"Good criticism has integrity." Jessica Hopper on how to be a critic (and who's doing it right).

By Vanessa Willoughby | June 30, 2021

What <em>Lord of the Flies</em> got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

What Lord of the Flies got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

By Jonny Diamond | June 30, 2021

Writing the “Eastern Western.” On the Massive Resurgence of Asian American Westerns 

Writing the “Eastern Western.” On the Massive Resurgence of Asian American Westerns 

Lavinia Liang Considers the Meaning of Land, Territory, Americanness, and Lost Histories

By Lavinia Liang | June 30, 2021

Kazuo Ishiguro’s Daytime Horror: On Cults, White Supremacy, and Pagan Aesthetics

Kazuo Ishiguro’s Daytime Horror: On Cults, White Supremacy, and Pagan Aesthetics

Mieko Anders Considers Klara and the Sun and Midsommar

By Mieko Anders | June 30, 2021

The Impossible Question at the Heart of Every Book Tour

The Impossible Question at the Heart of Every Book Tour

Jason Mott on Attempting to Answer “What’s Your Book About?”

By Jason Mott | June 30, 2021

How the Prophetic Fiction of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Exposed the Dangers of Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

How the Prophetic Fiction of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Exposed the Dangers of Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

Margot Livesey on Address Unknown and the Dangers of Communal Mythology

By Margot Livesy | June 30, 2021

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When Activist Poets Took Over a Tiny California Town

By Lytle Shaw | June 30, 2021

Daisy Hernández: How Writing the Coming-of-Age Memoir Makes Room for Other Stories

By Reading Women | June 30, 2021

Tom Robbins on Personalizing the Editorial Process and Knowing When to End a Novel

By Gary Lippman | June 30, 2021

How Pedro Mairal Convinced His Parents He Needed to Study Literature

How Pedro Mairal Convinced His Parents He Needed to Study Literature

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 30, 2021

16 new books to read while sitting directly in front of the fan.

16 new books to read while sitting directly in front of the fan.

By Katie Yee | June 29, 2021

Charles McGrath: On the Avant-Garde Literary Genius of Donald Barthelme

Charles McGrath: On the Avant-Garde Literary Genius of Donald Barthelme

“His fallback, his signature, is always humor.”

By Charles McGrath | June 29, 2021

The Ongoingness of War in Ismail Kadare’s <em>The General of the Dead Army</em>

The Ongoingness of War in Ismail Kadare’s The General of the Dead Army

This Week from the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | June 29, 2021

Thanks to the Plumber Who Slept in My Bed: How a Surprising Trespasser Inspired My First Novel

Thanks to the Plumber Who Slept in My Bed: How a Surprising Trespasser Inspired My First Novel

Beck Dorey-Stein on the Unexpected Muse Behind Rock the Boat

By Beck Dorey-Stein | June 29, 2021

How to Plan a Literary Drive-In: Or, the Pandemic’s Safest IRL Book Launch

How to Plan a Literary Drive-In: Or, the Pandemic’s Safest IRL Book Launch

Rachelle Toarmino on Celebrating a Debut During a Pandemic

By Rachelle Toarmino | June 29, 2021

Larissa Pham on Parasocial Relationships and Trying to Tell an Emotional Truth

Larissa Pham on Parasocial Relationships and Trying to Tell an Emotional Truth

The Author of Pop Song in Conversation with Zack Graham

By Zack Graham | June 29, 2021

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