The Language of American Jewishness: On Delmore Schwartz, Grace Paley, and the Duties of Freedom

The Language of American Jewishness: On Delmore Schwartz, Grace Paley, and the Duties of Freedom

“I want American Jews to count ourselves in; to include ourselves in the bad parts of American history as part of building the good.”

By Lily Meyer | April 2, 2024

Sight and the Sacred: 7 New Poetry Books to Read This April

Sight and the Sacred: 7 New Poetry Books to Read This April

David Woo Recommends Victoria Chang, Daniel Khalastchi, Joyelle McSweeney, and More

By David Woo | April 2, 2024

Crystal Hana Kim on Writing as a Mother, the Korean Diaspora, and How to Structure a Page-Turner

Crystal Hana Kim on Writing as a Mother, the Korean Diaspora, and How to Structure a Page-Turner

The Author of “The Stone Home” in Conversation with Jimin Han

By Jimin Han | April 2, 2024

Daniel Saldaña Paris and Wah-Ming Chang on <em>Pedro Páramo</em>

Daniel Saldaña Paris and Wah-Ming Chang on Pedro Páramo

In Conversation with Catherine Nichols on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | April 2, 2024

Seizures, Strokes, and... Spurts of Creativity? On the Symptoms of a Brain Tumor

Seizures, Strokes, and... Spurts of Creativity? On the Symptoms of a Brain Tumor

Rod Nordland Considers the Enduring Mysteries of Cancer's Effects on the Human Body

By Rod Nordland | April 1, 2024

Ream Shukairy on Telling Muslim Stories in an Islamophobic World

Ream Shukairy on Telling Muslim Stories in an Islamophobic World

“May we speak up the veins in our necks bulge. May we walk confidently into rooms demanding to be heard.”

By Ream Shukairy | April 1, 2024

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“From the River to the Sea.” A Poem by Samer Abu Hawwash, translated by Huda Fakhreddine

By Samer Abu Hawwash and Huda Fakhreddine | April 1, 2024

In Defense of Food Memory in Immigrant Fiction

By Jessica Zhan Mei Yu | April 1, 2024

Kathleen Schmidt on Getting Real About Book Publishing

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Kiley Reid on Why Fiction Isn't Activism

Kiley Reid on Why Fiction Isn't Activism

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 1, 2024

Some of the Best (and Worst?) Movies of the Last Three Months

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Olivia Rutigliano on Beekeeping Assassins, French Gourmands, Fanciful Toy Inventors and More

By Olivia Rutigliano | March 29, 2024

Jesus Had Needs, Too: On the Sacred Blasphemy of <em>The Last Temptation of Christ</em>

Jesus Had Needs, Too: On the Sacred Blasphemy of The Last Temptation of Christ

Ed Simon Considers the Literary and Cinematic Representations of Christianity's Chief Paradox

By Ed Simon | March 29, 2024

March’s Best Reviewed Fiction

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Featuring New Titles by Percival Everett, Ferdia Lennon, Rita Bullwinkel, and More

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AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of March

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of March

The Month in Literary Listening

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Rita Bullwinkel on Writing Sports Narratives

Rita Bullwinkel on Writing Sports Narratives

The Great Divide Between Playing and Watching

By Rita Bullwinkel | March 29, 2024

More Stories, More Voices: On the Importance of the Small(ish) Book Publisher

More Stories, More Voices: On the Importance of the Small(ish) Book Publisher

Kristen McGuiness Profiles Just Some of the Countless New Faces of Independent Publishing

By Kristen McGuiness | March 29, 2024

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