<em>Inheritance</em> by Elizabeth Acevedo, Read by the Author

Inheritance by Elizabeth Acevedo, Read by the Author

Powerful Poetry from a Spoken-Word Poet

By Behind the Mic | May 24, 2022

Elizabeth Hardwick on the Capable Coolness of Faye Dunaway

Elizabeth Hardwick on the Capable Coolness of Faye Dunaway

“She seems to be expressing a solitariness that is unusual, anti-romantic.”

By Elizabeth Hardwick | May 23, 2022

How Contemporary Chinese Literature Made Western Modernism Its Own

How Contemporary Chinese Literature Made Western Modernism Its Own

Yan Lianke on the Concept of “Mythorealism”

By Yan Lianke and Carlos Rojas | May 23, 2022

Xu Xi on Living the Transnational Literary Life

Xu Xi on Living the Transnational Literary Life

“Life really isn’t stranger than fiction, but you have to keep reading, and rereading, to know that.”

By Xu Xi | May 23, 2022

In Praise of the Unhappy Happy Ending

In Praise of the Unhappy Happy Ending

Natalie Jenner Breaks Down an Alluring Authorial Move

By Natalie Jenner | May 23, 2022

Jeffrey Yang on the Parallels Between Wood Carving and Poetry

Jeffrey Yang on the Parallels Between Wood Carving and Poetry

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | May 23, 2022

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Marie Myung-Ok Lee on the Inevitable Slowness of Writing

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The Author of The Evening Hero Talks to Jimin Han

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A Few Notes on the Past (and Possible Future) of Public Mourning

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A.J. Bermudez on Technology, Community, and Grief

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Considering the Morals of Kierkegaard’s <em>Fear and Trembling</em>

Considering the Morals of Kierkegaard’s Fear and Trembling

From the The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 23, 2022

<em>Nothing Burns as Bright as You</em> by Ashley Woodfolk, Read by Amani Minter

Nothing Burns as Bright as You by Ashley Woodfolk, Read by Amani Minter

A Lyrical YA Novel in Verse

By Behind the Mic | May 23, 2022

Was <em>You’ve Got Mail</em> Trying to Warn Us About the Internet? (Or Telling Us to Give Up?)

Was You’ve Got Mail Trying to Warn Us About the Internet? (Or Telling Us to Give Up?)

Olivia Rutigliano on the Rise of Amazon.com, Corporate Homogenization, and the 90s Rom Com in the Middle of It All

By Olivia Rutigliano | May 20, 2022

Natalie Diaz on the Mojave Language and Where English Fails Us

Natalie Diaz on the Mojave Language and Where English Fails Us

Dahr Jamail Talks to Diaz About Building a Lexicon

By Dahr Jamail | May 20, 2022

Behind the Scenes of <em>Ready to Die</em>: An Excerpt from <Em>It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him</em>

Behind the Scenes of Ready to Die: An Excerpt from It Was All a Dream: Biggie and the World That Made Him

Justin Tinsley on the Creation of an Iconic Album

By Justin Tinsley | May 20, 2022

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