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What Mary Renault’s <em>The Last of the Wine</em> Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern

What Mary Renault’s The Last of the Wine Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern

Justin Muchnick on His All-Time Favorite Novel of the Olympic Games

By Justin Muchnick | July 26, 2024

Phil Christman on the Poetics of Place

Phil Christman on the Poetics of Place

“I fear the obvious so much that my evasions of it have sometimes made me ridiculous.”

By Phil Christman | July 26, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“There is no greater vindication of the suspicion that poor taste is a form of moral deficiency than the initial reception that greeted Hillbilly Elegy.”

By Book Marks | July 25, 2024

I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Writing Success: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Writing Success: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 25, 2024

Vendettas, Gatekeepers, and Prima Donnas: (Very) Bad Mentors in Fiction

Vendettas, Gatekeepers, and Prima Donnas: (Very) Bad Mentors in Fiction

Jean Marc Ah-Sen Recommends Paige Cooper, Allegra Hyde, César Aira, and More

By Jean Marc Ah-Sen | July 25, 2024

Poetry’s Mysterious Power: A Conversation With Dara Barrois/Dixon

Poetry’s Mysterious Power: A Conversation With Dara Barrois/Dixon

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of “Extremely Expensive Mystical Experiences for Astronauts”

By Peter Mishler | July 25, 2024

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Harry Siegel on the Supreme Court, Bribery, and Scofflaws

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 25, 2024

On Writing—and Then Becoming—the “Other”

By Mathangi Subramanian | July 24, 2024

Vacation Mode: On the Literary Relationship Between Travel and Madness

By Kate Preziosi | July 24, 2024

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s <em>Pilgrim at Tinker Creek</em>

Jen Hadfield on Annie Dillard’s Pilgrim at Tinker Creek

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | July 24, 2024

Lev Grossman on Adapting Arthurian Legends For a World in Turmoil

Lev Grossman on Adapting Arthurian Legends For a World in Turmoil

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Bright Sword”

By Jane Ciabattari | July 23, 2024

Keanu Reeves and China Mieville co-wrote a novel! Noam Chomsky! 19 new books out today.

Keanu Reeves and China Mieville co-wrote a novel! Noam Chomsky! 19 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 23, 2024

Joanna Pearson on Writing a Literary Whodunnit

Joanna Pearson on Writing a Literary Whodunnit

In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But

By I'm a Writer But | July 23, 2024

On the Simple Prophecy of Octavia Butler’s <em>Parable of the Sower</em>

On the Simple Prophecy of Octavia Butler’s Parable of the Sower

Roz Dineen on the Book Everyone Should Read Now

By Roz Dineen | July 22, 2024

Naomi Klein on Being a Voice for Causes That Matter

Naomi Klein on Being a Voice for Causes That Matter

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | July 22, 2024

The Hard Art of Seeing Your Own Writing Through Rose-Colored Glasses

The Hard Art of Seeing Your Own Writing Through Rose-Colored Glasses

Mira Ptacin on Transforming One’s Inner Critic

By Mira Ptacin | July 22, 2024

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