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The History of the United States According to Colson Whitehead

The History of the United States According to Colson Whitehead

Alexander Manshel on the Historical Fiction Boom of Contemporary American Literature

By Alexander Manshel | November 21, 2023

“We Want to Make It Feel Like a Party.” On the Transformation of Southwest Review

“We Want to Make It Feel Like a Party.” On the Transformation of Southwest Review

A Lit Mag Embraces Colorful Design and Literary Translation

By Mark Haber | November 21, 2023

Naomi Alderman on Creating a Fictional Tech Dystopia

Naomi Alderman on Creating a Fictional Tech Dystopia

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Future

By Jane Ciabattari | November 21, 2023

Christine Coulson on John Cheever and Dorothy Parker

Christine Coulson on John Cheever and Dorothy Parker

In Conversation with Catherine Nichols on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | November 21, 2023

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

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

Featuring Michael Cunningham, Willa Cather, Claire Keegan, and More

By Book Marks | November 17, 2023

Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

"We go to books for solace, and for proof, to begin again at the beginning."

By Beth Kephart | November 16, 2023

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | November 16, 2023

On Literary Empathy and the Performative Reading of Palestinian Authors

By Etaf Rum | November 16, 2023

Zeke Caligiuri on the Incarcerated Writers Who Edited An Anthology on Class

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 16, 2023

Ed Park on Panoramic Storytelling

Ed Park on Panoramic Storytelling

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | November 16, 2023

Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

In Conversation with Ellen Adams in Montréal

By Ellen Adams | November 15, 2023

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

"This spring, I fell in love with John Gower, who died in 1408."

By Katherine Churchill | November 15, 2023

Kali Fajardo-Anstine in Praise of Willa Cather and the American Southwest

Kali Fajardo-Anstine in Praise of Willa Cather and the American Southwest

On Death Comes for the Archbishop and Literary Neighbors

By Kali Fajardo-Anstine | November 14, 2023

On the False Promise of Climate Fiction 

On the False Promise of Climate Fiction 

Are We Already Beyond Raising Awareness?

By Emma Pattee | November 14, 2023

My Feral Shelf: On Building a Personal Library of Bad Behavior

My Feral Shelf: On Building a Personal Library of Bad Behavior

Jennifer Lucy Allan on Mischief, Bad Habits, and Lust for Life (in Books)

By Jennifer Lucy Allan | November 14, 2023

40 Books to Understand Palestine

40 Books to Understand Palestine

From Ghassan Kanafani's "Men in the Sun" to Adania Shibli's "Minor Detail"

By Literary Hub | November 14, 2023

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