Exploring My Disparate Cultures in Fiction Helped Me Better Understand Them Both

Exploring My Disparate Cultures in Fiction Helped Me Better Understand Them Both

Gian Sardar on the Distance Between Kurdistan and Rural Minnesota

By Gian Sardar | May 3, 2021

Elizabeth Ellen on Small Presses, Autofiction, and Reading the Uncomfortable

Elizabeth Ellen on Small Presses, Autofiction, and Reading the Uncomfortable

“I look for a gut punch. I look for unexpectedness.”

By Walker Caplan | May 3, 2021

A Poetics of the Press: An Interview with Ugly Duckling Presse

A Poetics of the Press: An Interview with Ugly Duckling Presse

Kyle Schlesinger in Conversation with Anna Moschovakis and Matvei Yankelevich

By Kyle Schlesinger | May 3, 2021

Are We Circling Back to an Era of Quieter, Socially Aware Filmmaking?

Are We Circling Back to an Era of Quieter, Socially Aware Filmmaking?

Ron Brownstein in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | May 3, 2021

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

Best Reviewed
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  • Switzy
  • Taipei Story
  • Ambivalence: An Education
  • The Pirate Queen
  • The Living Realm
  • Frenchman Flat: The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs
  • In the Realm of the Last Man: A Memoir
  • Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our Relationships
  • The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories
  • Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge of Rebellion

The Cozy, Homey, Intricate Illustrations of Jan Brett

By Rebecca Rego Barry | May 3, 2021

How Venice Invented the World

By Time to Eat the Dogs | May 3, 2021

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

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

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Joy of Translation as Discovery

Jhumpa Lahiri on the Joy of Translation as Discovery

"I can no longer imagine not working on a translation."

By Jhumpa Lahiri | May 1, 2021

Eula Biss on How Motherhood Radicalized Adrienne Rich

Eula Biss on How Motherhood Radicalized Adrienne Rich

“Women are workers and workers are women.”

By Eula Biss | April 30, 2021

Rachel Cusk on Writing Without Feeling Like a Writer

Rachel Cusk on Writing Without Feeling Like a Writer

In Conversation with Kjersti Skomsvold on How to Proceed

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

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