Announcing the Winners of the 2023 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Announcing the Winners of the 2023 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Lauren Groff on This Year's Winners and the "Infinitely Malleable, Gorgeously Economical, and Endlessly Surprising" Short Story Form

By Lauren Groff | April 24, 2023

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Julie Buntin on the Uncanny Omniscience of Judy Blume

Tracing a Girlhood Through the Books That Predicted It

By Julie Buntin | April 24, 2023

The Monstrousness Lurking Inside Motherhood

The Monstrousness Lurking Inside Motherhood

Amanda Parrish Morgan on Claire Dederer, Mary Shelley, Rachel Yoder, and the Warped Self

By Amanda Parrish Morgan | April 24, 2023

Aleksandar Hemon on Sarajevo, Jerusalem, and the Political Power of “Macaronic” Language

Aleksandar Hemon on Sarajevo, Jerusalem, and the Political Power of “Macaronic” Language

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | April 24, 2023

<em>Black Shakespeare</em>: Ian Smith on Systematic Whiteness and Transforming the Way We Interpret Shakespeare

Black Shakespeare: Ian Smith on Systematic Whiteness and Transforming the Way We Interpret Shakespeare

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 24, 2023

Andrew Porter on the Strange Nature of Short Stories Mirroring Each Other

Andrew Porter on the Strange Nature of Short Stories Mirroring Each Other

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 24, 2023

Best Reviewed
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  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

Pattiann Rogers on the “Flicker” that Connects All Life in Her Poems

By Leslie Lindsay | April 24, 2023

Take a Sigh of Relief: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. is Wonderful

By Olivia Rutigliano | April 21, 2023

Orion Recommends: Ten Essential Reads for Earth Day 2023

By Orion Magazine | April 21, 2023

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

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

Featuring new titles by David Grann, Han Kang, Ramona Ausubel, and More

By Book Marks | April 21, 2023

Joe Milan Jr. on the Connectivity of Failure

Joe Milan Jr. on the Connectivity of Failure

“The thing that binds all writers together is that we fail, a lot, and often.”

By Joe Milan Jr. | April 21, 2023

Do Writers Fetishize Their Tools Too Much... Or Not Enough?

Do Writers Fetishize Their Tools Too Much... Or Not Enough?

Tobias Carroll on Why We Love Our Notebooks (and Our Pens)

By Tobias Carroll | April 21, 2023

Victor Lavalle on the Truth of Family Secrets (Hint: They’re Not That Secret)

Victor Lavalle on the Truth of Family Secrets (Hint: They’re Not That Secret)

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | April 20, 2023

Why We All Need Dinner Parties in Our Lives

Why We All Need Dinner Parties in Our Lives

Natasha Feldman is a Big Proponent of Friendsday Wednesday

By Natasha Feldman | April 20, 2023

Eileen Myles on Poetry, Meat, and Mourning

Eileen Myles on Poetry, Meat, and Mourning

“The writing the poem part is easy. It’s the rest of the time that’s the problem.”

By Eileen Myles | April 20, 2023

What Kind of Pandemic Storytelling Do We Actually Need?

What Kind of Pandemic Storytelling Do We Actually Need?

Emma Staffaroni Calls for Stories About Living Through It

By Emma Staffaroni | April 20, 2023

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