Bargaining a Writing Career for a Father’s Life

Bargaining a Writing Career for a Father’s Life

Christopher Sorrentino on a Year of Literary Success and Personal Cataclysm

By Christopher Sorrentino | September 27, 2021

Sophie Ward on <em>Jane Eyre</em>, <em>Macho Sluts</em>, and <em>To Kill a Mockingbird</em>

Sophie Ward on Jane Eyre, Macho Sluts, and To Kill a Mockingbird

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of Love and Other Thought Experiments

By Book Marks | September 27, 2021

Why My Favorite Characters to Write Are Often Unsympathetic and Unforgivable

Why My Favorite Characters to Write Are Often Unsympathetic and Unforgivable

Askold Melnyczuk on the Importance of Moral Complexity in Fiction

By Askold Melnyczuk | September 27, 2021

Ezra Pound’s Unrepentant Ties With Fascist Italy

Ezra Pound’s Unrepentant Ties With Fascist Italy

Lauren Arrington on the Poets of Rapallo and Women’s Forgotten Involvement

By Lauren Arrington | September 27, 2021

Bathsheba Demuth on the Changing Landscapes of the Arctic Circle

Bathsheba Demuth on the Changing Landscapes of the Arctic Circle

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 27, 2021

Structural Play: 8 Books That Challenge Genre and Style

Structural Play: 8 Books That Challenge Genre and Style

Megan Milks Recommends Kiese Laymon, Sofia Samatar, and Others

By Megan Milks | September 27, 2021

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Safety and the City: Why Women Have Never Relied on the Police for Protection

By Leslie Kern | September 27, 2021

Mehran Sahami on the Sacrifices We’re Making Because of Big Tech

By Keen On | September 27, 2021

On and Off Stage: The Deep-Seated Bias in the Culture of American Theatre

By Casey Kayser | September 27, 2021

Rachel Long on the “Unlanguage” of Writing About the Body

Rachel Long on the “Unlanguage” of Writing About the Body

This Week on Otherppl with Brad Listi

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | September 27, 2021

<em>Redemptor</em> by Jordan Ifueko, Read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

Redemptor by Jordan Ifueko, Read by Joniece Abbott-Pratt

The Thrilling Sequel to Raybearer

By Behind the Mic | September 27, 2021

Joshua Prager on the Life of “Jane Roe”

Joshua Prager on the Life of “Jane Roe”

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 27, 2021

On William Sidney Porter and His Legacy Within the American Short Story

On William Sidney Porter and His Legacy Within the American Short Story

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | September 27, 2021

Grant Faulkner on Sin as Experimentation

Grant Faulkner on Sin as Experimentation

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | September 27, 2021

Yiyun Li on Taking Writing Lessons from <em>War and Peace</em>

Yiyun Li on Taking Writing Lessons from War and Peace

“The line will always be crossed.”

By Yiyun Li | September 24, 2021

Rock Stars and Author Trading Cards: Tales from a Decade of Bookstore Events

Rock Stars and Author Trading Cards: Tales from a Decade of Bookstore Events

Thomas Gladysz on the Most Memorable Moments from an Indie Bookselling Career

By Thomas Gladysz | September 24, 2021

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