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Brodie Crellin Recommends Six Books With Actually Realistic Sex

Brodie Crellin Recommends Six Books With Actually Realistic Sex

With Work by Robert Gluck, Nicholson Baker, Sheila Heti and More

By Brodie Crellin | June 10, 2026

To Know a Person Entirely: Re-Discovering My Grandfather Through Fiction

To Know a Person Entirely: Re-Discovering My Grandfather Through Fiction

Sofia Montrone: “Where else does writing come from, if not the desire to peer through the keyhole of someone else’s mind?”

By Sofia Montrone | June 10, 2026

Why Do We Keep Murdering Our Darlings?

Why Do We Keep Murdering Our Darlings?

Sarah Braunstein on Killing Off Main Characters

By Sarah Braunstein | June 10, 2026

Dave Eggers on Writing a Sprawling Novel of Art and Artists

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Contrapposto

By Jane Ciabattari | June 9, 2026

An “Intellectual Monster...” Why Muriel Spark Never Remarried

An “Intellectual Monster...” Why Muriel Spark Never Remarried

James Bailey on the Writer’s Eternal Pursuit of the Literary Life

By James Bailey | June 9, 2026

What’s in a Book’s Name? One Writer’s Journey to Finding the Perfect Title

What’s in a Book’s Name? One Writer’s Journey to Finding the Perfect Title

Brook Wilensky-Lanford on the Long, Difficult (Yet Fun) Process of Titling Her New Book, A God-Shaped Nation

By Brook Wilensky-Lanford | June 9, 2026

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Lauren Acampora Recommends 7 Books About Deep Human-Animal Connections

By Lauren Acampora | June 9, 2026

Grief, Rage, and Restraint: Zinzi Clemmons on Telling Her Own Story

By Myriam Gurba | June 9, 2026

“Effaced...” A Poem by Jawdat Fakhreddine

“Effaced...” A Poem by Jawdat Fakhreddine

Huda Fakhreddine: “I have been reading Jawdat, my father, and his poetry all my life.”

By Jawdat Fakhreddine and Huda Fakhreddine | June 9, 2026

Andrew Sean Greer, Dave Eggers, Leila Slimani, and more: 23 new books out today!

Andrew Sean Greer, Dave Eggers, Leila Slimani, and more: 23 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | June 9, 2026

A Child’s World: Sloane Crosley on the Short Fiction of Katherine Mansfield

A Child’s World: Sloane Crosley on the Short Fiction of Katherine Mansfield

“Even in Mansfield stories where children are not centered or present, this is their world. Her adults never quite grow up, only older.”

By Sloane Crosley | June 8, 2026

A Poet on the Factory Floor: On Daily Life in China’s Industrial Centers

A Poet on the Factory Floor: On Daily Life in China’s Industrial Centers

Xiao Hai Recalls His Experience Balancing Brutal Night Shifts With His Creative Pursuits

By Xiao Hai | June 8, 2026

In Jane Austen’s <em>Sense and Sensibility</em> You Can Be “Demure and Brat All at Once”

In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility You Can Be “Demure and Brat All at Once”

Samantha Silva: “Women are asking not who we ought to be, but who we want to be.”

By Samantha Silva | June 8, 2026

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

“The action on the field is sublime, and yet it’s the least interesting thing about the sport.”

By Leander Schaerlaeckens | June 8, 2026

Josh Weil on the Necessity of Writing What Scares You

Josh Weil on the Necessity of Writing What Scares You

Follow the Fear. See Where It Leads.

By Josh Weil | June 5, 2026

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