13 Ways of Looking at a Family: Maud Newton on the Imagery of Ancestors (Including Her Own)

13 Ways of Looking at a Family: Maud Newton on the Imagery of Ancestors (Including Her Own)

Part Three in the “13 Ways of Looking” Series

By Maud Newton | August 18, 2022

What a New Translation of <em>Beowulf</em> Says About Extinction

What a New Translation of Beowulf Says About Extinction

Lydia Pyne on Talking About Species Loss

By Lydia Pyne | August 18, 2022

Japanese American Incarceration for Children: Brandon Shimoda on Reading with His Daughter

Japanese American Incarceration for Children: Brandon Shimoda on Reading with His Daughter

“I did not grow up with children’s books about Japanese American incarceration. There were not many.”

By Brandon Shimoda | August 18, 2022

The PRH Trial Has Revealed a Barely Hidden Scorn for Independent Publishers

The PRH Trial Has Revealed a Barely Hidden Scorn for Independent Publishers

Margot Atwell of Feminist Press on the Importance of Indies

By Margot Atwell | August 18, 2022

Fascism Past and Present: Anthony Marra on What the Censorship of 1940s Hollywood and Italy Can Teach Us

Fascism Past and Present: Anthony Marra on What the Censorship of 1940s Hollywood and Italy Can Teach Us

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 18, 2022

Beyond the Anthropocentric: When Plants Become Literary Characters

Beyond the Anthropocentric: When Plants Become Literary Characters

Coco Picard Recommends Elif Shafak, Sheila Heti, and More

By Coco Picard | August 18, 2022

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The Life and Stories of Diane Oliver

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The Joys of Influence: In Praise of Intertextuality

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Dur e Aziz Amna on the Work That Laid the Foundation for Her Debut Novel

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On James Joyce, <em>Ulysses</em>, and the Irish Jewish Community

On James Joyce, Ulysses, and the Irish Jewish Community

Jo Glanville Chronicles Her Family's Story in Ireland

By Jo Glanville | August 17, 2022

Incriminating Texts and Embarrassing Photos: What Nada Alic Needed to Write Her Debut Story Collection

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In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | August 17, 2022

Sidik Fofana on Crafting Distinct and Unforgettable Literary Voices

Sidik Fofana on Crafting Distinct and Unforgettable Literary Voices

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Stories from Tenants Downstairs

By Jane Ciabattari | August 16, 2022

“Untouchable, Disappointing, Infinitely Mutable.” A Reading List of Not-So Main Characters

“Untouchable, Disappointing, Infinitely Mutable.” A Reading List of Not-So Main Characters

Daisy Lafarge Recommends Marie NDiaye, Sarah Bernstein, and More

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A Poetics of Failure: On the Truths That Lie Between Words

A Poetics of Failure: On the Truths That Lie Between Words

D.S. Waldman Considers the Unbridgeable Gap Between Poetry and Any Single Poem

By D.S. Waldman | August 15, 2022

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