On Leaving and Returning: <br>A Reading List About Home

On Leaving and Returning:
A Reading List About Home

Andy Abramowitz Recommends Anne Tyler, Rebecca Makkai, Tove Ditlevsen, and More

By Andy Abramowitz | June 9, 2021

Reading Shades of Gray in Avi’s <em>Nothing But the Truth</em>

Reading Shades of Gray in Avi’s Nothing But the Truth

This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

By NewberyTart | June 9, 2021

More Craft Than Art: Approaching a Novel As a Carpenter Would

More Craft Than Art: Approaching a Novel As a Carpenter Would

Brian Hall on Balancing the “Two Cultures” in His Family and His Writing

By Brian Hall | June 9, 2021

Ruth Gilligan Reads from Her Award-Winning Novel, <em>The Butchers' Blessing</em>

Ruth Gilligan Reads from Her Award-Winning Novel, The Butchers' Blessing

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | June 9, 2021

<em>Milo Imagines the World</em> by Matt de la Peña, Read by Dion Graham

Milo Imagines the World by Matt de la Peña, Read by Dion Graham

Golden Voice Dion Graham Narrates a Thoughtful Children’s Story

By Behind the Mic | June 9, 2021

How a Bill Bryson Bestseller Changed the Appalachian Trail—For Better or Worse

How a Bill Bryson Bestseller Changed the Appalachian Trail—For Better or Worse

Philip D'Anieri on the Enormous Impact of A Walk in the Woods

By Philip D'Anieri | June 8, 2021

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Who Might Have Discovered DNA’s Structure, Given the Opportunity to Try?

By Lit Century | June 8, 2021

Why Fox News Has Blood on Its Hands

By Brian Stelter | June 8, 2021

“My Life is Quite Gay.” A Queer Memoir Reading List

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Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Sam Apple, Paul Mendez, Kathy Wang, and More

By Teddy Wayne | June 8, 2021

Private Lives, Public Faces: On What’s Revealed by Hannah Arendt’s Archives

Private Lives, Public Faces: On What’s Revealed by Hannah Arendt’s Archives

Samantha Rose Hill Considers the Importance of Marginalia in the Writing Life

By Samantha Rose Hill | June 8, 2021

The Many Fictional Afterlives of Ethel Rosenberg

The Many Fictional Afterlives of Ethel Rosenberg

Anne Sebba Reads the Rosenbergs of Plath, Doctorow, Kushner and More

By Anne Sebba | June 8, 2021

Chuck Klosterman Reads from His Short Story Collection <em>Raised in Captivity</em>

Chuck Klosterman Reads from His Short Story Collection Raised in Captivity

On Storybound, Our Radio-Theater Podcast

By Storybound | June 8, 2021

Ethel Rohan on the Replenishing Beauty of Ireland and Eschewing Likable Characters

Ethel Rohan on the Replenishing Beauty of Ireland and Eschewing Likable Characters

The Author of In the Event of Contact in Conversation with Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | June 8, 2021

The Overwhelming Power of Beauty: Deconstructing Edith Hamilton’s <em>Mythology</em> for Modern Times

The Overwhelming Power of Beauty: Deconstructing Edith Hamilton’s Mythology for Modern Times

Kathryn Lofton on Greek and Roman Classics, Scholarship, and Religion

By Kathryn Lofton | June 8, 2021

The Struggle with Mental Health Behind Bars

The Struggle with Mental Health Behind Bars

Quntos KunQuest on Navigating Life in Prison

By Quntos KunQuest | June 8, 2021

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