• Literary Criticism

    Historical Fiction

    Jonathan Lee on the Man Who Built New York City… Only to Disappear Into It

    By Dwyer Murphy  June 15, 2021
    Lit Century

    Grappling with Yukio Mishima’s Murderous Children

    By Lit Century   June 15, 2021
    Memoir

    “Camp is a Sensibility.” On Susan Sontag, Extravagance, and Sexuality

    By Amelia Abraham  June 15, 2021
    Genre

    The Perks of Reading Across Genre as Both Bookseller and Writer

    By Marissa Levien  June 15, 2021
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Jews in Space: On the Unsung History of Jewish Writers and the Birth of Science Fiction

    By Lavie Tidhar  June 14, 2021
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Rivka Galchen Talks Writer’s Block and Her Pandemic Cat

    By Literary Hub  June 14, 2021
    Audiobooks

    How Stories Change When They Move From Page to Voice

    By Laura Lindstedt, translated by David Hackston  June 14, 2021
    Literary History

    The Radical Sensibility Behind the Federal Writers’ Project

    By Scott Borchert  June 14, 2021
    Gothic Literature

    On the Evolution of Female-Driven Gothic Narratives: A Reading List

    By Christine Mangan  June 11, 2021
    Interview with an Indie Press

    Interview with an Indie Press: Wave Books

    By Corinne Segal  June 11, 2021
    The Literary Life with Mitchell Kaplan

    Booksellers From Books & Books Pick Their Summer Reads

    By The Literary Life  June 11, 2021
    5 Books You May Have Missed

    5 Great Books You May Have Missed in May… Perfect for Vacation Immersion

    By Bethanne Patrick  June 11, 2021
    Reading Lists

    When You Just Need a Good Cry: A Reading List

    By Kristan Higgins  June 11, 2021
    Summer reading

    The Ultimate Summer 2021 Reading List

    By Emily Temple  June 10, 2021
    Film

    How Harold Pinter Revolutionized the Cinematic Period Piece

    By Adam Scovell  June 10, 2021
    Queer Identity

    How Audre Lorde’s Genre-Blurring Zami Spoke My Truth Into Existence

    By Jamika Ajalon  June 10, 2021
    Reading Lists

    Reading Books About… People Reading Books?

    By Alice Jolly  June 10, 2021
    The Maris Review

    Katherine Heiny on Letting the Character Get What She Wants… in a Roundabout Way

    By The Maris Review  June 10, 2021
    Ecology

    On the Etymology and Reverberating Human History of the Color Green

    By Gillian Osborne  June 9, 2021
    Craft

    On Finding a Little Spark When Your Writing’s Lost Its Heat

    By Ron Hogan  June 9, 2021
    Insomnia

    Chasing a Waking Life: On the Pains of Being an Insomniac

    By Aminatta Forna  June 9, 2021
    Thresholds

    Kristen Arnett: “I Always Want to Write Something Messy. What’s the Fun of Being Clean All the Time?”

    By Thresholds   June 9, 2021
    Reading Lists

    On Leaving and Returning:
    A Reading List About Home

    By Andy Abramowitz  June 9, 2021
    NewberyTart

    Reading Shades of Gray in Avi’s Nothing But the Truth

    By NewberyTart   June 9, 2021
    Book Origins

    More Craft Than Art: Approaching a Novel As a Carpenter Would

    By Brian Hall  June 9, 2021
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