George Saunders: ‘Writing Books Make Me Nervous’

George Saunders: ‘Writing Books Make Me Nervous’

This Week on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | January 12, 2021

<em>Wildwoods</em> by Richard Nairn, Read by Ruairi Conaghan

Wildwoods by Richard Nairn, Read by Ruairi Conaghan

On Ireland’s Native Woodland

By Behind the Mic | January 12, 2021

Karl Ove Knausgaard on the Genius<br> of Ingmar Bergman

Karl Ove Knausgaard on the Genius
of Ingmar Bergman

"So the workbooks are where Bergman is boundless."

By Karl Ove Knausgaard | January 11, 2021

How to Read <em>Ulysses</em> <br>By the Numbers

How to Read Ulysses
By the Numbers

Breaking Down a Surprisingly Revealing Technique

By Eric Bulson | January 11, 2021

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

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

Featuring Mateo Askaripour, Anna North, Kevin Barry, and More

By Teddy Wayne | January 11, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Jan. 11th to Jan. 17th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, Jan. 11th to Jan. 17th

Featuring George Saunders, Robert Jones Jr.,
Mateo Askaripour, and More

By Kiki Nicole | January 11, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir
  • Nonesuch
  • Whidbey
  • A Scandal in Königsberg
  • The Quantity Theory of Morality
  • Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World

How Do We Fix America?

By Keen On | January 11, 2021

On Imagining Gatsby
Before Gatsby

By Michael Farris Smith | January 11, 2021

How Nathaniel Hawthorne Distinguished Between ‘Novels’ and ‘Romances’

By History of Literature | January 11, 2021

Jamie Harrison on Leaving Easter Eggs for Readers

Jamie Harrison on Leaving Easter Eggs for Readers

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 11, 2021

Bearing Witness to the Legacy of Ireland's Mother and Baby Homes

Bearing Witness to the Legacy of Ireland's Mother and Baby Homes

Caelainn Hogan Traveled the Country to Speak to Survivors

By Caelainn Hogan | January 11, 2021

"Listening to Abida Parveen on Loop, I Understand Why I Miss Home and Why It Must Be So"

A Poem by Tishani Doshi

By Tishani Doshi | January 11, 2021

<em>The Color Purple</em> and the Language of Healing from Trauma

The Color Purple and the Language of Healing from Trauma

Salamishah Tillet on Giving Voice to Survivors

By Salamishah Tillet | January 11, 2021

<em>Perestroika in Paris</em> by Jane Smiley, Read by Suzanne Toren

Perestroika in Paris by Jane Smiley, Read by Suzanne Toren

An Alluring Escape

By Behind the Mic | January 11, 2021

The Madness of King Trump: On Being Unfit to Serve

The Madness of King Trump: On Being Unfit to Serve

Chaya Bhuvaneswar Rereads King Lear... and the 25th Amendment

By Chaya Bhuvaneswar | January 8, 2021

Sometimes You Just Need a Math Prodigy to Explain the Quotidian Uses of the Fourth Dimension

Sometimes You Just Need a Math Prodigy to Explain the Quotidian Uses of the Fourth Dimension

Milo Beckman On Visual Analogies, Dimensionality, and
How We Organize Ourselves

By Milo Beckman | January 8, 2021

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