Introducing the New Editor of the <em>Oxford American</em>: Danielle A. Jackson

Introducing the New Editor of the Oxford American: Danielle A. Jackson

“I like stories that trouble borders and boundaries we have all taken for granted for too long.”

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 29, 2021

An Evening of Comics: Kristen Radtke in Conversation with Mira Jacob and Malaka Gharib

An Evening of Comics: Kristen Radtke in Conversation with Mira Jacob and Malaka Gharib

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | July 29, 2021

Love Affairs with Dead Composers: How Discovering Chopin Saved Mena Suvari

Love Affairs with Dead Composers: How Discovering Chopin Saved Mena Suvari

The American Beauty Actor on the Power of Music and the Challenges of Belonging

By Mena Suvari | July 29, 2021

Tahmima Anam on the Marriage of Rom-Com and Satire

Tahmima Anam on the Marriage of Rom-Com and Satire

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | July 29, 2021

Being Seen: 5 Great Books That Capture the Essence of Coming of Age

Being Seen: 5 Great Books That Capture the Essence of Coming of Age

Contributors to the New Anthology Up All Night Recommend Stephen King, K. Ancrum, and More

By Laura Silverman | July 29, 2021

Why Be a Critic? Laura Miller on Reading, Listening to, and Writing About Books

Why Be a Critic? Laura Miller on Reading, Listening to, and Writing About Books

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 29, 2021

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Shaping Hunger Into Practice: On the Creative Relationship Between Writers and Visual Artists

By Sally Cabot Gunning | July 29, 2021

Patrick Wyman on the “Great Divergence” Between Western Europe and the Rest of the Globe

By Keen On | July 29, 2021

Ursula Burns on the Dangers of Exceptionalism

By Just the Right Book | July 29, 2021

How a Heroic Carrot Set Marla Frazee on the Path to Illustrating Children’s Books

How a Heroic Carrot Set Marla Frazee on the Path to Illustrating Children’s Books

This Week from the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | July 29, 2021

Calum Douglas on the Race for Engineering Supremacy During WWII

Calum Douglas on the Race for Engineering Supremacy During WWII

From the We Have Ways of Making You Talk Podcast

By We Have Ways of Making You Talk | July 29, 2021

A Poem by Georges Schehadé, in English and French

A Poem by Georges Schehadé, in English and French

From the Collection Poetries, Translated by Austin Carder

By Georges Schehadé, translated by Austin Carder | July 29, 2021

<em>Plunder</em> by Cynthia Saltzman, Read by Suzanne Toren

Plunder by Cynthia Saltzman, Read by Suzanne Toren

A Fascinating Look at Napoleon and Art

By Behind the Mic | July 29, 2021

<i>The Man with the Silver Saab</i> by Alexander McCall Smith, Read by David Rintoul

The Man with the Silver Saab by Alexander McCall Smith, Read by David Rintoul

A Lively Parody of Scandi Police Procedurals

By Behind the Mic | July 28, 2021

In America, Language Silences You: On Trusting Words When They Fail, Betray, And Redeem

In America, Language Silences You: On Trusting Words When They Fail, Betray, And Redeem

Amanda Choo Quan Considers the Effects of Anxiety and Racism on the Writing Life

By Amanda Choo Quan | July 28, 2021

The 10 Best Book Covers of July

The 10 Best Book Covers of July

In Praise of Red, Red, Red

By Emily Temple | July 28, 2021

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