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The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

Featuring art thieves, Nazi-resistors, medieval scientists, and more

By Book Marks | November 24, 2020

Bruce McCall: The Story Behind Eight <em>New Yorker</em> Covers

Bruce McCall: The Story Behind Eight New Yorker Covers

Also, His All-Time Favorite

By Bruce McCall | November 24, 2020

Pamela Painter on Reading's Pleasures—and Badly Behaved Characters

Pamela Painter on Reading's Pleasures—and Badly Behaved Characters

The Author of Fabrications Talks to Margot Livesey

By Margot Livesey | November 24, 2020

Wayne Macauley on <br>Gerald Murnane's Most Memorable Book

Wayne Macauley on
Gerald Murnane's Most Memorable Book

Considering "Cultural Cringe" and the Issue of Literary Influence

By Wayne Macauley | November 24, 2020

On Arnold Lobel's Preoccupation With Solitude in <em>Frog and Toad</em>

On Arnold Lobel's Preoccupation With Solitude in Frog and Toad

From Lit Century: 100 Years, 100 Books, a Podcast Hosted by Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | November 24, 2020

When Adrienne Rich Refused The National Book Award

When Adrienne Rich Refused The National Book Award

In 1974, Nothing Went as Planned

By Hilary Holladay | November 23, 2020

Best Reviewed
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A Young V.S. Naipaul Writes to His Dad About Wanting to Fit in at School

By V.S. Naipaul | November 23, 2020

The Uncertainty of the Future Has Made Storytellers of Us All

By Nancy Star | November 23, 2020

Danger and Depth in Literary Thrillers: This Month's Audiobook Recommendations

By James Tate Hill | November 23, 2020

What Happened to the Classic Western? It Got Better

What Happened to the Classic Western? It Got Better

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | November 23, 2020

Writing and Parenting in the Pandemic Blur of <br>Day to Day Life

Writing and Parenting in the Pandemic Blur of
Day to Day Life

Ellen O'Connell Whittet on Incidental Writing

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet | November 23, 2020

Yishai Sarid on the Haunting Questions That Propelled His New Book

Yishai Sarid on the Haunting Questions That Propelled His New Book

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | November 23, 2020

Why the Video Game Scenes in Raven Leilani's <em>Luster</em> Are So Important

Why the Video Game Scenes in Raven Leilani's Luster Are So Important

In Conversation with Kendra Winchester on Reading Women

By Reading Women | November 20, 2020

Bill T. Jones on the Uneasy Liaison Between Storytellers and Listeners

Bill T. Jones on the Uneasy Liaison Between Storytellers and Listeners

From the Renowned Choreographer's Lecture at the Brooklyn Public Library

By Bill T. Jones | November 20, 2020

Ayad Akhtar and Cathy Park Hong: Is the Personal <br>Always Political?

Ayad Akhtar and Cathy Park Hong: Is the Personal
Always Political?

From the Bookable Podcast with Author Amanda Stern

By Bookable | November 20, 2020

Francine Prose and Doon Arbus Talk Museums, Revision, and the Objects That Give Our Lives Meaning

Francine Prose and Doon Arbus Talk Museums, Revision, and the Objects That Give Our Lives Meaning

A Conversation with the Author of The Caretaker

By Literary Hub | November 20, 2020

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