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Kathleen Boland on Getting Lost (as a Writing Practice)

Kathleen Boland on Getting Lost (as a Writing Practice)

“I didn’t find myself. Instead, I found an obsession.”

By Kathleen Boland | January 16, 2026

The All-Of-It-Ness of Motherhood: Five Books to Read in the Early Days of Parenting

The All-Of-It-Ness of Motherhood: Five Books to Read in the Early Days of Parenting

Catherine Pierce Recommends Rivka Galchen, Mira Jacob, Beth Ann Fennelly and More

By Catherine Pierce | January 16, 2026

“Entropy” by Arthur Sze

“Entropy” by Arthur Sze

From the Michigan Quarterly Review

By Arthur Sze | January 16, 2026

Novelist Van Jensen Talks With His Mother, Acclaimed Painter Jean Jensen, About Art and Family

Novelist Van Jensen Talks With His Mother, Acclaimed Painter Jean Jensen, About Art and Family

Van and Jean discuss their collaboration on a special edition print to celebrate the release of Van’s new novel, Godfall

By Van Jensen | January 16, 2026

On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

On Renee Good, ICE, Zohran Mamdani, and the Politics of Domination vs. Vulnerability

Steven W. Thrasher Contemplates the Weakness at the Heart of ICE and the Politics of the Hard Right

By Steven W. Thrasher | January 15, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A novel is a minor conspiracy unto itself, a frenzied assembly of story and figures and motivations.”

By Book Marks | January 15, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
  • Under Water
  • Paradiso 17
  • The Plans I Have for You
  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

The Church of David Bowie

By Peter Ormerod | January 15, 2026

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

By Golan Haji | January 15, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Having a Huge Crush on My Editor?

By Kristen Arnett | January 15, 2026

How the Phoenicians Laid the Foundations For Modern Commerce and Civilization

How the Phoenicians Laid the Foundations For Modern Commerce and Civilization

Eve MacDonald on Myth, Conquest and Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean

By Eve MacDonald | January 15, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Daniyal Mueenuddin Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Daniyal Mueenuddin Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring James Joyce, Susan Orlean, Lauren Groff, and More

By Diana Arterian | January 15, 2026

Vauhini Vara and Karan Mahajan on When AI Tries to Sound Like Us

Vauhini Vara and Karan Mahajan on When AI Tries to Sound Like Us

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 15, 2026

The Work Behind the Writing: On Writers and Their Day Jobs

The Work Behind the Writing: On Writers and Their Day Jobs

Ed Simon Explores the Relationship Between Labor and Literary Passion

By Ed Simon | January 14, 2026

To Hell and Back: The Weeknd’s Musical Odyssey Through Life and Death

To Hell and Back: The Weeknd’s Musical Odyssey Through Life and Death

Judson Bergman Explores Hedonism, Nihilism and Redemption In Modern Pop

By Judson Bergman | January 14, 2026

How the <em>New York Times</em> Failed Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya

How the New York Times Failed Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya

Max Weiss on Translating the Gaza Doctor’s Words for the Times, and the Paper’s Failure to Cover His Abduction and Torture

By Max Weiss | January 14, 2026

Helping Incarcerated Writers Find Their Voices at Parchman Prison

Helping Incarcerated Writers Find Their Voices at Parchman Prison

W. Ralph Eubanks Explores Literary Life in a Forgotten Corner of the Mississippi Delta

By W. Ralph Eubanks | January 14, 2026

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