Em X. Liu on Putting Hamlet in a Sci-Fi Lab

Em X. Liu on Putting Hamlet in a Sci-Fi Lab

In Conversation with Brenda Noiseux on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | September 8, 2023

Kai Bird on Joining Martin Sherwin to Write Oppenheimer's Biography

Kai Bird on Joining Martin Sherwin to Write Oppenheimer's Biography

This Week on The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

By The Literary Life | September 8, 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 new titles by Zadie Smith, Stephen King, Maria Bamford, and More

By Book Marks | September 8, 2023

Porochista Khakpour on the Unrelatable Brilliance of Alison Rose's <em>Better Than Sane</em>

Porochista Khakpour on the Unrelatable Brilliance of Alison Rose's Better Than Sane

"She isn’t interested in your ability to feel for her much less comprehend her."

By Porochista Khakpour | September 7, 2023

James Ellroy Reveals the Real Reason He Writes

James Ellroy Reveals the Real Reason He Writes

"I’m writing this essay in the spirit of atonement. My ongoing biography should be revised to reflect this."

By James Ellroy | September 7, 2023

A Distinct Medium: How English Became a South Asian Literary Language

A Distinct Medium: How English Became a South Asian Literary Language

Liesl Schwabe on the Vision and Legacy of an Independent Press in Kolkata, India

By Liesl Schwabe | September 7, 2023

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A New Era for Boarding School Literature

By Emma Staffaroni | September 7, 2023

Brendan Shay Basham on the Similarities Between the Chef Life and the Writing Life

By Brendan Shay Basham | September 7, 2023

The Changeling Brings a Genre-Bending Fable of Family to the Screen

By Rebecca Ackermann | September 7, 2023

Acting Out a Life: How to Write Novels About Real People

Acting Out a Life: How to Write Novels About Real People

Gill Paul on the Craft of Historical Fiction and the Limits of Biography

By Gill Paul | September 7, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Myriam Gurba is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Myriam Gurba is Reading Now and Next

Featuring Ann Petry, Victor LaValle, Leslie Marmon Silko, and More

By Diana Arterian | September 7, 2023

Maurice Carlos Ruffin on the History of Powerful Black Women Challenging the Establishment

Maurice Carlos Ruffin on the History of Powerful Black Women Challenging the Establishment

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 7, 2023

Stacey Mei Yan Fong on Doing What You Want in Your Own Kitchen

Stacey Mei Yan Fong on Doing What You Want in Your Own Kitchen

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | September 7, 2023

Elise Loehnen on the Seven Deadly Sins

Elise Loehnen on the Seven Deadly Sins

In Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | September 7, 2023

Myriam Gurba on Writing the Visceral

Myriam Gurba on Writing the Visceral

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | September 7, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Andrea Long Chu on Zadie Smith, Jonathan Dee on Ariel Dorfman, James Wood on George Eliot, and More

By Book Marks | September 7, 2023

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