• Features

    Democracy

    Dubravka Ugrešić: What Does Democracy Mean in
    the 21st Century?

    By Dubravka Ugresic  November 18, 2020
    Politics

    Government Security Clearance Isn’t Always Great for
    a Writing Career

    By James Stejskal  November 18, 2020
    Illness

    Michael J. Fox: When Dealing with Serious Medical Conditions,
    A Little Laughter Helps

    By Michael J. Fox  November 18, 2020
    Thanksgiving

    Towards a New Idea of
    Giving Thanks

    By Denise Kiernan  November 18, 2020
    Queer Lit

    The Limitless Future of Queer Fiction

    By Corinne Segal  November 18, 2020
    Keen On

    On Trump’s Attempted Assassination of Democracy

    By Keen On  November 18, 2020
    The Literary Life

    Carlos Lozada Hopes Future Trump Books Are Better Written—But Sell Worse

    By The Literary Life  November 18, 2020
    Craft

    A ‘How to Write’ Craft Syllabus From Non-White, Non-Cis Writers

    By Alex Lockwood  November 18, 2020
    Lit Crit

    How Jean Rhys Longed for an Island of Stability

    By Julia Alvarez  November 18, 2020
    New Books Network

    How Scientists Used Demons to Test the Laws of Nature

    By New Books Network  November 18, 2020
    NewberyTart

    The Intergenerational Kindred Spirits in Pictures of Hollis Woods

    By NewberyTart   November 18, 2020
    The Literary Salon

    Dolly Alderton Reads from Her Novel, Ghosts

    By Damian Barr's Literary Salon  November 18, 2020
    Otherppl

    Kasey Thornton on the Power of Writing What You Know

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  November 18, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    Serpentine by Philip Pullman, Read by Olivia Colman

    By Behind the Mic   November 18, 2020
    Book News

    Announcing the Winner of Restless Books 2020 Prize for New Immigrant Writing

    By Literary Hub  November 18, 2020
    New Books Network

    On the Information Gap and Brutal Economics of COVID-19

    By New Books Network  November 17, 2020
    Behind the Mic

    V2 by Robert Harris, Read by David Rintoul

    By Behind the Mic   November 17, 2020
    Essayists

    What Makes a Great
    American Essay?

    By Phillip Lopate  November 17, 2020
    American Presidents

    Recent History: Lessons From Obama, Both Cautionary
    and Hopeful

    By Jonathan Reiber  November 17, 2020
    Black Lives Matter

    The Living Literature of Street Protest

    By Brianna Zimmerman  November 17, 2020
    Family

    Betsy Bonner Tracks the Ghost of Her Sister’s Life

    By Jeannie Vanasco  November 17, 2020
    World War II

    The Mysterious Celebrity Miracle Worker of Postwar Germany

    By Monica Black  November 17, 2020
    Graphic Novel

    Scenes From a Marriage: The Rise and Fall of a 30-Year Relationship

    By Michael Rabagliati  November 17, 2020
    Debut Novels

    7 of the Year’s Best Debut Novelists on Their First
    Literary Loves

    By Literary Hub  November 17, 2020
    Keen On

    Reporting from the Front Lines of the Climate Crisis

    By Keen On  November 17, 2020
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