Imaginary Histories: How Tolkien’s Fascination with Language Shaped His Literary World

Imaginary Histories: How Tolkien’s Fascination with Language Shaped His Literary World

Damien Bador on the Origins of a Fantasy Classic

By Damien Bador | April 8, 2021

Jasmine Mans on Finding Her Voice as a Spoken Word Poet

Jasmine Mans on Finding Her Voice as a Spoken Word Poet

This Week from the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | April 8, 2021

Janice P. Nimura: The Case for Admiring “Unlikable” Women

Janice P. Nimura: The Case for Admiring “Unlikable” Women

This Week on Just the Right Book Podcast with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | April 8, 2021

On Avi's Brilliant Ability to Recreate His Voice with Each Book

On Avi's Brilliant Ability to Recreate His Voice with Each Book

This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | April 8, 2021

Vive the <em>erotic far left!</em> Why Violette Leduc’s <em>The Taxi</em> needs a new translation.

Vive the erotic far left! Why Violette Leduc’s The Taxi needs a new translation.

By Jonny Diamond | April 7, 2021

Helen Oyeyemi Finds the World of Her Novel on the Train

Helen Oyeyemi Finds the World of Her Novel on the Train

The Author of Peaces in Conversation with Kristin Iversen

By Kristin Iversen | April 7, 2021

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Meaning in the Margins: On the Literary Value of Annotation

By Remi Kalir and Antero Garcia | April 7, 2021

On the Bruce Springsteen Song That Reinvigorated My Writing

By Natalie Standiford | April 7, 2021

Fariha Róisín on Learning to Care Less About the Publishing World’s Rules

By Thresholds | April 7, 2021

On the Role of Zen Buddhism in the Stories of J.D. Salinger

On the Role of Zen Buddhism in the Stories of J.D. Salinger

Avram Alpert Looks Closely at Franny and Zooey

By Avram Alpert | April 7, 2021

On Finding the Balance Between Solitude and Community at an MFA Program

On Finding the Balance Between Solitude and Community at an MFA Program

For Sanjena Sathian, a Room of One’s Own Came with Roommates

By Sanjena Sathian | April 7, 2021

Gina Frangello: The Case Against Self-Flagellation in Memoir

Gina Frangello: The Case Against Self-Flagellation in Memoir

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 7, 2021

Why Adults Should Read More Middle Grade Books

Why Adults Should Read More Middle Grade Books

Afoma Umesi Guests on the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | April 7, 2021

Here are 6 books Tom Waits should read that aren’t Kerouac or Bukowski.

Here are 6 books Tom Waits should read that aren’t Kerouac or Bukowski.

By Jonny Diamond | April 6, 2021

On Gloria Naylor’s Refusal to Look Away from the Pain of a Mother’s Grief

On Gloria Naylor’s Refusal to Look Away from the Pain of a Mother’s Grief

Tyrese L. Coleman Guests on the Lit Century Podcast
with Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | April 6, 2021

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

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