Leonard Cassuto on Taking Care of Your Reader

Leonard Cassuto on Taking Care of Your Reader

“As Simone Weil put it: ‘Attention is the rarest and purest form of generosity.’”

By Leonard Cassuto | November 1, 2024

Why Horror Needs Humor

Why Horror Needs Humor

Tyler Malone Wonders If Laughter is the Best Medicine or the Worst Disease

By Tyler Malone | October 31, 2024

“It Will Be One of the Most Ghastly Short Stories Ever Written.” When Dylan Thomas Tried to Get Spooky

“It Will Be One of the Most Ghastly Short Stories Ever Written.” When Dylan Thomas Tried to Get Spooky

Nick Ripatrazone on the Great Poets Early Foray Into Darkness

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 31, 2024

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in November

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in November

From “Say Nothing” to “Interior Chinatown”

By Emily Temple | October 31, 2024

October’s Best Reviewed Fiction

October’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Alan Hollinghurst, Louise Erdrich, Jeff VanderMeer, and More

By Book Marks | October 31, 2024

October’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

October’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring André Aciman, Al Pacino, Sarah Moss, and More

By Book Marks | October 31, 2024

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  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
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  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
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I Really Want to Call Out My Friend For Bragging About How Much YA She Reads: Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | October 31, 2024

Jess Walter on the Election

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 31, 2024

Jane Hirshfield on Time, Mystery, and Kinship

By Emergence Magazine | October 31, 2024

Imagining a World Where Reproductive Justice is For Everyone

Imagining a World Where Reproductive Justice is For Everyone

Renee Bracey Sherman on the Urgent State of Abortion Rights in America

By Renee Bracey Sherman | October 30, 2024

“Mike Knew Apocalypses Had Been Coming at Us All Along.” Rebecca Solnit on the Great Mike Davis

“Mike Knew Apocalypses Had Been Coming at Us All Along.” Rebecca Solnit on the Great Mike Davis

On the Reissue of “Dead Cities”

By Rebecca Solnit | October 30, 2024

An Unwinnable War: Why the United States Was Doomed To Fail in Vietnam

An Unwinnable War: Why the United States Was Doomed To Fail in Vietnam

Geoffrey Wawro Explains the Faulty Reasoning Behind America's Decision to Intervene in Southeast Asia

By Geoffrey Wawro | October 30, 2024

The 10 Best Books on Reproductive Rights

The 10 Best Books on Reproductive Rights

Annie Ernaux, Joshua Prager, Katie Watson, and More

By Catherine Habgood | October 30, 2024

“Inis Meáin,” a Poem by Gustav Parker Hibbett

“Inis Meáin,” a Poem by Gustav Parker Hibbett

From the Collection “High Jump as Icarus Story”

By Gustav Parker Hibbett | October 30, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Mike Fu is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Mike Fu is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Ray Bradbury, Elysha Chang, Tony Tulathimutte, and Others

By Diana Arterian | October 30, 2024

<em>Conclave</em>, a Quiet Masterpiece, is the Papal Thriller We’ve Been Waiting For

Conclave, a Quiet Masterpiece, is the Papal Thriller We’ve Been Waiting For

Praise the Lord for Edward Berger’s Adaptation of the Robert Harris Novel

By Olivia Rutigliano | October 29, 2024

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