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Containment and Freedom: In Praise of the Boarding School Novel

Containment and Freedom: In Praise of the Boarding School Novel

Madeleine Dunnigan on the Joys of Channeling Teenage Angst In Her Fiction

By Madeleine Dunnigan | January 16, 2026

Kathleen Boland on Getting Lost (as a Writing Practice)

Kathleen Boland on Getting Lost (as a Writing Practice)

“I didn’t find myself. Instead, I found an obsession.”

By Kathleen Boland | January 16, 2026

The All-Of-It-Ness of Motherhood: Five Books to Read in the Early Days of Parenting

The All-Of-It-Ness of Motherhood: Five Books to Read in the Early Days of Parenting

Catherine Pierce Recommends Rivka Galchen, Mira Jacob, Beth Ann Fennelly and More

By Catherine Pierce | January 16, 2026

Novelist Van Jensen Talks With His Mother, Acclaimed Painter Jean Jensen, About Art and Family

Novelist Van Jensen Talks With His Mother, Acclaimed Painter Jean Jensen, About Art and Family

Van and Jean discuss their collaboration on a special edition print to celebrate the release of Van’s new novel, Godfall

By Van Jensen | January 16, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A novel is a minor conspiracy unto itself, a frenzied assembly of story and figures and motivations.”

By Book Marks | January 15, 2026

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

Translated and Introduced by Fady Joudah

By Golan Haji | January 15, 2026

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Against Generative AI: Is Art the Last Refuge of Our Humanity?

By Nick Ripatrazone | January 15, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Having a Huge Crush on My Editor?

By Kristen Arnett | January 15, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Daniyal Mueenuddin Is Reading Now, and Next

By Diana Arterian | January 15, 2026

Vauhini Vara and Karan Mahajan on When AI Tries to Sound Like Us

Vauhini Vara and Karan Mahajan on When AI Tries to Sound Like Us

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 15, 2026

The Work Behind the Writing: On Writers and Their Day Jobs

The Work Behind the Writing: On Writers and Their Day Jobs

Ed Simon Explores the Relationship Between Labor and Literary Passion

By Ed Simon | January 14, 2026

Is Artistic Ego a Faustian Bargain? Karl Ove Knausgaard on Plot, Narcissism, and His New Novel

Is Artistic Ego a Faustian Bargain? Karl Ove Knausgaard on Plot, Narcissism, and His New Novel

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of The School of Night

By Eric Olson | January 14, 2026

Helping Incarcerated Writers Find Their Voices at Parchman Prison

Helping Incarcerated Writers Find Their Voices at Parchman Prison

W. Ralph Eubanks Explores Literary Life in a Forgotten Corner of the Mississippi Delta

By W. Ralph Eubanks | January 14, 2026

A Reading List of Ersatz Mothers: Three Novels Featuring Powerful Aunts

A Reading List of Ersatz Mothers: Three Novels Featuring Powerful Aunts

Sara Levine Recommends Jane Austen, P.G. Wodehouse and Elena Ferrante

By Sara Levine | January 14, 2026

Six Sad Books by Funny Women

Six Sad Books by Funny Women

Sydney Rende Recommends Lorrie Moore, Dorothy Baker, Weike Wang, and More

By Sydney Rende | January 14, 2026

“In Shadow, Who Made These Words,” a Poem by Bianca Stone

“In Shadow, Who Made These Words,” a Poem by Bianca Stone

From the Collection The Near and Distant World

By Bianca Stone | January 14, 2026

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