On Salman Rushdie’s Devotion to the Art of Fiction

On Salman Rushdie’s Devotion to the Art of Fiction

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast
with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 3, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 3rd to May 9th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, May 3rd to May 9th

Featuring Lilly Dancyger, Michelle Zauner, and Tracy K. Smith

By Rasheeda Saka | May 3, 2021

The Cozy, Homey, Intricate Illustrations of Jan Brett

The Cozy, Homey, Intricate Illustrations of Jan Brett

Rebecca Rego Barry on the New Exhibition at the Fenimore Art Museum in Cooperstown, NY

By Rebecca Rego Barry | May 3, 2021

How Venice Invented the World

How Venice Invented the World

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | May 3, 2021

Adam Mansbach on the Difficulty of Writing an Honest Elegy About His Brother

Adam Mansbach on the Difficulty of Writing an Honest Elegy About His Brother

Shawn Setaro in Conversation with the Author of I Had a Brother Once

By Shawn Setaro | May 3, 2021

<em>Amina’s Song</em> by Hena Khan, Read by Soneela Nankani

Amina’s Song by Hena Khan, Read by Soneela Nankani

The Sweet Sequel to Amina's Voice

By Behind the Mic | May 3, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • Go Gentle
  • The Palm House
  • Lázár
  • Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
  • Famesick: A Memoir
  • Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other--And the World

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Joy of Translation as Discovery

By Jhumpa Lahiri | May 1, 2021

Eula Biss on How Motherhood Radicalized Adrienne Rich

By Eula Biss | April 30, 2021

Rachel Cusk on Writing Without Feeling Like a Writer

By How to Proceed | April 30, 2021

The Violent Haunting That Rattled an English Suburb

The Violent Haunting That Rattled an English Suburb

Kate Summerscale on Ghost Hunter Nandor Fodor

By Kate Summerscale | April 30, 2021

Objectophilia: On the People Who Fall in Love with Inanimate Things

Objectophilia: On the People Who Fall in Love with Inanimate Things

“People love objects because they reflect what we value in ourselves.”

By Genki Ferguson | April 30, 2021

Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing

Elizabeth McCracken on Savoring the Mystery of Writing

“Some mysteries must be left alone.”

By Elizabeth McCracken | April 30, 2021

“A House is Just a Pile of Stuff with a Cover on It.” When Less Really is More

“A House is Just a Pile of Stuff with a Cover on It.” When Less Really is More

Leidy Klotz on How Hard It Can Be to Truly Subtract From Our Lives

By Leidy Klotz | April 30, 2021

We’ll Always Have the Best Day of Our Lives: Remembering Giancarlo DiTrapano

We’ll Always Have the Best Day of Our Lives: Remembering Giancarlo DiTrapano

Lauren Cerand on Time Spent With a Dear Friend

By Lauren Cerand | April 30, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Seven Stories Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Seven Stories Press

On Trusting Readers to Handle Complex Projects

By Corinne Segal | April 30, 2021

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

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

Because It’s Gonna Be May

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2021

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