• Craft and Criticism

    Young Adult

    On Setting YA Aside to Write a Novel for Adults

    By Nina LaCour  May 31, 2022
    Lit Century

    Finding Both Comedy and Nightmare in The Man Who Loved Children

    By Lit Century   May 31, 2022
    First Draft

    Akwaeke Emezi on How Modern, Inclusive Romance Novels Are Expanding the Possibilities of Love

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   May 31, 2022
    Queer History

    Why the “Bad Gays” of History Deserve More Attention

    By Huw Lemmey and Ben Miller  May 31, 2022
    The History of Literature

    What, Exactly, Is American Literature?

    By History of Literature  May 31, 2022
    Keen On

    Why the Techlash Has Gone Too Far

    By Keen On  May 31, 2022
    Keen On

    Why the Real Power of Conflict Is About Respect Rather Than Violence

    By Keen On  May 31, 2022
    Keen On

    On Hitler’s Boy Soldiers: Can Germans Ever Forget the Second World War?

    By Keen On  May 31, 2022
    Audiobooks

    AudioFile’s Best
    Audiobooks of May

    By Book Marks  May 31, 2022
    Keen On

    How to Tell Effective Stories About the Environment

    By Keen On  May 31, 2022
    new books tuesday

    17 new books to find at your local bookstore.

    By Katie Yee  May 31, 2022
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

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

    By Book Marks  May 27, 2022
    The Craft of Writing

    Maggie Shipstead on Dealing with Mistakes in Writing

    By Maggie Shipstead  May 27, 2022
    Interview with an Indie Press

    Interview with an Indie Press: Dzanc Books

    By Corinne Segal  May 27, 2022
    Micro

    “Deciding to Put My Writing Out There Has Changed My Life.” A Conversation with Jillian Luft

    By Micro   May 27, 2022
    On Writing

    How Did a Fictionalized Leonard Cohen End Up in My Novel?

    By Francesca Giacco  May 27, 2022
    New Books Network

    The Simple Writing Prompt That Launched R. Cathey Daniels’ Debut Novel

    By New Books Network  May 27, 2022
    The Common

    Cheryl Collins Isaac on Writing About Ballet, and the Intersection of Beauty and Pain

    By The Common  May 27, 2022
    The Literary Life

    Steve Almond on the Myth of Reaganism

    By The Literary Life  May 27, 2022
    Art

    Nikole Hannah-Jones and Gio Swaby on Portraiture that Uplifts Black Women

    By Nikole Hannah-Jones  May 26, 2022
    Gardening

    Digging Around in the Dirt: What Gardening Can Teach Writers

    By Catie Marron  May 26, 2022
    Criticism

    Does Care Require Sacrifice? On Suffering and Dignity in Elif Batuman’s Either/Or

    By Catherine Nichols  May 26, 2022
    Italian Literature

    How (And Why) Primo Levi’s Work Was Once Rejected

    By Marco Belpoliti and Clarissa Botsford  May 26, 2022
    The Maris Review

    Why Elif Batuman’s Been Thinking About “Compulsive Heterosexuality”

    By The Maris Review  May 26, 2022
    Reading Lists

    The Dazzling, Treacherous World of New York City Real Estate

    By Adam Piore  May 26, 2022
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