Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

“Once I wanted poetry to save me. From what? For what is the better question.”

By Christian Wiman | December 5, 2023

Kate Christensen on Allowing Characters to Tell Their Own Stories

Kate Christensen on Allowing Characters to Tell Their Own Stories

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Welcome Home, Stranger

By Jane Ciabattari | December 5, 2023

The Velvet Underground! Anthony Veasna So! Queer Sci-Fi! 21 new books out today.

The Velvet Underground! Anthony Veasna So! Queer Sci-Fi! 21 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 5, 2023

Maria Ressa on Fighting for the Safety of Journalists

Maria Ressa on Fighting for the Safety of Journalists

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | December 5, 2023

Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

Edward Moreta Jr. on White Western Nature Writing, JID's 29 (Freestyle), and Longing for Black Representation in Wild Settings

By Edward Moreta Jr. | December 4, 2023

Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Wrap Up the Year with Speculative Debuts and Sequels from Geoff Ryman, Foz Meadows, K.J. Parker, and More

By Natalie Zutter | December 4, 2023

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  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
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  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | December 4, 2023

Rereading My Words in the Midst of Profound Grief

By Gabriel Bump | December 4, 2023

Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

By Jessica Powers | December 4, 2023

Dion Graham and AudioFile's 2023 Best Biography and Memoir Audiobooks

Dion Graham and AudioFile's 2023 Best Biography and Memoir Audiobooks

In Conversation with Michele Cobb on Behind the Mic

By Behind the Mic | December 4, 2023

Jamila Minnicks on the Higher Truth of Fiction

Jamila Minnicks on the Higher Truth of Fiction

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

By Memoir Nation | December 4, 2023

RIP Shane MacGowan: 7 Pogues Songs That Would Make Great Short Stories

RIP Shane MacGowan: 7 Pogues Songs That Would Make Great Short Stories

Farewell to a True Legend

By Jonny Diamond | December 1, 2023

The Best Audiobooks of 2023

The Best Audiobooks of 2023

The Year in Literary Listening

By Audiofile Magazine | December 1, 2023

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The End of the Year Approaches

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Lexi Freiman shitposts from the bottom of her heart.”

By Book Marks | December 1, 2023

Beth Kephart on the Observational Lens

Beth Kephart on the Observational Lens

“It’s the stance we take toward the things we choose to see.”

By Beth Kephart | December 1, 2023

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