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Between Tragedy and Wit: Andrew Ewell on William Styron’s Classic, <em>Sophie’s Choice</em>

Between Tragedy and Wit: Andrew Ewell on William Styron’s Classic, Sophie’s Choice

“Styron reminds us that storytelling isn’t an intrusion upon the lives of others, but is in fact an affirmation of all that which connects us.”

By Andrew Ewell | February 7, 2024

Adhaar Noor Desai on Analyzing Shakespeare's Manuscripts

Adhaar Noor Desai on Analyzing Shakespeare's Manuscripts

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | February 7, 2024

Faith, Witches, Grief, and Smoke: New Poetry Books to Read in February

Faith, Witches, Grief, and Smoke: New Poetry Books to Read in February

David Woo Recommends Seven Collections to Add to Your TBR

By David Woo | February 6, 2024

Margaret Atwood! Anne Carson! Robot writers! 24 new books out today.

Margaret Atwood! Anne Carson! Robot writers! 24 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 6, 2024

Vengeful Goddesses, Panther Zorro, and Time Travel Valleys: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Vengeful Goddesses, Panther Zorro, and Time Travel Valleys: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

New Mysteries and Adventures from Robert Jackson Bennett, Jeff Noon, Melissa Albert, and More

By Natalie Zutter | February 5, 2024

Writing Ugly: Kirsty Gunn on Novelist Rosalind Belben’s Unappealing Appeal

Writing Ugly: Kirsty Gunn on Novelist Rosalind Belben’s Unappealing Appeal

“This writer wants to show us that the ugly side of life is life’s necessary hemisphere.”

By Kirsty Gunn | February 5, 2024

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A Poet Is a Poet Is a Poet: Ed Simon on the Significance of Gertrude Stein’s Subversive Poems

By Ed Simon | February 5, 2024

Camp Over Tragedy: On Henry Van Dyke’s Farcical, Irreverent Novel of Black Gay Life in Mid-Century America

By Erik Wood | February 5, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | February 2, 2024

A Rich But Rare Genre: Exploring Islamic Historical Fiction

A Rich But Rare Genre: Exploring Islamic Historical Fiction

Jamila Ahmed Recommends Tariq Ali, Leila Aboulela, Suad Amiry, and More

By Jamila Ahmed | February 2, 2024

Matthew Salesses! V (Eve Ensler!) Doomsday cults! 26 books out in paperback this February.

Matthew Salesses! V (Eve Ensler!) Doomsday cults! 26 books out in paperback this February.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 2, 2024

Against Disruption: On the Bulletpointization of Books

Against Disruption: On the Bulletpointization of Books

Maris Kreizman Wonders Why Tech Bros Think They Can “Save” Something They Don’t Even Like?

By Maris Kreizman | February 1, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Diana Khoi Nguyen is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Diana Khoi Nguyen is Reading Now and Next

Featuring Jennifer Ackerman, jos charles, and Jenny Erpenbeck

By Diana Arterian | February 1, 2024

Glenn North on Kansas City’s Jazz, Poetry, and Barbeque

Glenn North on Kansas City’s Jazz, Poetry, and Barbeque

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 1, 2024

January’s Best Reviewed Fiction

January’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Álvaro Enrigue, Kaveh Akbar, Hisham Matar, Marie-Helene Bertino, and Kiley Reid

By Book Marks | January 31, 2024

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of January

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of January

The Month in Literary Listening

By Audiofile Magazine | January 31, 2024

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