Dear parents of young kids: do you live-edit bad children’s books as you’re reading them?

Dear parents of young kids: do you live-edit bad children’s books as you’re reading them?

By Jonny Diamond | November 2, 2021

A Case for Football as the Most Literary of American Sports

A Case for Football as the Most Literary of American Sports

Baseball Has Reigned Long Enough, Says Corey Sobel

By Corey Sobel | November 2, 2021

Tom McCarthy on the Supreme Beauty of Edouard Glissant's <em>The Poetics of Relation</em>

Tom McCarthy on the Supreme Beauty of Edouard Glissant's The Poetics of Relation

The Author of The Making of Incarnation Considers the Power of Rootlessness

By Tom McCarthy | November 2, 2021

On Jay Gatsby, the Most Famous North Dakotan

On Jay Gatsby, the Most Famous North Dakotan

Sarah Vogel Traces the Humble Midwest Origins of an Iconic Character

By Sarah Vogel | November 2, 2021

“This Is What Poetry’s For.” On Returning to the Work of Louise Glück

“This Is What Poetry’s For.” On Returning to the Work of Louise Glück

A Close Reading of “Mock Orange,” on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | November 2, 2021

Shabby, Domestic Comedy? Grown Up Holden Caulfield? Read This Early Review of John Updike’s <em>Rabbit, Run</em>

Shabby, Domestic Comedy? Grown Up Holden Caulfield? Read This Early Review of John Updike’s Rabbit, Run

From the November 6, 1960 Edition of the New York Times

By Book Marks | November 2, 2021

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By Katie Yee | November 2, 2021

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

By Emily Temple | November 2, 2021

A Survivor’s Guide to the Long, Slow, Infuriating Process of Revision

By Peter Ho Davies | November 2, 2021

November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Featuring Magic and Queerness, a SFF Icon’s Take on Climate Collapse, a Pioneering Work of Silkpunk, and More

By Book Marks | November 2, 2021

Elizabeth Strout on Inhabiting Her Characters and Writing Directly

Elizabeth Strout on Inhabiting Her Characters and Writing Directly

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Oh William!

By Jane Ciabattari | November 2, 2021

Announcing the New Season of <em>The Cosmic Library</em>

Announcing the New Season of The Cosmic Library

Join Us As We Explore 1,001 Nights

By Finnegan and Friends | November 2, 2021

How David Foster Wallace Anticipated Netflix’s Digital Gatekeeping

How David Foster Wallace Anticipated Netflix’s Digital Gatekeeping

Stuart Jeffries on the Algorithm and the Illusion of Choice

By Stuart Jeffries | November 1, 2021

On the Gift (and Weight) of Winning a “Free” House

On the Gift (and Weight) of Winning a “Free” House

Anne Elizabeth Moore Considers the Cost of a House in Detroit

By Anne Elizabeth Moore | November 1, 2021

Whither the Plain Female Protagonist? On “Great Beauty” in Literature

Whither the Plain Female Protagonist? On “Great Beauty” in Literature

Lucinda Rosenfeld Has Some Questions

By Lucinda Rosenfeld | November 1, 2021

Paul Auster on One of the Most Astonishing War Stories in American Literature

Paul Auster on One of the Most Astonishing War Stories in American Literature

Considering the Dark Horrors of Stephen Crane’s “An Episode of War”

By Paul Auster | November 1, 2021

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