17 new books to look forward to.

17 new books to look forward to.

By Katie Yee | March 2, 2021

MFA vs. MBA? Finding Unlikely Literary Inspiration at Harvard Business School

MFA vs. MBA? Finding Unlikely Literary Inspiration at Harvard Business School

Isabel Yap on Learning the Art of Storytelling Where She Least Expected It

By Isabel Yap | March 2, 2021

On the Ultra-Relatable, Modern Burnout of Chekhov’s “Ward No. 6”

On the Ultra-Relatable, Modern Burnout of Chekhov’s “Ward No. 6”

From the Lit Century Podcast with Sandra Newman
and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | March 2, 2021

Isabel Allende on Literary Ambition and the Power of Mentorship

Isabel Allende on Literary Ambition and the Power of Mentorship

"In the absence of ambition I had good luck."

By Isabel Allende | March 2, 2021

Wayne Koestenbaum on His Quarantine-Induced Need to Read Poetry

Wayne Koestenbaum on His Quarantine-Induced Need to Read Poetry

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on
The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | March 2, 2021

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

A Conversation on Craft with the Author of Vera

By Ann Beattie | March 2, 2021

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This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Home Baked by Alia Volz

By Stephanie Burt | March 2, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Obit by Victoria Chang

By Charles Finch | March 1, 2021

(Almost) Every Cultural Reference in Pretend It's a City, Annotated

By Annie Berke | March 1, 2021

Ijeoma Oluo on the Pervasive Impact of White Mediocrity

Ijeoma Oluo on the Pervasive Impact of White Mediocrity

Jasmine J. Mahmoud Talks to the Author of Mediocre

By Jasmine J. Mahmoud | March 1, 2021

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

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

Is That Light at the End of the Tunnel?

By Emily Temple | March 1, 2021

A Shipwrecked Mother Tongue: On Confronting Linguistic Dispossession

A Shipwrecked Mother Tongue: On Confronting Linguistic Dispossession

Claudio Lomnitz Examines Inherited Languages and Family Histories

By Claudio Lomnitz | March 1, 2021

Natalie West on the False Binary of Sex Work Narratives

Natalie West on the False Binary of Sex Work Narratives

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | March 1, 2021

On the Brief Life and Towering Accomplishments of Lorraine Hansberry

On the Brief Life and Towering Accomplishments of Lorraine Hansberry

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 1, 2021

When Fiction Bears Witness to a Crime Against Humanity

When Fiction Bears Witness to a Crime Against Humanity

Kim Echlin on Telling Stories of the Unthinkable

By Kim Echlin | March 1, 2021

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Making Choices in a Writing Career

Live at the Red Ink Series: On Making Choices in a Writing Career

Danielle Evans, Eula Biss, Sejal Shah, and Christa Parravani

By Literary Hub | March 1, 2021

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