Snobs, Sophisticates, and Scathing Reviews in Wartime London

Snobs, Sophisticates, and Scathing Reviews in Wartime London

D.J. Taylor on Cyril Connolly Shepherd of "High Brow" Literature

By D.J. Taylor | March 13, 2020

A Close Reading of the Chilling Prologue of Donna Tartt's <em>The Secret History</em>

A Close Reading of the Chilling Prologue of Donna Tartt's The Secret History

"Why, looking for new ferns."

By Emily Temple | March 12, 2020

What the Literary World Gets Wrong About Accessibility

What the Literary World Gets Wrong About Accessibility

The Inaccessible Forest: Amanda Leduc on Writing a Book About Fairy Tales

By Amanda Leduc | March 12, 2020

Cultivating Solitude, <br>The Henry James' Way

Cultivating Solitude,
The Henry James' Way

On “the lonely celibate who has to boil his own pot.”

By Fenton Johnson | March 10, 2020

Pintle, Gudgeon, Chock: On the Rich, Wonderful (and Odd) Vocabulary of Sailing

Pintle, Gudgeon, Chock: On the Rich, Wonderful (and Odd) Vocabulary of Sailing

Luis Jaramillo Heads to the Hudson for a Break From Writing

By Luis Jaramillo | March 10, 2020

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Kevin Nguyen, Paul Lisicky, and More

By Literary Hub | March 10, 2020

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Kate Elizabeth Russell Takes the Book Marks Rapid-Fire Books Quiz

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On Shirley Hazzard and the Antipodean Gaze

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Ann Napolitano: Honor Your Obsessions—Especially the Weird Ones

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Alison Stine on the Haves and Have-Nots of America's Biggest Writers' Conference

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How Can Palestinian Writers Resist Consumption by Colonial Narratives?

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George Abraham on Imagination and Reinvention

By George Abraham | March 6, 2020

How Choose-Your-Own-Adventure Continues to Show Up in Literary Fiction

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David Schwartz on the Formal Experimentation of Carmen Maria Machado, Rick Moody, and Julio Cortázar

By David Lerner Schwartz | March 5, 2020

The Hidden Power of the Passive Protagonist

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Jessi Jezewska Stevens on Characters with Perpetual Potential

By Jessi Jezewska Stevens | March 5, 2020

A Conversation with Poet David Ferry on the Occasion of His 96th Birthday

A Conversation with Poet David Ferry on the Occasion of His 96th Birthday

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of Bewilderment About Early Influences, Iambic Pentameter, and How It's All Translation

By Peter Mishler | March 5, 2020

Writing and Confronting Terror in the Form of a Color

Writing and Confronting Terror in the Form of a Color

Theodore Wheeler's Notes on Blue

By Theodore Wheeler | March 5, 2020

The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of <em>On the Road</em>

The 75 Best One-Star Amazon Reviews of On the Road

"Like reading Mapquest directions for several hundred pages."

By Emily Temple | March 4, 2020

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