Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

Why Djuna Barnes Withdrew Into Total Seclusion the Last 40 Years of Her Life

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

By Lit Century | October 20, 2020

On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's <em>The Bluest Eye</em>

On Beauty, Sexual Violence, and Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye

Kanako Nishi: "Morrison neither consoled me as a victim, nor condemned me as the perpetrator."

By Kanako Nishi | October 20, 2020

In Conversation with Actress and Audiobook Narrator Yetide Badaki

In Conversation with Actress and Audiobook Narrator Yetide Badaki

“When words move me, I love to hear them.”

By Traci Currie | October 20, 2020

On the Unexpected Hopefulness of Don DeLillo’s <em>The Silence</em>

On the Unexpected Hopefulness of Don DeLillo’s The Silence

Not the Likeliest of Feelings in 2020

By Alexander Sammartino | October 19, 2020

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

How a Rare and Ancient Manuscript Moved Me to Write a Novel

Natalka Burian on the Allure of the Voynich Manuscript

By Natalka Burian | October 19, 2020

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

Ricardo Piglia's Alter Ego on Epidemics of Violence in Argentina

The Diaries of "Emilio Renzi" Reveal the Digressions of Daily Life

By Ricardo Piglia | October 19, 2020

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Claire Messud on Chekhov's Best Advice

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Cory Doctorow: Kids Use Reason, Adults Rationalize

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How to Write a Sci-Fi Rock 'N' Roll Novel in Rhyming Couplets

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Jason Guriel Pairing the Conventions of Rhyme with Science Fiction

By Jason Guriel | October 19, 2020

What Happens When You Open a Phone Line for People to Gush About Their Favorite Books

What Happens When You Open a Phone Line for People to Gush About Their Favorite Books

This Week on The History of Literature Podcast

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The Soul-Excavating Work of Louise Glück

The Soul-Excavating Work of Louise Glück

On the Poetry "More Intimate than Any Living Friend"

By Maureen N. McLane | October 16, 2020

What I Learned From Interviewing Indie Booksellers In Every State

What I Learned From Interviewing Indie Booksellers In Every State

Stephanie Kent on the Ambitious Call Me Ishmael Project

By Stephanie Kent and Logan Smalley | October 16, 2020

George Saunders: Everyone Wants to Be Loved. What Do We Do with That?

George Saunders: Everyone Wants to Be Loved. What Do We Do with That?

In Conversation with Linn Ullmann on the How to Proceed Podcast

By How to Proceed | October 16, 2020

The Delight of Daniel Mendelsohn

The Delight of Daniel Mendelsohn

James K.A. Smith on the Radical Interconnectedness of Three Rings

By James K.A. Smith | October 16, 2020

How to Write? Don't... At Least Not Yet

How to Write? Don't... At Least Not Yet

Johanna Hedva Offers a Poetic and Unconventional Guide to Craft

By Johanna Hedva | October 16, 2020

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