Notable Literary Deaths in 2021

Notable Literary Deaths in 2021

An Incomplete List of the Writers, Editors, and Great Literary Minds We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2021

To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

Ayana Contreras Considers How the Soul Legend’s Sound Is Still Relevant Today

By Ayana Contreras | December 15, 2021

How a Sense of Awe Can Ignite Creativity

How a Sense of Awe Can Ignite Creativity

Emily Willingham on the Brontës and the Power of Reverence

By Emily Willingham | December 15, 2021

“Books From My Own Community.” A Farewell from <em>Reading Women</em>

“Books From My Own Community.” A Farewell from Reading Women

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | December 15, 2021

Excavating the Insights of a Once Beloved Greek Novelist

Excavating the Insights of a Once Beloved Greek Novelist

Johanna Hanink on Andreas Karkavitsas and His Novel, The Archaelogist

By Johanna Hanink | December 15, 2021

<em>The Korean Vegan Cookbook</em> by Joanne Lee Molinaro, Read by the Author

The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Lee Molinaro, Read by the Author

A Delicious Cookbook and Captivating Memoir

By Behind the Mic | December 15, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • The Hitch
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

The Urgency of Rachel Carson’s Sea Trilogy in a Time of Climate Crisis

By Sandra Steingraber | December 14, 2021

The Best Books of 2021 You May Have Missed

By Bethanne Patrick | December 14, 2021

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Books of 2021

By Book Marks | December 14, 2021

How “Dark Tourism” Warps Our Understanding of History

How “Dark Tourism” Warps Our Understanding of History

Hasanthika Sirisena on the Commodification of War

By Hasanthika Sirisena | December 14, 2021

Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

Michael A. Gonzales Remembers His Dear Friend and Mentor

By Michael A. Gonzales | December 14, 2021

On the Extremely Pleasurable Experience of Reading Eileen Chang’s <em>Love in a Fallen City</em>

On the Extremely Pleasurable Experience of Reading Eileen Chang’s Love in a Fallen City

Adalena Kavanagh and Jaime Chu Guest on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | December 14, 2021

Words with Fangs: Finding Myself in Julia Alvarez’s <em>How the García Girls Lost Their Accents</em>

Words with Fangs: Finding Myself in Julia Alvarez’s How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

Elizabeth Acevedo on the Lasting Legacy and Importance of a Transformative Novel

By Elizabeth Acevedo | December 14, 2021

Helen Hoang on Her—and Her Character’s—Diagnosis Process for Autism

Helen Hoang on Her—and Her Character’s—Diagnosis Process for Autism

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | December 14, 2021

Why We Need New Vocabulary to Describe the Ending of the Grief That Comes After Loss

Why We Need New Vocabulary to Describe the Ending of the Grief That Comes After Loss

Pauline Boss on Trauma and Why We Need to Rethink the Concept of Closure

By Pauline Boss | December 14, 2021

Zac Efron and Grape Popsicles: Readings by Shawn Berman, Meg Pokrass, and Cathy Ulrich

Zac Efron and Grape Popsicles: Readings by Shawn Berman, Meg Pokrass, and Cathy Ulrich

From Micro, a Podcast for Short But Powerful Writing

By Micro Podcast | December 14, 2021

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