Translating the Magical Imperfection of Oral Tradition to the Page

Translating the Magical Imperfection of Oral Tradition to the Page

Vaishnavi Patel on Finding Inspiration from the Ramayana

By Vaishnavi Patel | April 28, 2022

Armadillos Don’t Have Fangs: Jeff VanderMeer on Our Dangerous Disconnect from Nature

Armadillos Don’t Have Fangs: Jeff VanderMeer on Our Dangerous Disconnect from Nature

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on Thresholds

By Thresholds | April 27, 2022

The Last Poems of Les Murray

The Last Poems of Les Murray

From the Famed Australian Poet’s Collection, Continuous Creation

By Les Murray | April 27, 2022

AudioFile’s Best </br>Audiobooks of April

AudioFile’s Best
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The Month in Literary Listening

By Book Marks | April 27, 2022

There is a bell hooks Book for Every Season of Life

There is a bell hooks Book for Every Season of Life

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on the Liberatory Possibilities of Sexual Experience

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah | April 27, 2022

Sara Baume on the Uncanny Feeling of Discovering a Book with the Same Title as Her Own

Sara Baume on the Uncanny Feeling of Discovering a Book with the Same Title as Her Own

“When I set about the task of reading Henrichsen’s Seven Steeples I did not expect to find any kinship.”

By Sara Baume | April 27, 2022

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Kyle Lukoff on Book Bans and Letting Queer Books Just Be Books

By NewberyTart | April 27, 2022

Caren Beilin on (Incidentally) Writing a Funny Book

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 27, 2022

“Spring’s begun dividing her storks and cranes among us.” New Poetry from Ukraine by Natalia Beltchenko

By Literary Hub | April 26, 2022

20 new books being published today.

20 new books being published today.

By Katie Yee | April 26, 2022

Was George Eliot Wrong to Think Books Could Make People Better?

Was George Eliot Wrong to Think Books Could Make People Better?

Pamela Erens on Middlemarch and the Moral Value of Fiction

By Pamela Erens | April 26, 2022

“I Know You Understand.” A Letter Across Time from Celia Paul to Fellow Artist Gwen John

“I Know You Understand.” A Letter Across Time from Celia Paul to Fellow Artist Gwen John

"Please help me, Gwen, to work my way through these feelings of panic and fear.”

By Celia Paul | April 26, 2022

Diving Into the “Uncanny Despair” of the Cruise Ship Narrative

Diving Into the “Uncanny Despair” of the Cruise Ship Narrative

Lara Williams on David Foster Wallace, Wabi-sabi, and the Luxurious Veneer of Decay

By Lara Williams | April 26, 2022

Just How Depressing is <em>Good Morning, Midnight</em>?

Just How Depressing is Good Morning, Midnight?

The Lit Century Podcast Reads Jean Rhys's 1939 Novel

By Lit Century | April 26, 2022

Writing a Novel About a Half-Remembered Place, with the Help of Google Street View

Writing a Novel About a Half-Remembered Place, with the Help of Google Street View

Soon Wiley on Virtually Strolling the Streets of Seoul

By Soon Wiley | April 26, 2022

“Eat, Then Write!” Notes From Over a Decade of Restaurant Criticism

“Eat, Then Write!” Notes From Over a Decade of Restaurant Criticism

Michelle Huneven on Bringing Lessons in Food Writing to Fiction

By Michelle Huneven | April 26, 2022

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