean Said Makdisi’s Beirut Fragments

“She does not purport to be braver than she felt at any given time. Instead she is honest about her fear.”

By Angela Flournoy | July 14, 2026

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Julie Buntin, Nathaniel Rich, Parini Shroff and More

By Teddy Wayne | July 14, 2026

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On Trying—and Failing—to Write the Lives of Children in a Syrian Detention Camp

By Elizabeth H. Winthrop | July 14, 2026

Sad Love Stories Are the Best Stories: A Reading List in Praise of Messy Love

By Alicia Upano | July 14, 2026

The Cell Phone Novel Craze of Early 2000s Japan Did Not, in Fact, Destroy Literature

By Nicole Blackwood | July 13, 2026

“A Person Should Be in Love Most of the Time.” An[other] Ode to Grace Paley

“A Person Should Be in Love Most of the Time.” An[other] Ode to Grace Paley

Moriel Rothman-Zecher Considers the Writer’s Dual Role as Activist and Artist

By Moriel Rothman-Zecher | July 13, 2026

Intimacy as Art: André Aciman on Eric Rohmer’s <em>Élisabeth</em>

Intimacy as Art: André Aciman on Eric Rohmer’s Élisabeth

“Rohmer’s characters... could all be on time-out and exist on an entirely different planet... But be under no illusion; it is still our world.”

By André Aciman | July 13, 2026

When Someone Wants to Publish Your Correspondence With a Famous Writer

When Someone Wants to Publish Your Correspondence With a Famous Writer

Alice Mattison on the Intimacies of Reading Other People’s Letters

By Alice Mattison | July 13, 2026

Stealing Time: In Praise of Writing at Dawn, at Midnight or Whenever We Can

Stealing Time: In Praise of Writing at Dawn, at Midnight or Whenever We Can

Sara Lippmann: “Honor the time when you are at your most receptive and curious. Protect it with everything you’ve got.”

By Sara Lippmann | July 13, 2026

Quietly Flamboyant: In Praise of Sober Queerness

Quietly Flamboyant: In Praise of Sober Queerness

Jack Parlett Considers the Experiences of Some of His Favorite Artists With Sobriety (Alongside His Own)

By Jack Parlett | July 13, 2026

David Baerwald on Taking Writing Lessons from Hans Zimmer

David Baerwald on Taking Writing Lessons from Hans Zimmer

“Songs gain their power from repetition, while symphonies gain theirs from transformation.”

By David Baerwald | July 10, 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 Rachel Aviv, Daniel Mason, David Thompson, and More

By Book Marks | July 10, 2026

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