• Craft and Criticism

    The Maris Review

    Naomi Alderman On Tech Billionaires as Today’s Villains

    By The Maris Review  December 7, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Taylor Byas on Writing About Her Hometown

    By Fiction Non Fiction  December 7, 2023
    Reading Lists

    Marxism and Mistletoe: A Holiday List of Books for the Lefties in Your Life

    By Kristen R. Ghodsee  December 6, 2023
    Children's Lit

    My Year in Reading Children’s Books

    By Sara B. Franklin  December 6, 2023
    What to Watch

    Eileen Complicates the Relationship at the Heart of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Novel

    By Emmeline Clein  December 6, 2023
    Poetry

    Two Poems by Marlon Hacla, Translated by Kristine Ong Muslim

    By Marlon Hacla  December 6, 2023
    The History of Literature

    David Sterling Brown on Shakespeare’s White Others

    By History of Literature  December 6, 2023
    Sci-Fi

    Space Pastoral: Finding a New Literary Genre in the Slow Death of the International Space Station

    By Samantha Harvey  December 5, 2023
    Spirituality

    Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

    By Christian Wiman  December 5, 2023
    In Conversation

    Kate Christensen on Allowing Characters to Tell Their Own Stories

    By Jane Ciabattari  December 5, 2023
    New Books Tuesdays

    The Velvet Underground! Anthony Veasna So! Queer Sci-Fi! 21 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  December 5, 2023
    Talk Easy

    Maria Ressa on Fighting for the Safety of Journalists

    By Talk Easy  December 5, 2023
    Nature Writing

    Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

    By Edward Moreta Jr.  December 4, 2023
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

    By Natalie Zutter  December 4, 2023
    Poetry

    7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December

    By Rebecca Morgan Frank  December 4, 2023
    On Grief

    Rereading My Words in the Midst of Profound Grief

    By Gabriel Bump  December 4, 2023
    African Literature

    Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

    By Jessica Powers  December 4, 2023
    Behind the Mic

    Dion Graham and AudioFile’s 2023 Best Biography and Memoir Audiobooks

    By Behind the Mic   December 4, 2023
    Write-minded

    Jamila Minnicks on the Higher Truth of Fiction

    By Memoir Nation   December 4, 2023
    In Memoriam

    RIP Shane MacGowan: 7 Pogues Songs That Would Make Great Short Stories

    By Jonny Diamond  December 1, 2023
    Audiobooks

    The Best Audiobooks of 2023

    By AudioFile Magazine  December 1, 2023
    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
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