The 11 Best Book Covers of February

The 11 Best Book Covers of February

Plus a Couple Extras, for Fun

By Emily Temple | February 27, 2023

Talking to Biographer Carl Rollyson About the Life of William Faulkner

Talking to Biographer Carl Rollyson About the Life of William Faulkner

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | February 27, 2023

Susan Griffin on Earning an Ending and How Writing is Akin to Carpentry

Susan Griffin on Earning an Ending and How Writing is Akin to Carpentry

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | February 27, 2023

“War Plants Paper Flowers.” New Ukrainian Poetry by Iya Kiva, Ostap Slyvynsky, and Halyna Kruk

“War Plants Paper Flowers.” New Ukrainian Poetry by Iya Kiva, Ostap Slyvynsky, and Halyna Kruk

“At every step one could wind up in someone else’s poem.”

By Literary Hub | February 24, 2023

In the Hour of War: Carolyn Forché and Ilya Kaminsky on Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry

In the Hour of War: Carolyn Forché and Ilya Kaminsky on Contemporary Ukrainian Poetry

“Take only what is most important. Take the letters. / Take only what you can carry.”

By Carolyn Forché and Ilya Kaminsky | February 24, 2023

Rebecca Makkai on the Most Underutilized Tool in Fiction: Setting

Rebecca Makkai on the Most Underutilized Tool in Fiction: Setting

“Your setting is so alive, it’s almost a character!”

By Rebecca Makkai | February 24, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Ancient Drama for Modern Readers: Top 5 Greek Plays to Read in Translation

By Claire Heywood | February 24, 2023

Why Fig Pollination and Literary Criticism Have a Lot in Common

By A. V. Marraccini | February 24, 2023

Interview with an Indie Press: Split/Lip Press

By Katie Yee | February 24, 2023

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

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

Featuring New Titles by Rebecca Makkai, Nona Fernández, Jac Jemc, and More

By Book Marks | February 24, 2023

“There’s No Easy Answer, But I’m Gonna Tell a Story About It.” Rebecca Makkai on Exploring the Gray Areas

“There’s No Easy Answer, But I’m Gonna Tell a Story About It.” Rebecca Makkai on Exploring the Gray Areas

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | February 23, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Vivian Gornick on Janet Malcolm’s Posthumous Memoir, Reginald Dwayne Betts on an Oral History of Rikers, and More

By Book Marks | February 23, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Polarizing British-Irish Filmmaker Martin McDonagh

Everything You Need to Know About Polarizing British-Irish Filmmaker Martin McDonagh

Why Do People Love Him? Why Do People Hate Him? Does He Have a Famous Girlfriend?

By Dan Sheehan | February 23, 2023

Delia Cai on the Gift That Immigrant Parents Give Their Children

Delia Cai on the Gift That Immigrant Parents Give Their Children

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | February 23, 2023

Poet Anthony Anaxagorou on Language and the Interaction of Colonialism and Patriarchy

Poet Anthony Anaxagorou on Language and the Interaction of Colonialism and Patriarchy

The Author of Heritage Aesthetics in Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | February 23, 2023

The Struggle is Real: A Reading List of Messy, (Es)Strange(d), Surreal Families

The Struggle is Real: A Reading List of Messy, (Es)Strange(d), Surreal Families

J.A. Tyler Recommends Tim O’Brien, Peter Markus, Alison Bechdel, and More

By J. A. Tyler | February 23, 2023

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