A Survivor’s Guide to the Long, Slow, Infuriating Process of Revision

A Survivor’s Guide to the Long, Slow, Infuriating Process of Revision

Peter Ho Davies Offers Advice for Beginners

By Peter Ho Davies | November 2, 2021

November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Featuring Magic and Queerness, a SFF Icon’s Take on Climate Collapse, a Pioneering Work of Silkpunk, and More

By Book Marks | November 2, 2021

Elizabeth Strout on Inhabiting Her Characters and Writing Directly

Elizabeth Strout on Inhabiting Her Characters and Writing Directly

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Oh William!

By Jane Ciabattari | November 2, 2021

Announcing the New Season of <em>The Cosmic Library</em>

Announcing the New Season of The Cosmic Library

Join Us As We Explore 1,001 Nights

By Finnegan and Friends | November 2, 2021

How David Foster Wallace Anticipated Netflix’s Digital Gatekeeping

How David Foster Wallace Anticipated Netflix’s Digital Gatekeeping

Stuart Jeffries on the Algorithm and the Illusion of Choice

By Stuart Jeffries | November 1, 2021

On the Gift (and Weight) of Winning a “Free” House

On the Gift (and Weight) of Winning a “Free” House

Anne Elizabeth Moore Considers the Cost of a House in Detroit

By Anne Elizabeth Moore | November 1, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
  • Under Water
  • Paradiso 17
  • The Plans I Have for You
  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

Whither the Plain Female Protagonist? On “Great Beauty” in Literature

By Lucinda Rosenfeld | November 1, 2021

Paul Auster on One of the Most Astonishing War Stories in American Literature

By Paul Auster | November 1, 2021

Tana French on James Baldwin, Watership Down, and Hating Hawthorne

By Book Marks | November 1, 2021

“The King of Poets.” On Baudelaire’s <em> Les Fleurs du Mal</em>

“The King of Poets.” On Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | November 1, 2021

“Nobody’s Free Until Everbody’s Free.” Keisha N. Blain on Lou Hamer’s Work and Life

“Nobody’s Free Until Everbody’s Free.” Keisha N. Blain on Lou Hamer’s Work and Life

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

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

Do Motives Matter When It Comes to Movie Horror?

Do Motives Matter When It Comes to Movie Horror?

Tyler Malone on Psycho, Michael Myers, and Psychologism in Cinematic Horror

By Tyler Malone | October 29, 2021

How Horror Mirrors the Irrevocability of Grief

How Horror Mirrors the Irrevocability of Grief

Gus Moreno on the Power of Sitting in Dread

By Gus Moreno | October 29, 2021

Ghostly Taboos: Superstitious Rules and Gendered Restrictions

Ghostly Taboos: Superstitious Rules and Gendered Restrictions

How Researching the Forbidden Shaped The Themes of My Novel

By Aimee Parkison | October 29, 2021

Tananarive Due on Reinventing Black Horror

Tananarive Due on Reinventing Black Horror

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 29, 2021

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Month

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Month

Featuring New Titles by Jonathan Franzen, Elizabeth Strout, John le Carré, Rebecca Solnit, David Sedaris, and More

By Book Marks | October 29, 2021

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