11 new books to read right now.

11 new books to read right now.

By Katie Yee | February 28, 2023

The 11 Best Book Covers of February

The 11 Best Book Covers of February

Plus a Couple Extras, for Fun

By Emily Temple | February 27, 2023

It Happened To Me: On Being Totally Unproductive at a Writing Residency

It Happened To Me: On Being Totally Unproductive at a Writing Residency

Alice Robb Realizes That Solitude Isn’t For Everyone

By Alice Robb | February 27, 2023

Talking to Biographer Carl Rollyson About the Life of William Faulkner

Talking to Biographer Carl Rollyson About the Life of William Faulkner

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | February 27, 2023

Susan Griffin on Earning an Ending and How Writing is Akin to Carpentry

Susan Griffin on Earning an Ending and How Writing is Akin to Carpentry

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 27, 2023

“War Plants Paper Flowers.” New Ukrainian Poetry by Iya Kiva, Ostap Slyvynsky, and Halyna Kruk

“War Plants Paper Flowers.” New Ukrainian Poetry by Iya Kiva, Ostap Slyvynsky, and Halyna Kruk

“At every step one could wind up in someone else’s poem.”

By Literary Hub | February 24, 2023

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  • The Rest of Our Lives
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  • Departure(s)
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China
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In the Hour of War: Carolyn Forché and Ilya Kaminsky on Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry

By Carolyn Forché and Ilya Kaminsky | February 24, 2023

Rebecca Makkai on the Most Underutilized Tool in Fiction: Setting

By Rebecca Makkai | February 24, 2023

Ancient Drama for Modern Readers: Top 5 Greek Plays to Read in Translation

By Claire Heywood | February 24, 2023

Research I’d Rather Not Have Done: Pandemics Then and Now

Research I’d Rather Not Have Done: Pandemics Then and Now

Lynn Cullen on Dorothy Horstmann, the Woman Behind the Polio Vaccine

By Lynn Cullen | February 24, 2023

Why Fig Pollination and Literary Criticism Have a Lot in Common

Why Fig Pollination and Literary Criticism Have a Lot in Common

A. V. Marraccini Considers the Critical Gaze, Eroticism, and the Generative Third Body

By A. V. Marraccini | February 24, 2023

Interview with an Indie Press: Split/Lip Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Split/Lip Press

“Small presses often begin with a shoestring and a dream.”

By Katie Yee | February 24, 2023

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

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

Featuring New Titles by Rebecca Makkai, Nona Fernández, Jac Jemc, and More

By Book Marks | February 24, 2023

“There’s No Easy Answer, But I’m Gonna Tell a Story About It.” Rebecca Makkai on Exploring the Gray Areas

“There’s No Easy Answer, But I’m Gonna Tell a Story About It.” Rebecca Makkai on Exploring the Gray Areas

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | February 23, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Vivian Gornick on Janet Malcolm’s Posthumous Memoir, Reginald Dwayne Betts on an Oral History of Rikers, and More

By Book Marks | February 23, 2023

Dreams Are Serious Business: On the Dangers of a Fertile Fantasy Life

Dreams Are Serious Business: On the Dangers of a Fertile Fantasy Life

Robin Yeatman Considers the Intersections of Inner Death, Destructive Dreams, and Fiction

By Robin Yeatman | February 23, 2023

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