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In Praise of Sophie Hatter, the Grumpy, Imperfect Childhood Heroine I Needed

In Praise of Sophie Hatter, the Grumpy, Imperfect Childhood Heroine I Needed

Joelle Kidd on the Delightfully Subversive Howl's Moving Castle

By Joelle Kidd | March 27, 2023

Why the Bible is the Literary Book of Books

Why the Bible is the Literary Book of Books

David Keenan on the Necronomicon, Danilo Kiš' Encyclopedia of the Dead, and books that contain all other books

By David Keenan | March 27, 2023

Intimacy Exposed: A Reading List of Diary-Themed Fiction

Intimacy Exposed: A Reading List of Diary-Themed Fiction

Shaun Bythell Recommends Sue Townsend, Mark Twain, and More

By Shaun Bythell | March 27, 2023

<em>Valemon The Bear</em>: Myth in the Age of the Anthropocene with Martin Shaw

Valemon The Bear: Myth in the Age of the Anthropocene with Martin Shaw

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | March 27, 2023

Robert Lopez on Life Before We’re Born and Why Memory is Like a Failed Method Actor

Robert Lopez on Life Before We’re Born and Why Memory is Like a Failed Method Actor

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 27, 2023

My Book Started Before I Knew What It Would Be

My Book Started Before I Knew What It Would Be

Liam Callanan on the Family Story That Changed Everything

By Liam Callanan | March 27, 2023

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Stephanie Marie Thornton Imagines the Lost Words Between Mary Wollstonecraft and Her Visionary Daughter Mary Shelley

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The Art of War: How Can a Book Written Two and a Half Millennia Ago Remain Timeless?

By History of Literature | March 27, 2023

Madelaine Lucas on How to Write a Love Story

Madelaine Lucas on How to Write a Love Story

“The middle of the story—like the middle of love—is where complexity and intimacy dwell.”

By Madelaine Lucas | March 24, 2023

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

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Featuring new titles by Catherine Lacey, Matthew Desmond, Sebastian Barry, and More

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Shannon McLeod on the Emotional Stability of Flash Fiction and Uncertainty of Novel Writing

Shannon McLeod on the Emotional Stability of Flash Fiction and Uncertainty of Novel Writing

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | March 24, 2023

The Books We Need Now: A Reading List of Heroines Who Are Hot Messes

The Books We Need Now: A Reading List of Heroines Who Are Hot Messes

Justine Sullivan Recommends Meg Mason, Nikki May, and more

By Justine Sullivan | March 24, 2023

Sabrina Orah Mark on Fairy Tales Designed to Wake Us Up

Sabrina Orah Mark on Fairy Tales Designed to Wake Us Up

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 24, 2023

13 Adaptations Better Than the Books They’re Based On

13 Adaptations Better Than the Books They’re Based On

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By Emily Temple | March 23, 2023

“It Was All in the Service of Not Wanting Queer People to Have to Justify Themselves.” Why Catherine Lacey Rewrote History in <em>Biography of X</em>

“It Was All in the Service of Not Wanting Queer People to Have to Justify Themselves.” Why Catherine Lacey Rewrote History in Biography of X

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