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Pantheons of the Past in the Present: A Reading List of Modern African Books Based on Mythology

Pantheons of the Past in the Present: A Reading List of Modern African Books Based on Mythology

Wole Talabi Recommends Namina Forna, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, and More

By Wole Talabi | November 3, 2023

John Manuel Arias on Decolonial Storytelling and the Multi-Generational Family Novel

John Manuel Arias on Decolonial Storytelling and the Multi-Generational Family Novel

The Author of Where There Was Fire in Conversation with Christine Kandic Torres

By Christine Kandic Torres | November 3, 2023

Shane McCrae on the Music of the Poetic Line

Shane McCrae on the Music of the Poetic Line

"Good poets take advantage of opportunities to make meter mean."

By Shane McCrae | November 3, 2023

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

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

Featuring New Titles by Carlo Rovelli, Tananarive Due, Alice McDermott, Caster Semenya, and More

By Book Marks | November 3, 2023

John Grisham on Writing Page-Turning Fiction About Big Issues

John Grisham on Writing Page-Turning Fiction About Big Issues

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | November 3, 2023

Love and Looking: On What We (Don't) See Together

Love and Looking: On What We (Don't) See Together

Devorah Baum Considers the Role of Observation in Art and Romance

By Devorah Baum | November 2, 2023

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How Ancient and Modern Greek Helps Us Make Sense of Greece Today

By Nick Romeo | November 2, 2023

Jesse David Fox On Cheap Laughs

By The Maris Review | November 2, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | November 2, 2023

Shir Alon and Joseph Farag on Palestinian Literature

Shir Alon and Joseph Farag on Palestinian Literature

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 2, 2023

Consider the Words: On Translating <em>Infinite Jest</em> into Farsi

Consider the Words: On Translating Infinite Jest into Farsi

Moeen Farrokhi Recalls Grieving a Mentor While Traversing a Linguistic Labyrinth

By Moeen Farrokhi | November 1, 2023

Silvia Garcia-Moreno on <em>Dracula</em>’s Depictions and Descendants

Silvia Garcia-Moreno on Dracula’s Depictions and Descendants

Vampires! Vampires! Vampires!

By Silvia Moreno-Garcia | October 31, 2023

On The Many Hauntings of Langston Hughes

On The Many Hauntings of Langston Hughes

Nick Ripatrazone Considers the Poet's Close Encounters With the Supernatural

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 31, 2023

Dancing with the Goddess and Drawing Down the Moon: A Reading List for Modern Witches

Dancing with the Goddess and Drawing Down the Moon: A Reading List for Modern Witches

Diana Helmuth Recommends Margot Adler, Lorraine Monteagut, Starhawk, and More

By Diana Helmuth | October 31, 2023

“A monster can look like whatever it wants”: On the Allure of Literary Monsters

“A monster can look like whatever it wants”: On the Allure of Literary Monsters

Adrian Van Young on the Monstrous Stories That Shaped Him

By Adrian Van Young | October 31, 2023

The Scariest, Creepiest, and Most Frightening Animals in Fiction

The Scariest, Creepiest, and Most Frightening Animals in Fiction

Justin C. Key Finds the Best (or Worst?) in Horror

By Justin C Key | October 31, 2023

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