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Idra Novey: How to Pack a Punch in a Short Novel

Idra Novey: How to Pack a Punch in a Short Novel

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | March 21, 2023

Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash on Celebrity, Myth, and Fiction

Elissa Sloan and Jennifer Banash on Celebrity, Myth, and Fiction

The Authors of Two New Books on Fame and Its Discontents Talk 21st-Century Culture

By Literary Hub | March 21, 2023

Peggy Orenstein on the Self-improvement Memoir

Peggy Orenstein on the Self-improvement Memoir

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | March 21, 2023

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Why Female Novelists Should Plunder the Voices of Men in Their Work

Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai on Why Female Novelists Should Plunder the Voices of Men in Their Work

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 21, 2023

God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

God Bless the Grievers: Zoe Fishman on Reclaiming Widowhood Narratives

“By laughing through the tears, I was finally in charge.”

By Zoe Fishman | March 20, 2023

Every Writer Should Learn How to Translate

Every Writer Should Learn How to Translate

Kristen Renee Miller on the Transformative Experience of Translating Marie-Andrée Gill

By Kristen Renee Miller | March 20, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

“Gray Area is What Novels Can Do That Twitter Cannot.” Rebecca Makkai on Incorporating #MeToo in Her New Novel

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 20, 2023

When the Muses Step Out of the Shadows: Reading the Women Who Enabled Greatness

By Sophie Haydock | March 20, 2023

A Deep-Dive on Catullus, the Roman Poet of Fierce Desire and Hatred

By History of Literature | March 20, 2023

<em>Lucky Hank</em> is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Lucky Hank is an Exhausted Academic Satire

Olivia Rutigliano on the New AMC Series That Adapts Richard Russo's 1997 novel Straight Man

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 17, 2023

Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, <em>The Magician’s Elephant</em>, Adapted for Film

Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film

“A good adaptation helps you to see the book anew.”

By Kate DiCamillo | March 17, 2023

The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost

Alexander Poots on Northern Ireland's Literary Past

By Alexander Poots | March 17, 2023

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters

“To come convincingly to life, characters have to consist of mixed-up inextricable elements.”

By Idra Novey | March 17, 2023

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen

The New Great Expectations Series Has Big Shoes to Fill (About 400 Pairs of Them)

By Robert Douglas-Fairhurst | March 17, 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 Idra Novey, Ann Napolitano, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, and More

By Book Marks | March 17, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The two accounts speak for the two (dis)United States, one with nothing left to lose and one afraid of losing everything.”

By Book Marks | March 16, 2023

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