When Art Cannot Console Us in Death

When Art Cannot Console Us in Death

Emily Harnett on the Hard Art of the Death Memoir

By Emily Harnett | February 17, 2016

30 Books in 30 Days: Carmela Ciuraru on Colm Tóibín’s <em>On Elizabeth Bishop</em>

30 Books in 30 Days: Carmela Ciuraru on Colm Tóibín’s On Elizabeth Bishop

COUNTING DOWN THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARDS FINALISTS

By Carmela Ciuraru | February 17, 2016

30 Books in 30 Days: David Biespiel on Frank Stanford:

30 Books in 30 Days: David Biespiel on Frank Stanford: "Poetry Busts Guts"

Counting Down the National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists

By David Biespiel | February 16, 2016

30 Books in 30 Days: Mark Athitakis on Ottessa Moshfegh's <em>Eileen</em>

30 Books in 30 Days: Mark Athitakis on Ottessa Moshfegh's Eileen

Counting Down the National Book Critics Circle Awards Finalists

By Mark Athitakis | February 15, 2016

Han Kang on Violence, Beauty, and the (Im)possibility of Innocence

Han Kang on Violence, Beauty, and the (Im)possibility of Innocence

Bethanne Patrick in conversation with the author of The Vegetarian

By Bethanne Patrick | February 12, 2016

Why Does Art Happen in Pairs?

Why Does Art Happen in Pairs?

Or What To Do When a Novel Just Like Yours Comes Out First

By Drew Nellins Smith | February 12, 2016

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What Makes Something Funny?

By Stuart Evers | February 12, 2016

A. O. Scott Asks Himself: What is Criticism?

By A. O. Scott | February 11, 2016

A Bikini, a Toothbrush, and 44 Issues of The New Yorker

By Summer Brennan | February 11, 2016

How to Write What You <em>Don't</em> Know

How to Write What You Don't Know

Amy Gustine on the Deep Research Behind Good Fiction

By Amy Gustine | February 10, 2016

Librarian Confidential: Polli Kenn

Librarian Confidential: Polli Kenn

Noise-Cancelling Headphones for Everyone!

By Literary Hub | February 10, 2016

Idra Novey on Violence, Humor, and American Naiveté

Idra Novey on Violence, Humor, and American Naiveté

Francisco Goldman in conversation with the author of Ways to Disappear

By Francisco Goldman | February 10, 2016

Surviving San Francisco: Race, Money, and the Neoliberal Tech-Bro

Surviving San Francisco: Race, Money, and the Neoliberal Tech-Bro

Gideon Lewis-Kraus Talks to Tony Tulathimutte About His Debut Novel

By Gideon Lewis-Kraus | February 9, 2016

The Vegetarian

The Vegetarian

Han Kang, trans. Deborah Smith

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 9, 2016

Elizabeth McKenzie on Vets, Bad Mothers, and Antidepressants

Elizabeth McKenzie on Vets, Bad Mothers, and Antidepressants

Bethanne Patrick in conversation with the author of The Portable Veblen

By Bethanne Patrick | February 9, 2016

On Finding Yourself in the Work of Jhumpa Lahiri

On Finding Yourself in the Work of Jhumpa Lahiri

Nandini Balial on Language, Homeland, and Family

By Nandini Balial | February 9, 2016

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