• Features

    New Books Network

    How Thermodynamics Explains the Origins of Life

    By New Books Network  October 5, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    Outpost by Dan Richards, Read by the Author

    By Behind the Mic   October 5, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    Ways to Make Sunshine by Renée Watson, Read by Sisi Aisha Johnson

    By Behind the Mic   October 2, 2020
    Well-Versed

    Marilynne Robinson on Writing a Character Without a Carapace

    By Well-Versed   October 2, 2020
    Musicians

    Juliana Hatfield Has Been Appearing on Tribute Albums for Three Decades and Isn’t Sure Why

    By Ray Padgett  October 2, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    What a Video Game Can Teach Us About Getting Through a Pandemic

    By Anna Weltman  October 2, 2020
    Criticism

    A Conversion of Suffering: At the Intersection of Poetry and Psychoanalysis in Paul Celan

    By Jamieson Webster  October 2, 2020
    Presidential Campaign 2020

    Donald Trump’s Tax Returns Raise More Questions Than Answers

    By Henry Kogan  October 2, 2020
    Graphic Novel

    Kimberly’s Story, Part II: How to Live in San Francisco During a Pandemic

    By Literary Hub  October 2, 2020
    Life in a Pandemic

    On Riding Out the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Heart of the Old Holy Roman Empire

    By Ethan Lou  October 2, 2020
    On Memoir

    The Case for Writing a Memoir in Essays

    By Beth Kephart  October 2, 2020
    Your Week in Virtual Book Events

    Your Weekend in Virtual Book Events, Oct. 2nd-4th

    By Kiki Nicole  October 2, 2020
    Book Festivals

    What to Watch at the Brooklyn Book Festival

    By Literary Hub  October 2, 2020
    The Quarantine Tapes

    Dwight Trible: “People Have Always Come Together with Music”

    By The Quarantine Tapes  October 2, 2020
    Keen On

    How Sultan Selim’s Ottoman Empire Shaped the Modern World

    By Keen On  October 2, 2020
    New Books Network

    When Human Rights Memorials Actually Fan the Flames of Nationalism

    By New Books Network  October 2, 2020
    The Literary Life

    Ellis Cose on the Short Life and Curious Death of Free Speech in America

    By The Literary Life  October 2, 2020
    Prose Poetry

    “Wings of Return”

    By Don Mee Choi  October 2, 2020
    Presidential Campaign 2020

    Taunts and Abuse: On What Really Happened Between Donald Trump and Joe Biden

    By Deborah Tannen  October 1, 2020
    Justice

    When Ruth Bader Ginsburg Dissented in Bush v. Gore

    By Ruth Bader Ginsburg  October 1, 2020
    Material History

    What Exactly Do We Mean By a Book?

    By James Raven  October 1, 2020
    American Identity

    Many Rights, Few Responsibilities: What Does It Mean To Be an American Citizen?

    By Ru Freeman  October 1, 2020
    Keen On

    How the Far Right Is Weaponizing Youth Culture

    By Keen On  October 1, 2020
    Astrology or Whatever

    The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

    By Emily Temple  October 1, 2020
    Great Authors

    On Reengaging with Franz Kafka’s Astonishing Worlds

    By Gregory Ariail  October 1, 2020
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