On Writing the Hard Truths of Rural American Life

On Writing the Hard Truths of Rural American Life

For Jennifer Acker, Money Troubles Are As Much a Part of Farming As the Weather

By Jennifer Acker | April 13, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Tom Stoppard’s <em>Arcadia</em> Premieres in London

This Week in Literary History: Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia Premieres in London

“It’s the best possible time of being alive, when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.”

By Literary Hub | April 13, 2026

Aja Gabel on Love and Grief

Aja Gabel on Love and Grief

“There we are, in the blinding brightness of loss, together.”

By Aja Gabel | April 13, 2026

In Pursuit of Genius In Troubling Times: On Philip Owens’s <em>Picture of Nobody</em>

In Pursuit of Genius In Troubling Times: On Philip Owens’s Picture of Nobody

Allen Bratton Considers the Timelessness of the Artist's Struggle For Relevance and Survival

By Allen Bratton | April 13, 2026

Five Novels That Showcase Queer Domesticity

Five Novels That Showcase Queer Domesticity

Erin O. White Recommends Alison Bechdel, Chelsey Johnson, Carol Anshaw and More

By Erin O. White | April 13, 2026

One great poem to read today: Tim Dlugos’s “Shelley Winters”

One great poem to read today: Tim Dlugos’s “Shelley Winters”

By Jessie Gaynor | April 13, 2026

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  • London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
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Rich Benjamin on Writing From Before You Were Born

By Drew Broussard | April 13, 2026

Molly Crabapple on History as a Necromantic Art

By Molly Crabapple | April 10, 2026

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

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How <em>Amazing Stories</em> Served as the Blueprint for American Science Fiction

How Amazing Stories Served as the Blueprint for American Science Fiction

Ed Simon Goes Back to When the Past was the Future

By Ed Simon | April 10, 2026

One great poem to read today: Michael Ondaatje’s “To a Sad Daughter”

One great poem to read today: Michael Ondaatje’s “To a Sad Daughter”

By Jonny Diamond | April 9, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Might be described as a post-porn fever dream of Eastern European magic realism crossed with a plant-based Joy of Sex.”

By Book Marks | April 9, 2026

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

David Farrier Revisits Basil Bunting’s Classic, “Briggflatts”

By David Farrier | April 9, 2026

Emma Straub Owns an Original 1990 New Kids on the Block Fanny Pack

Emma Straub Owns an Original 1990 New Kids on the Block Fanny Pack

Maria Sherman Talks to the Author of American Fantasy

By Maria Sherman | April 9, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Not Wanting to Do an Author Photo For My Debut Novel?

Am I the Asshole For Not Wanting to Do an Author Photo For My Debut Novel?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | April 9, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Enright is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Enright is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Niamh Campbell, Sally Hayden, Louise Kennedy, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 9, 2026

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