From Music to Fiction: How Artistic Callings Shift Across Generations

From Music to Fiction: How Artistic Callings Shift Across Generations

Keziah Weir on Finding Her Literary Voice Through Her Parents' Musical Talent

By Keziah Weir | July 6, 2023

Sarah Viren on Examining the Self in Both the Past and the Present

Sarah Viren on Examining the Self in Both the Past and the Present

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 6, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Mai Nguyen Is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Mai Nguyen Is Reading Now and Next

A Series by Diana Arterian

By Diana Arterian | July 6, 2023

On <em>Journey to the West</em>’s Capacity for Reinvention Across Centuries

On Journey to the West’s Capacity for Reinvention Across Centuries

This Week on The Cosmic Library with Adam Colman

By The Cosmic Library | July 6, 2023

Bathhouse Sex, DIY Sestinas, Steamy Surrealism, and Sonnets: New Poetry Coming in July

Bathhouse Sex, DIY Sestinas, Steamy Surrealism, and Sonnets: New Poetry Coming in July

“Let’s be clear: this is no light ‘beach read’ stack.”

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | July 6, 2023

How Franz Kafka Achieved Cult Status in Cold War America

How Franz Kafka Achieved Cult Status in Cold War America

Brian K. Goodman Traces the Origins of the Term “Kafkaesque”

By Brian K. Goodman | July 5, 2023

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Grifter Princesses, Sci-Fi Romance, and Unchosen Ones: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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Adrienne Brodeur on Using Summer 2016 as a Setting for Little Monsters

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Kate Zambreno Can’t Imagine Her Life Without Visual Art

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Women on the Verge: The Jazz Age Origins of Burnout

Women on the Verge: The Jazz Age Origins of Burnout

Marsha Gordon on Ursula Parrott’s Ambitious Women

By Marsha Gordon | July 5, 2023

25 new books out today!

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Showing Myself in My Author Photo—Gray Hair and All

Showing Myself in My Author Photo—Gray Hair and All

Caitlin Shetterly on the Honest Humility of Going Gray

By Caitlin Shetterly | July 5, 2023

Translator Johnny Lorenz reads from Itamar Vieira Junior’s <em>Crooked Plow</em>

Translator Johnny Lorenz reads from Itamar Vieira Junior’s Crooked Plow

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | July 5, 2023

Jesse Kavadlo Puts Don DeLillo into Context

Jesse Kavadlo Puts Don DeLillo into Context

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | July 5, 2023

Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

Erin McCarthy and the Team at Mental Floss Examine Some Famous Phrases

By Erin McCarthy & the Team at Mental Floss | June 30, 2023

June’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

June’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring new titles by Michael Finkel, Jennifer Ackerman, Sarah Viren, and More

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