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When a Young Literary Star Refuses the Spotlight

When a Young Literary Star Refuses the Spotlight

Simon Leser on the Curious Case of Joseph Andras

By Simon Leser | February 26, 2021

The Best Nightmarish Fiction: <br>A Reading List

The Best Nightmarish Fiction:
A Reading List

Angela Buck Recommends Lydia Davis, Shirley Jackson, and More

By Angela Buck | February 26, 2021

Dantiel W. Moniz on Writing Stories That Are Felt in the Body

Dantiel W. Moniz on Writing Stories That Are Felt in the Body

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | February 26, 2021

A Star is Born: Tracing the Rise and Fall of a Jewish Immigrant Turned Realist Author

A Star is Born: Tracing the Rise and Fall of a Jewish Immigrant Turned Realist Author

Catherine Rottenberg on the Storied Life and Overdue Revival of Anzia Yezierska

By Catherine Rottenberg | February 26, 2021

The (Semi-Hidden) History of Queer Pregnancy in Literature

The (Semi-Hidden) History of Queer Pregnancy in Literature

Alicia Andrzejewski on Torrey Peters’s Detransition, Baby, and the Future of Queer Families

By Alicia Andrzejewski | February 26, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>The Dragons, The Giant, The Women</em> by Wayétu Moore

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: The Dragons, The Giant, The Women by Wayétu Moore

Marion Winik on One of the Finalists for Autobiography

By Marion Winik | February 26, 2021

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By William J. Bernstein | February 25, 2021

Joy Harjo on the Poetic Lyricism and Subversive Native Storytelling of James Welch

By Joy Harjo | February 25, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Imperial Liquor by Amaud Jamaul Johnson

By Stephanie Burt | February 25, 2021

Patricia Lockwood: ‘I Like to Give People a Very Vertiginous Whiplash’

Patricia Lockwood: ‘I Like to Give People a Very Vertiginous Whiplash’

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | February 25, 2021

I think about this tiny detail from <em>The Talented Mr. Ripley</em> all the time.

I think about this tiny detail from The Talented Mr. Ripley all the time.

By Emily Temple | February 24, 2021

Beatifying Patricia Lockwood: “I Worry That She Hasn’t Had Enough Fun.”

Beatifying Patricia Lockwood: “I Worry That She Hasn’t Had Enough Fun.”

Mary Gordon Tries to Understand Literary Hagiography

By Mary Gordon | February 24, 2021

How Many of the 100 Most Famous Passages in Literature Can You Identify?

How Many of the 100 Most Famous Passages in Literature Can You Identify?

Winner Gets a Prize*

By Emily Temple | February 24, 2021

Jonathan Lethem: Why Shirley Jackson is a Reader’s Writer

Jonathan Lethem: Why Shirley Jackson is a Reader’s Writer

On the Brilliance of We Have Always Lived in the Castle and the Intimacy of Everyday Evil

By Jonathan Lethem | February 24, 2021

On the Erudite Chaos of Tom Stoppard's Most Complex Play

On the Erudite Chaos of Tom Stoppard's Most Complex Play

Hermione Lee Considers the Algorithmic Genius of Arcadia

By Hermione Lee | February 24, 2021

Lauren Oyler: In Defense of Autofiction

Lauren Oyler: In Defense of Autofiction

In Conversation with Courtney Balestier on the WMFA Podcast

By WMFA | February 24, 2021

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