Nonsense, Puns, and Dirty Limericks: A Serious Look at Poetic Wordplay

Nonsense, Puns, and Dirty Limericks: A Serious Look at Poetic Wordplay

Brad Leithauser Considers the Comedy of Verse

By Brad Leithauser | February 23, 2022

A History of Demonology is a History of the World

A History of Demonology is a History of the World

Ed Simon Offers a Demonic Poetics

By Ed Simon | February 23, 2022

Cranly’s Arm: On Finding and Seeking Gay Desire in Joyce

Cranly’s Arm: On Finding and Seeking Gay Desire in Joyce

Paul McAdory Considers Ambiguous Subtext and Unwavering Belief

By Paul McAdory | February 23, 2022

What Pornographic Literature Shows Us About Human Nature

What Pornographic Literature Shows Us About Human Nature

Kathleen J. Woods on “Pain, Pleasure, and Want”

By Kathleen J. Woods | February 23, 2022

20 new books to dive into this week.

20 new books to dive into this week.

By Katie Yee | February 22, 2022

Reading Myself Into, and Beyond, <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>

Reading Myself Into, and Beyond, Pride and Prejudice

Jane Pek on the Freedom of Choice in Love and Marriage

By Jane Pek | February 22, 2022

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Richard Wright on Carson McCullers’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

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Joy Lanzendorfer on the Gendered Double Standard of Ambition

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Anna Holmes on the Radical Life of Margaret Wise Brown

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David Ulin on Joan Didion, California, Counterculture, and the Essay Form

David Ulin on Joan Didion, California, Counterculture, and the Essay Form

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

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Julie Otsuka on Writing Memory Loss and the Power of the First-Person Plural

Julie Otsuka on Writing Memory Loss and the Power of the First-Person Plural

The Author of The Swimmers Talks to Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | February 22, 2022

Getting By in Prison With Nothing But Books

Getting By in Prison With Nothing But Books

Daniel Genis on Becoming a Citizen of the Incarcerated Nation

By Daniel Genis | February 22, 2022

What Banning <em>Maus</em> Means for the Generation of Artists It Inspired

What Banning Maus Means for the Generation of Artists It Inspired

Amy Kurzweil Considers the Benefits of Chorus Over Canon

By Amy Kurzweil | February 18, 2022

EXCLUSIVE: Tracy K. Smith and Others Discuss Robert Frost's

EXCLUSIVE: Tracy K. Smith and Others Discuss Robert Frost's "Mending Wall"

From Season Three of Poetry in America

By The Virtual Book Channel | February 18, 2022

The Better Half? 7 Novels Told From Both Members of a Couple

The Better Half? 7 Novels Told From Both Members of a Couple

Robin Kirman on Books by Lauren Groff, Toni Morrison, and More

By Robin Kirman | February 18, 2022

On the Victorian Science and Prejudices Behind Bram Stoker’s <em>Dracula</em>

On the Victorian Science and Prejudices Behind Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Vidya Krishnan Looks at How 19th-Century Concerns About Disease Mirror Those of the Modern World

By Vidya Krishnan | February 18, 2022

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