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The 14 Best Book Covers of October

The 14 Best Book Covers of October

Things are getting weird

By Emily Temple | October 30, 2023

Spying is Lying: How David Cornwell Became John Le Carré

Spying is Lying: How David Cornwell Became John Le Carré

Adam Sisman on the True Identity and Backstory of the Pseudonymous Spy Novelist

By Adam Sisman | October 30, 2023

Tim O'Brien on Letting the World Decide What He'll Read Next

Tim O'Brien on Letting the World Decide What He'll Read Next

The Author of America Fantastica Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | October 30, 2023

Can a Computer Write Like Eudora Welty?

Can a Computer Write Like Eudora Welty?

There's More to AI than Memes

By Randy Sparkman | October 30, 2023

A Master Class in Words: On the Vitality and Vividness of <em>The Iliad</em>'s Opening Lines

A Master Class in Words: On the Vitality and Vividness of The Iliad's Opening Lines

Robin Lane Fox Considers the Movement of Homer's Epic

By Robin Lane Fox | October 30, 2023

The Shape of Water: How the Movement of Oceans Impacts Human Activity

The Shape of Water: How the Movement of Oceans Impacts Human Activity

Helen Czerski Explores the Shape-Shifting Science Behind the High Seas

By Helen Czerski | October 30, 2023

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AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of October

By Audiofile Magazine | October 30, 2023

Isabel Cañas on the Gothic and Drawing from Everyday Monsters

By Memoir Nation | October 30, 2023

Richard Deming on Boy George, Bowie, and Not Feeling Alone

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 30, 2023

America's First Man of Letters: Washington Irving

America's First Man of Letters: Washington Irving

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | October 30, 2023

Anna Badkhen on Imprints of the Past

Anna Badkhen on Imprints of the Past

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 30, 2023

The Past and Present of Writing Women Out of Scientific History

The Past and Present of Writing Women Out of Scientific History

Jan Eliasberg on Lise Meitner, Kati Kariko, and the Project of Correcting the Record

By Jan Eliasberg | October 27, 2023

Patty Crane on Translation and Influence

Patty Crane on Translation and Influence

"Somewhere along the way, my immersion in Tranströmer and my search for a sense of place merged. As if the poetry became the place, and the place the poetry."

By Patty Crane | October 27, 2023

<em>The Holdovers</em> is a Revelation

The Holdovers is a Revelation

Alexander Payne's new film is perfect, full stop.

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 27, 2023

50 Years Later, Terrence Malick’s <em>Badlands</em> Remains a Pure Encapsulation of American Violence

50 Years Later, Terrence Malick’s Badlands Remains a Pure Encapsulation of American Violence

Gus Mitchell on the Singular Director’s Debut Film

By Gus Mitchell | October 27, 2023

Evan Hughes on Writing the Book Behind <em>Pain Hustlers</em>

Evan Hughes on Writing the Book Behind Pain Hustlers

“The saga I’m obsessed with is getting another life.”

By Evan Hughes | October 27, 2023

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