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What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

Is It Purpose? Portability? James Raven Has Some Questions

By James Raven | October 1, 2020

On Reengaging with Franz Kafka's Astonishing Worlds

On Reengaging with Franz Kafka's Astonishing Worlds

Gregory Ariail Considers the "Lost" and Newly Translated Fragments

By Gregory Ariail | October 1, 2020

Ayad Akhtar on a New Kind <br>of Autofiction

Ayad Akhtar on a New Kind
of Autofiction

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | October 1, 2020

Pediatrician and Author Sayantani DasGupta on Stories as Good Medicine

Pediatrician and Author Sayantani DasGupta on Stories as Good Medicine

From the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | October 1, 2020

Steven Dunn on Coming Back to Reading Through Rap and Nikki Giovanni

Steven Dunn on Coming Back to Reading Through Rap and Nikki Giovanni

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 1, 2020

At Their Own Pace: Why Reading Is Not an Inherent Moral Good

At Their Own Pace: Why Reading Is Not an Inherent Moral Good

Katherine Gaudet on Raising Reluctant Readers

By Katherine Gaudet | September 30, 2020

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All Hail the Beaver, Mighty Linchpin of the Natural World

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Natalie Diaz on Writing Poetry as a Body

By Thresholds | September 30, 2020

Brittle Mac Keyboards, the True Enemy of Letters

By Jeremy Sigler | September 30, 2020

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, September Edition

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, September Edition

South American Rivers, Sex robots, Whale Sharks, and More

By Book Marks | September 30, 2020

Why Jennifer Haigh Won't Be Disclosing the Location of Her Writing Studio

Why Jennifer Haigh Won't Be Disclosing the Location of Her Writing Studio

In Conversation with Courtney Balestier on the WMFA Podcast

By WMFA | September 30, 2020

How a Poem Ends Up As a Basketball Epic

How a Poem Ends Up As a Basketball Epic

The Books That Helped Inua Ellams Write The Half-God of Rainfall

By Inua Ellams | September 30, 2020

Eliza Clark Reads from Her Debut Novel <br><em>Boy Parts</em>

Eliza Clark Reads from Her Debut Novel
Boy Parts

From Damian Barr's Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | September 30, 2020

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, September Edition

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies, September Edition

The lives of Stephen Hawking, Toussaint Louverture, Adolf Hitler, and more

By Book Marks | September 29, 2020

Prepare Your Brackets: <br>The All-Time Super Rooster Tournament of Books is Here

Prepare Your Brackets:
The All-Time Super Rooster Tournament of Books is Here

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | September 29, 2020

On <em>Watership Down</em>, Another Attempt to Stop Humans from Ruining the Planet

On Watership Down, Another Attempt to Stop Humans from Ruining the Planet

The Literary Disco Gang Discusses Richard Adams's Epic 1972 Novel

By Literary Disco | September 29, 2020

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