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The Inner Lives of Black Women: On Novels That Break the Chains of Trauma

The Inner Lives of Black Women: On Novels That Break the Chains of Trauma

Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler Recommends Candice Carty-Williams, Jacqueline Woodson, and More

By Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler | July 1, 2021

When a Florida Man Researches His Home State for a Book (Police Not Involved!)

When a Florida Man Researches His Home State for a Book (Police Not Involved!)

John Brandon on the Origins of His New Novel

By John Brandon | July 1, 2021

Do Books Have to Be Depressing to Be Taken Seriously?

Do Books Have to Be Depressing to Be Taken Seriously?

Matt Haig Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | July 1, 2021

"Good criticism has integrity." Jessica Hopper on how to be a critic (and who's doing it right).

By Vanessa Willoughby | June 30, 2021

What <em>Lord of the Flies</em> got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

What Lord of the Flies got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

By Jonny Diamond | June 30, 2021

Writing the “Eastern Western.” On the Massive Resurgence of Asian American Westerns

Writing the “Eastern Western.” On the Massive Resurgence of Asian American Westerns

Lavinia Liang Considers the Meaning of Land, Territory, Americanness, and Lost Histories

By Lavinia Liang | June 30, 2021

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Kazuo Ishiguro’s Daytime Horror: On Cults, White Supremacy, and Pagan Aesthetics

By Mieko Anders | June 30, 2021

The Impossible Question at the Heart of Every Book Tour

By Jason Mott | June 30, 2021

How the Prophetic Fiction of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Exposed the Dangers of Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

By Margot Livesy | June 30, 2021

When Activist Poets Took Over a Tiny California Town

When Activist Poets Took Over a Tiny California Town

Uncovering a Unique Chapter in the History of American Poetry

By Lytle Shaw | June 30, 2021

Daisy Hernández: How Writing the Coming-of-Age Memoir Makes Room for Other Stories

Daisy Hernández: How Writing the Coming-of-Age Memoir Makes Room for Other Stories

In Conversation with Kendra Winchester on Reading Women

By Reading Women | June 30, 2021

Tom Robbins on Personalizing the Editorial Process and Knowing When to End a Novel

Tom Robbins on Personalizing the Editorial Process and Knowing When to End a Novel

Gary Lippman Talks to a Beloved American Author

By Gary Lippman | June 30, 2021

How Pedro Mairal Convinced His Parents He Needed to Study Literature

How Pedro Mairal Convinced His Parents He Needed to Study Literature

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | June 30, 2021

16 new books to read while sitting directly in front of the fan.

16 new books to read while sitting directly in front of the fan.

By Katie Yee | June 29, 2021

Charles McGrath: On the Avant-Garde Literary Genius of Donald Barthelme

Charles McGrath: On the Avant-Garde Literary Genius of Donald Barthelme

“His fallback, his signature, is always humor.”

By Charles McGrath | June 29, 2021

The Ongoingness of War in Ismail Kadare’s <em>The General of the Dead Army</em>

The Ongoingness of War in Ismail Kadare’s The General of the Dead Army

This Week from the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | June 29, 2021

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