• Literary Criticism

    Fan Culture

    Seressia Glass on Her Favorite Fictional Nerds

    By Seressia Glass  December 22, 2021
    Craft and Criticism

    The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 21, 2021
    Criticism

    The Weaponization of Quiet: On the Subtle Horror of Ayşegül Savaş’s White on White

    By Francesca Giacco  December 21, 2021
    So Many Damn Books

    What Does It Mean for an AI to Write a Novel?

    By So Many Damn Books  December 21, 2021
    Freeman's

    Linda Coverdale on Reading Stories of Survival in 2021

    By Linda Coverdale  December 21, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The 10 Best Book Reviews of 2021

    By Adam Morgan  December 20, 2021
    Historical Fiction

    Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

    By Juhea Kim  December 20, 2021
    The History of Literature

    Phil Klay on Evelyn Waugh’s Catholic, Conservative, and Curmudgeonly Ways

    By History of Literature  December 20, 2021
    Adaptations

    On the Most Adapted Ghost Story of All Time

    By Adam Scovell  December 20, 2021
    Freeman's

    Zahia Rahmani on Discovering Ursula K. Le Guin in 2021

    By Zahia Rahmani  December 20, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The Best Reviewed Literature in Translation of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 17, 2021
    Freeman's

    Rabih Alameddine Asks His MFA Students for Their Favorite Novels of the Year

    By Rabih Alameddine  December 17, 2021
    Interview with an Indie Press

    Interview with an Indie Press: Transit Books

    By Corinne Segal  December 17, 2021
    Classics

    On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s Anabasis

    By Shane Brennan  December 17, 2021
    Reading Lists

    The Best Reviewed Graphic Literature of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 17, 2021
    Reading Lists

    The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 16, 2021
    Climate Fiction

    Does Climate Fiction Make a Difference?

    By Matthew Schneider-Mayerson  December 16, 2021
    The Maris Review

    How to Make a Better World Without Centering Yourself: A Conversation with Alex McElroy

    By The Maris Review  December 16, 2021
    The Hub

    “O love tell the committee that I know.” A close reading of a Muriel Rukeyser poem.

    By Snigdha Koirala  December 15, 2021
    Writing

    How to Write (Almost) Anything: A Very Serious Guide by Tom Bissell

    By Tom Bissell  December 15, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 15, 2021
    Film

    Five Medieval Tales That Should Immediately Be Made Into Movies

    By Matthew Gabriele and David Perry  December 15, 2021
    Christianity

    A Case for Withdrawing the Genre of “Christian Fiction”

    By Chelsea Leah  December 15, 2021
    Creativity

    How a Sense of Awe Can Ignite Creativity

    By Emily Willingham  December 15, 2021
    Greek Literature

    Excavating the Insights of a Once Beloved Greek Novelist

    By Johanna Hanink  December 15, 2021
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