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Words as Borders, Weapons, Traps: Sarah Aziza on Being a Palestinian Writer Today

Words as Borders, Weapons, Traps: Sarah Aziza on Being a Palestinian Writer Today

The Author of “The Hollow Half” Explores Language, Silence, and Being

By Sarah Aziza | April 22, 2025

Lydia Millet on the Challenges of Writing In the Here and Now

Lydia Millet on the Challenges of Writing In the Here and Now

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of "Atavists"

By Jane Ciabattari | April 22, 2025

A Mystic, a Poet, an Old Friend: Haleh Liza Gafori on the Enduring Power of Rumi

A Mystic, a Poet, an Old Friend: Haleh Liza Gafori on the Enduring Power of Rumi

“In the midst of life’s challenges, his lines are lifelines.”

By Haleh Liza Gafori | April 22, 2025

Of Malady and Mortality: Five Books to Read When Your Spouse Is Diagnosed with Cancer

Of Malady and Mortality: Five Books to Read When Your Spouse Is Diagnosed with Cancer

Ariel Gore Recommends Audre Lorde, Barbara Ehrenreich, Teva Harrison, and More

By Ariel Gore | April 21, 2025

Announcing the Winners of the 2025 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Announcing the Winners of the 2025 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Series Editor Jenny Minton Quigley on the Timeless Power of Channeling Truth Through Imagination

By Jenny Minton Quigley | April 21, 2025

On the Enduring Power of Charles Reznikoff’s <em>Holocaust</em>, 50 Years Later

On the Enduring Power of Charles Reznikoff’s Holocaust, 50 Years Later

“The scenes of Holocaust unfold in Eastern Europe, but Reznikoff seems to suggest they could happen anywhere...”

By Nick Ripatrazone | April 18, 2025

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

By Book Marks | April 18, 2025

Five Novels About Coming of Age When You’re Old Enough to Know Better

By Emily Everett | April 18, 2025

Am I the Literary Asshole for Thinking All Writers Are Assholes?

By Kristen Arnett | April 17, 2025

“Is Canada a Viable Country?” Yes, According to American Literature

“Is Canada a Viable Country?” Yes, According to American Literature

Brooke Clark Finds Visions of the Great White North in the Eyes of American Writers

By Brooke Clark | April 17, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“This is the world that Gatsby warns of: one with no solidarity, just avarice and pleasure-seeking.”

By Book Marks | April 17, 2025

Not One Vietnam, But Many: Vinh Nguyen on Capturing a Multifarious Country in Memoir

Not One Vietnam, But Many: Vinh Nguyen on Capturing a Multifarious Country in Memoir

The Author of “The Migrant Rain Falls in Reverse” Explores Memory, Audience, and Floating Signifiers

By Vinh Nguyen | April 17, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Ariana Reines Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Ariana Reines Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Orlando Reade, Ishmael Reed, Georges Bataille, and Others

By Diana Arterian | April 17, 2025

Vauhini Vara on Searches and <em>Searches</em>

Vauhini Vara on Searches and Searches

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 17, 2025

“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before.” On Josephine Tey’s <em>The Daughter of Time</em>

“A Mystery Novel Like No Other Before.” On Josephine Tey’s The Daughter of Time

Sarah Weinman in Praise of an Innovative and Timeless Work of Detective Fiction

By Sarah Weinman | April 16, 2025

Ishion Hutchinson on Les Murray’s Sensory, Mozartian Poems

Ishion Hutchinson on Les Murray’s Sensory, Mozartian Poems

The Author of “Fugitive Tilt” Explores the Australian Poet’s Evocations of Nature

By Ishion Hutchinson | April 16, 2025

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