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The Literary Power of Hobbits: How JRR Tolkien Shaped Modern Fantasy

The Literary Power of Hobbits: How JRR Tolkien Shaped Modern Fantasy

Verlyn Flieger on the Late Addition of Tolkien's Most Iconic Characters

By Verlyn Flieger | June 24, 2024

Brief Encounters: On Claire Messud’s Melodramas

Brief Encounters: On Claire Messud’s Melodramas

Rafaela Bassili Considers “This Strange Eventful History” and the Author's Novels of Family Life

By Rafaela Bassili | June 24, 2024

Reading Jill Ciment’s <em>Consent</em> As a Former Teenage Bride

Reading Jill Ciment’s Consent As a Former Teenage Bride

Rafia Zakaria Considers Context, Choices and Consequences Across Eras and Cultures

By Rafia Zakaria | June 24, 2024

The Gaps Filled by Fiction: On Victoria Amelina’s <em>Dom’s Dream Kingdom</em>

The Gaps Filled by Fiction: On Victoria Amelina’s Dom’s Dream Kingdom

Héctor Abad Remembers a Rising Star of Ukrainian Literature Killed by Putin’s War

By Héctor Abad | June 24, 2024

Roe, Dobbs, and Reproductive Justice Lit: A Reading List for Abortion Advocacy

Roe, Dobbs, and Reproductive Justice Lit: A Reading List for Abortion Advocacy

Merle Hoffman Recommends Laura Kaplan, Dorothy Roberts, Rickie Solinger, and More

By Merle Hoffman | June 24, 2024

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

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By Book Marks | June 21, 2024

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By Brock Clarke | June 20, 2024

Nicolás Medina Mora on Mexico’s First Woman President and the Country’s Political Future

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 20, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | June 20, 2024

The Paradox of the Contemporary Southern Writer

The Paradox of the Contemporary Southern Writer

Levi Vonk on Summer Brenner's "Dust" and the Necessary Work of Writing About the South

By Levi Vonk | June 18, 2024

How Much of This is True? On the Subtle Nuances of Memoir and Autofiction

How Much of This is True? On the Subtle Nuances of Memoir and Autofiction

“We are all unreliable narrators, recounting our stories through the filters of perception and memory.”

By Matt Young | June 18, 2024

Rachel Cusk! Francine Prose! Thom Gunn! 27 new books out today.

Rachel Cusk! Francine Prose! Thom Gunn! 27 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 18, 2024

Nicholson Baker on Finding His Likeness

Nicholson Baker on Finding His Likeness

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | June 18, 2024

In the Beginning... Why Every Novel Needs an Origin Story

In the Beginning... Why Every Novel Needs an Origin Story

Patrick Nathan on the Process of Creating New Fictional Universes

By Patrick Nathan | June 17, 2024

The Limitations of Autobiography: Jill Ciment on Continually Revising the Past

The Limitations of Autobiography: Jill Ciment on Continually Revising the Past

Michelle Hart Talks to the Author of “Consent”

By Michelle Hart | June 17, 2024

Going to “Girl Church.” 5 Books that Explore Female Friendship and Adolescence

Going to “Girl Church.” 5 Books that Explore Female Friendship and Adolescence

Maggie Nye Recommends Mónica Ojeda, Megan Abbott, Dizz Tate, and More

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