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John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

In Praise of an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

By Essex Hemphill | March 7, 2025

The Best Story Collection About California Wildfires Isn’t a Book—It’s a Brand-New Record 

The Best Story Collection About California Wildfires Isn’t a Book—It’s a Brand-New Record 

Rebecca Worby on Will Stratton’s “Points of Origin”

By Rebecca Worby | March 7, 2025

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

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

Featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Laila Lalami, Chloe Dalton, and More

By Book Marks | March 7, 2025

Jonathan Tarleton on the Limits of Research—and Making Peace with What You Don’t Know

Jonathan Tarleton on the Limits of Research—and Making Peace with What You Don’t Know

Against Turning Every Page

By Jonathan Tarleton | March 7, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>The Bear</em> by Andrew Krivak

A Small Press Book We Love:
The Bear by Andrew Krivak

By Jonny Diamond | March 6, 2025

The Best Villains in Literature Bracket

The Best Villains in Literature Bracket

Ides of March Madness

By Literary Hub | March 6, 2025

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  • The Six Loves of James I

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

By Ted Chiang | March 6, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | March 6, 2025

The Edge of the Abyss: William Styron at 100

By Greg Cwik | March 6, 2025

“Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

“Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

Spencer Reece Considers the Life and Work of Jaime Gil de Biedma

By Spencer Reece | March 6, 2025

Seven Novels That Explore Friendship In All Its Messy, Complex Beauty

Seven Novels That Explore Friendship In All Its Messy, Complex Beauty

Jeremy Gordon Recommends Yukio Mishima, Elena Ferrante, Daniel Clowes, and More

By Jeremy Gordon | March 6, 2025

There Are Too Many DAMN Commas in Books These Days: Am I the Literary Asshole?

There Are Too Many DAMN Commas in Books These Days: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 6, 2025

Karen Weingarten on Abortion Stories

Karen Weingarten on Abortion Stories

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 6, 2025

Dennis Lehane: Confessions of a Novelist Turned TV Showrunner

Dennis Lehane: Confessions of a Novelist Turned TV Showrunner

live at the 2024 Sun Vally Writers' Conference

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | March 6, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>The President's Room</em> by Ricardo Romero

A Small Press Book We Love:
The President's Room by Ricardo Romero

By Drew Broussard | March 5, 2025

How Loneliness and Companionship Can Impact a Writer’s Creative Life

How Loneliness and Companionship Can Impact a Writer’s Creative Life

Emily Hodgson Anderson: “What I realized in retrospect was how this personal trajectory... is one I live through, in microcosm, every time I write.”

By Emily Hodgson Anderson | March 5, 2025

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