• Craft and Criticism

    Streaming Guide

    The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

    By Emily Temple  December 1, 2023
    Literary Criticism

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  December 1, 2023
    The Craft of Writing

    Beth Kephart on the Observational Lens

    By Beth Kephart  December 1, 2023
    Behind the Mic

    Helen Laser and AudioFile’s 2023 Best Fiction Audiobooks

    By Behind the Mic   December 1, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Katherine Howe on the Joy of Writing Pirates

    By History of Literature  December 1, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    November’s Best Reviewed Fiction

    By Book Marks  November 30, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    November’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

    By Book Marks  November 30, 2023
    Horror

    Horror for the Holidays! Or, Scary Novels To Read While Being Nice to Your Family

    By Erika Johansen  November 30, 2023
    Existentialism

    What Albert Camus’s The Stranger Says About Our Contemporary Anxieties

    By Kate Christensen  November 30, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Timothy Schaffert on the Literary Parallels for the House GOP Clusterf*ck

    By Fiction Non Fiction  November 30, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Casey Plett On Community and Being Open To Strangers

    By The Maris Review  November 30, 2023
    Literary History

    Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

    By Nick Ripatrazone  November 29, 2023
    Symbolism

    Year of the Rabbit: Why We’re Seeing So Many Bunnies on Books

    By Celia Mattison  November 29, 2023
    Fathers and Daughters

    Meals and Memories: Sheila Squillante on Writing to Remember Her Father

    By Sheila Squillante  November 29, 2023
    Domestic Violence

    A Vicious Cycle: Jessica Strawser on Telling and Re-Telling Traumatic Stories

    By Jessica Strawser  November 29, 2023
    Retrospective

    Beyond Poor Things: An Ode to Alasdair Gray’s Lesser-Known, Equally Deserving Books

    By Mazin Saleem  November 29, 2023
    Read Smart

    John Vaillant on Winning the 2023 Baillie Gifford Prize

    By Read Smart  November 29, 2023
    The Hub

    Booker judge admits it’s nearly impossible to read ALL the books.

    By Jonny Diamond  November 28, 2023
    New Books Tuesdays

    A Crime-Solving Maid! A History of The OC! 15 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  November 28, 2023
    Literary History

    When Publishing F. Scott Fitzgerald is the Family Business

    By Charles Scribner III  November 28, 2023
    On Poetry

    Dara Barrois/Dixon on the Lived Poetry of the Late James Tate

    By Peter Mishler  November 28, 2023
    Keen On

    Kevin F. Adler on Changing the Way Americans Think About Homelessness

    By Keen On  November 28, 2023
    Talk Easy

    Benny Safdie on Capturing Life on Film

    By Talk Easy  November 28, 2023
    Mexican Literature

    Gabriel García Márquez on the Magic of Juan Rulfo

    By Gabriel García Márquez  November 27, 2023
    Booker Prize Winner

    Booker Prize Winner Paul Lynch on the Fundamental Dignity of the Individual

    By Peter Murphy  November 27, 2023
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