Why AI Can’t Properly Translate Proust—Yet

Why AI Can’t Properly Translate Proust—Yet

Michael Wooldridge on the Limits of Literary Automation

By Michael Wooldridge | January 20, 2021

What Makes <em>Flowers in the Attic</em> the Perfect Quarantine Read?

What Makes Flowers in the Attic the Perfect Quarantine Read?

From the Lit Century Podcast with Sandra Newman
and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | January 20, 2021

Resisting the Badge of ‘Resilience’ in the Wake of a Devastating Loss

Resisting the Badge of ‘Resilience’ in the Wake of a Devastating Loss

Emily Rapp Black Considers a Ubiquitous—and Inexact—Description

By Emily Rapp Black | January 20, 2021

Rob Doyle: What Happened to Expecting Candor from Writers?

Rob Doyle: What Happened to Expecting Candor from Writers?

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | January 20, 2021

R. F. Kuang: How a Hidden History Became a Fantasy Trilogy

R. F. Kuang: How a Hidden History Became a Fantasy Trilogy

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | January 20, 2021

Catherine Lacey on the Religious Experience of Reading the Right Book at the Right Time

Catherine Lacey on the Religious Experience of Reading the Right Book at the Right Time

From the Thresholds Podcast, Hosted by Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | January 20, 2021

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Patricia Highsmith’s Confessions and Rebellions at Yaddo

By Richard Bradford | January 19, 2021

25 Essential Notes on Craft from Matthew Salesses

By Matthew Salesses | January 19, 2021

Mark Wunderlich on the Resurrecting Powers of Poetry

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 19, 2021

Yiyun Li on the Brilliance of Bette Howland

Yiyun Li on the Brilliance of Bette Howland

"Howland wrote a book that I thought was impossible to write."

By Yiyun Li | January 15, 2021

How Honest is Too Honest? 6 Books That Straddle That Line

How Honest is Too Honest? 6 Books That Straddle That Line

Michael Leviton Recommends Richard Wright,
Joyce Maynard, and More

By Michael Leviton | January 15, 2021

Writing the Human Element Into Climate Change Via Those Most At Risk

Writing the Human Element Into Climate Change Via Those Most At Risk

Claire Holroyde on the Wayãpi of the Nipukú River and
Her Debut Novel

By Claire Holroyde | January 15, 2021

Why Kim Stanley Robinson Wrote a New Cli-Fi Novel... in Which Things Actually Get Better

Why Kim Stanley Robinson Wrote a New Cli-Fi Novel... in Which Things Actually Get Better

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | January 15, 2021

Amyra León on How Frida Kahlo Influenced Her to Write the Wound

Amyra León on How Frida Kahlo Influenced Her to Write the Wound

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | January 15, 2021

Revisiting the Brontës... Through Branwell's Reputed Affair

Revisiting the Brontës... Through Branwell's Reputed Affair

In Conversation with C.P. Lesley on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | January 15, 2021

Will Self: How Should We Read?

Will Self: How Should We Read?

In Praise of Literary Promiscuity in the Digital Age

By Will Self | January 14, 2021

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