Life Imitates Art: On <em>The Sorrows of Young Werther</em>, Moral Panic and the Power of Books

Life Imitates Art: On The Sorrows of Young Werther, Moral Panic and the Power of Books

Ed Simon Considers the Phenomenon of Killing Yourself (and Others) in the Name of Literature

By Ed Simon | September 27, 2024

September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring the Weimar Republic, the Brooklyn Rave Scene, Connie Chung’s Memoir, and More

By Book Marks | September 27, 2024

What Romance Writing Shares With Sports Journalism

What Romance Writing Shares With Sports Journalism

Jamie Harrow on the Similarities Between Chronicling Hard-Won Victories in Love and Athletics

By Jamie Harrow | September 27, 2024

The Surreal, Destabilizing Strangeness of Poetry: A Conversation with Michael Leong

The Surreal, Destabilizing Strangeness of Poetry: A Conversation with Michael Leong

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of “Words on Edge”

By Peter Mishler | September 27, 2024

M.L. Rio on the Connection Between Writing and Dreams

M.L. Rio on the Connection Between Writing and Dreams

“We make whole tapestries of meaning from a few evocative details.”

By M.L. Rio | September 27, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Garth Greenwell Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Garth Greenwell Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Mark Haber, Noor Naga, Mavis Gallant, and Others

By Diana Arterian | September 27, 2024

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What Fiction Writers Can Learn from Dungeons & Dragons

By Jedediah Berry | September 26, 2024

On the Anxiety of Finally Publishing a Book After Years of Covering Them

By Maris Kreizman | September 26, 2024

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Isabella Hammad Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Isabella Hammad Is Reading Now, and Next

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By Diana Arterian | September 26, 2024

An Expat’s Homebase: How the Iconic Village Voice Bookshop in Paris Launched Lit Mags

An Expat’s Homebase: How the Iconic Village Voice Bookshop in Paris Launched Lit Mags

Odile Hellier Reflects on the Work of John Strand, Kathy Acker, Ricardo Mosner, and More

By Odile Hellier | September 26, 2024

Myriam J.A. Chancy on Haitian American Communities

Myriam J.A. Chancy on Haitian American Communities

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 26, 2024

I Wrote a Trans Memoir Without Even Knowing It (at First)

I Wrote a Trans Memoir Without Even Knowing It (at First)

Oliver Radclyffe on the Long and Winding Road to Publication Day

By Oliver Radclyffe | September 25, 2024

The Forgotten Female Novelist Who Foresaw Ecology, Environmentalism, and Realist Fiction

The Forgotten Female Novelist Who Foresaw Ecology, Environmentalism, and Realist Fiction

John MacNeill Miller on Harriet Martineau’s Prescient Vision of Humanity

By John MacNeill Miller | September 25, 2024

Zen Cho and Freya Marske on Romance, Romantasy, and Communication

Zen Cho and Freya Marske on Romance, Romantasy, and Communication

Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre S04E04

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | September 25, 2024

Isabella Hammad’s (Incomplete) Essential List of Books About Palestine

Isabella Hammad’s (Incomplete) Essential List of Books About Palestine

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By Isabella Hammad | September 24, 2024

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