7 Books That Invite Readerly Exploration, Adventure, and Discovery

7 Books That Invite Readerly Exploration, Adventure, and Discovery

Steven Hall Recommends Jonathan Safran Foer,
Julio Cortazar, and More

By Steven Hall | April 6, 2021

Sven Birkerts on the Afterlife<br> of Reading

Sven Birkerts on the Afterlife
of Reading

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber
on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | April 6, 2021

Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney on First Drafts and Battling Writer’s Block

Cynthia D’Aprix Sweeney on First Drafts and Battling Writer’s Block

“Write the first draft for yourself.”

By Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeney | April 6, 2021

Here are 18 fresh titles for your new books Tuesday.

Here are 18 fresh titles for your new books Tuesday.

By Katie Yee | April 6, 2021

K.M. Szpara on Borrowing from Nietzsche to Title His<br> New Novel

K.M. Szpara on Borrowing from Nietzsche to Title His
New Novel

This Week on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | April 6, 2021

Phillip Lopate Considers America’s Post-WWII Essay Boom

Phillip Lopate Considers America’s Post-WWII Essay Boom

On the Political, Social, and Literary Forces That Led to a Proliferation of the Genre

By Phillip Lopate | April 5, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

Born to Rewild: Jeff VanderMeer on What It Means to Restore Your Own Little Part of the World

By Drew Broussard | April 5, 2021

Revisiting the Work of Frances Burney, “Mother of English Fiction”

By History of Literature | April 5, 2021

On the Rise and Fall of Fictional Rock Stars

By Glenn Dixon | April 5, 2021

Translating Brodsky: On the Undeniable Legacy of George L. Kline

Translating Brodsky: On the Undeniable Legacy of George L. Kline

Cynthia L. Haven Celebrates the Life and Work of an Unsung Translator and Intellectual

By Cynthia L. Haven | April 5, 2021

Carol Edgarian: We Write from Our Own Urgency, Our Own Questions

Carol Edgarian: We Write from Our Own Urgency, Our Own Questions

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 5, 2021

The Unique Pleasures of Letter-Writing in a Era of Impulsive Interaction

The Unique Pleasures of Letter-Writing in a Era of Impulsive Interaction

Jackie Polzin on the Focused, Private Connections of
Good Correspondence

By Jackie Polzin | April 2, 2021

Why Are Female Stutterers Such a Rarity in Literature?

Why Are Female Stutterers Such a Rarity in Literature?

Sophia Stewart on Merry Levov and American Pastoral

By Sophia Stewart | April 2, 2021

Melissa Febos on How Patriarchy and Capitalism Conspire Against Women

Melissa Febos on How Patriarchy and Capitalism Conspire Against Women

Elizabeth Lothian Talks with the Author of Girlhood

By Elizabeth Lothian | April 2, 2021

From <em>The Blacksmith’s Daughter</em> by Selim Özdoğan

From The Blacksmith’s Daughter by Selim Özdoğan

Translated by Ayça Türkoğlu and Katy Derbyshire

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 2, 2021

The Addict as Archaeologist: Telling the Hard Stories of Family Tragedy

The Addict as Archaeologist: Telling the Hard Stories of Family Tragedy

Steven Wingate on the Long Journey to His Latest Novel

By Steven Wingate | April 2, 2021

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