The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2020

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2020

"There are no pleasures to be had here, only a reminder of things that once produced pleasure."

By Book Marks | December 22, 2020

Sarah Broom: 'We Are Making Art for Each Other and for Our Survival'

Sarah Broom: 'We Are Making Art for Each Other and for Our Survival'

In Conversation with Eddie Glaude on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | December 22, 2020

The Obvious Truth About Drinking with Colleagues

The Obvious Truth About Drinking with Colleagues

David Nutt on Alcohol and Regret

By David Nutt | December 22, 2020

"Dinner Party"

A Poem by Jessica Abughattas

By Jessica Abughattas | December 22, 2020

On Religion and Nonviolent Protest in James Baldwin's <em>Blues for Mister Charlie</em>

On Religion and Nonviolent Protest in James Baldwin's Blues for Mister Charlie

Isaac Butler Guests on Lit Century, with Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | December 22, 2020

When Tom Seaver Came Into the Big Leagues He Came in Pitching

When Tom Seaver Came Into the Big Leagues He Came in Pitching

(But That Didn't Stop Lou Brock From Telling Him to Fetch a Coke)

By Bill Madden | December 22, 2020

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Finding My Father Through His Relationship with Judaism

By Deborah Tannen | December 22, 2020

Does America Really Deserve a 'Seat at the Head of the Table'?

By Keen On | December 22, 2020

Andy Greenberg Reads a Passage From Sandworm

By Storybound | December 22, 2020

Two Poems by <br>Torrin A. Greathouse

Two Poems by
Torrin A. Greathouse

From Wound from the Mouth of a Wound

By torrin a. greathouse | December 22, 2020

How We Talk About the Boys Club of NASA's Apollo Program

How We Talk About the Boys Club of NASA's Apollo Program

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | December 22, 2020

<em>Super Fake Love Song</em> by David Yoon, Read by Michael Bow

Super Fake Love Song by David Yoon, Read by Michael Bow

From Nerd to Rockstar—What Could Go Wrong?

By Behind the Mic | December 22, 2020

The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2020

The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2020

What You Read During the Darkest Timeline

By Literary Hub | December 21, 2020

Why Does Goodreads Have a Problem with Fiction by Women, About Women?

Why Does Goodreads Have a Problem with Fiction by Women, About Women?

Introducing the Madievsky Rule

By Ruth Madievsky | December 21, 2020

What 2020 Children’s Book Roundups Are Missing

What 2020 Children’s Book Roundups Are Missing

Sara B. Franklin on the Best Family Reads of a Very Hard Year

By Sara B. Franklin | December 21, 2020

The 10 Best Book Reviews </br>of 2020

The 10 Best Book Reviews
of 2020

Adam Morgan Picks Parul Sehgal on Raven Leilani, Merve Emre on Lewis Carroll, and more

By Adam Morgan | December 21, 2020

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