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Penelope Speaks: Rebecca Solnit on the Western Literary Tradition of Silencing Women

Penelope Speaks: Rebecca Solnit on the Western Literary Tradition of Silencing Women

“Classical culture is a lot of things including, literally, rape culture.”

By Rebecca Solnit | July 23, 2026

Author or Actor: Who Should Narrate Audiobooks?

Author or Actor: Who Should Narrate Audiobooks?

Maris Kreizman on the Importance of a Good Reader

By Maris Kreizman | July 23, 2026

The First Reviews of </br>Every Raymond Chandler Novel

The First Reviews of
Every Raymond Chandler Novel

“A moody, brooding book, in which Marlowe is less a detective than a disturbed man of 42 on a quest for some evidence of truth and humanity.”

By Book Marks | July 23, 2026

God, Sex, Porn, Art, and Aids: Revisiting the Culture Wars of the 1980s and 90s

God, Sex, Porn, Art, and Aids: Revisiting the Culture Wars of the 1980s and 90s

A Conversation With Isaac Butler and Rosa Campbell

By Isaac Butler and Rosa Campbell | July 23, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“People are objects, terrified of one another as they wake up to nightmarish scenes.”

By Book Marks | July 23, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Victoria Chang is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Victoria Chang is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Amina Cain, Karen Solie, Cecily Parks, and More

By Diana Arterian | July 23, 2026

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

By Literary Hub | July 23, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | July 23, 2026

Molly Crabapple on the Jewish Bund

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 23, 2026

On Alt Text Image Description as Literary Practice

On Alt Text Image Description as Literary Practice

M. Leona Godin Considers the Mundane, Profound Act of Translating a Picture

By M. Leona Godin | July 22, 2026

Why Writing Feels So Hard (and How to Make it Easier)

Why Writing Feels So Hard (and How to Make it Easier)

April Dávila on the Neuroscience Behind Writer’s Block and What We Can Do to Conquer It

By April Dávila | July 22, 2026

Why We Need More Woman-Centric Retellings of <em>The Odyssey</em>

Why We Need More Woman-Centric Retellings of The Odyssey

“We are like Penelope, unraveling Homer’s tale for our own purposes.”

By Mary Helen Specht | July 21, 2026

Claire Vaye Watkins on Writing a Love Letter to the Mojave Desert

Claire Vaye Watkins on Writing a Love Letter to the Mojave Desert

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Yellow Pine

By Jane Ciabattari | July 21, 2026

What Romance Novels Taught Me About Writing Literary Fiction

What Romance Novels Taught Me About Writing Literary Fiction

Rowan Beaird on How Reading Romance Rewired Her Writing Brain

By Rowan Beaird | July 21, 2026

Colson Whitehead, Michael Cunningham, Claire Vaye Watkins, and more: 20 new books out today!

Colson Whitehead, Michael Cunningham, Claire Vaye Watkins, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | July 21, 2026

Sheila Heti on Talking to Everyone at Once

Sheila Heti on Talking to Everyone at Once

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | July 21, 2026

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