• Craft and Criticism

    Modernism

    A Modernist’s Modernist: On the Brilliance—and Influence—of Katherine Mansfield

    By Kirsty Gunn  January 23, 2023
    When I’m Not Writing

    Hot, Cute, and a Little Bit Punk: Mina Seçkin on Exploring the World of Pokémon

    By Mina Seçkin  January 23, 2023
    Family History

    Writing Fiction Is a Way to Ensure My Ancestors’ Stories Are Remembered

    By Jamila Minnicks  January 23, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Auden and the Muse of History with Susannah Young-ah Gottlieb

    By History of Literature  January 23, 2023
    Southern literature

    “Who Are Your People?” A Reading List of Strong, Spirited Southern Ladies

    By Mimi Herman  January 23, 2023
    Flash Fiction

    A New Way of Being on the Page: A Reading List of Very Short Fictions

    By Dawn Raffel  January 20, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  January 20, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Susan Griffin on Following the Sounds of Words

    By Susan Griffin  January 20, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    In Memory of Russell Banks: Rick Moody on an Iconic Writer’s Life, Work and Legacy

    By Fiction Non Fiction  January 19, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Monica Heisey: Surprise, Real Life Isn’t a Nancy Meyers Movie

    By The Maris Review  January 19, 2023
    Life Advice for Book Lovers

    Life Advice for Book Lovers: Finding Joy in Retirement

    By Dorothea   January 19, 2023
    Trauma

    “There is Harm In Not Talking About It.” On the Power of Sharing Trauma Narratives

    By Lynne Reeves Griffin and Michelle Bowdler  January 19, 2023
    Otherppl

    Matthew Salesses: “The K-Drama Ended Up Being the Piece That Helped Me To Put it Together”

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  January 19, 2023
    Freeman's

    What Books Are You Most Looking Forward to This Year?

    By Literary Hub  January 19, 2023
    Craft

    Marisa Crane on the Finer Points of Experimental Fiction

    By Mac Crane  January 19, 2023
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  January 19, 2023
    The Virtual Book Channel

    Beyond The Artist’s Way: Julia Cameron on Writing for Life

    By The Virtual Book Channel  January 19, 2023
    Archives

    How Janet Malcolm Created Her Own Personal Archive

    By Eve Sneider  January 18, 2023
    Origin Stories

    Satyrs and Poets and Jazzmen and Muses: Anne Waldman on Life at Bennington in the Early 1960s

    By Anne Waldman  January 18, 2023
    Acknowledgments

    Daniel Torday on Why There Are No Acknowledgements in His Latest Novel

    By Daniel Torday  January 18, 2023
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Tom Crewe and Colm Tóibín on the Joyful History of Gay Life

    By The Virtual Book Channel  January 18, 2023
    Thresholds

    Heather Radke on the Profundity of Our Unruly Bodies

    By Thresholds   January 18, 2023
    Otherppl

    Bruce Wagner on Oral Histories and Our Culture’s Obsession with Fame

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  January 18, 2023
    new books tuesday

    18 new books to pick up at your local indie.

    By Katie Yee  January 17, 2023
    What to Watch

    Here’s Your 2023 Literary Film and TV Preview

    By Emily Temple  January 17, 2023
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