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Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at Brazos Bookstore in Houston, Texas

Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at Brazos Bookstore in Houston, Texas

Booksellers from Brazos Share Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2022

Mark Kurlansky: Why Short Stories are Pure Storytelling

Mark Kurlansky: Why Short Stories are Pure Storytelling

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | June 24, 2022

Looking for God During the Vietnam War: A Conversation with Elan Barnehama

Looking for God During the Vietnam War: A Conversation with Elan Barnehama

In Conversation with G.P. Gottlieb on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | June 24, 2022

If They Want to Be Published, Literary Writers Can’t Be Honest About Money

If They Want to Be Published, Literary Writers Can’t Be Honest About Money

Naomi Kanakia on the Class Contradictions at the Heart of Publishing

By Naomi Kanakia | June 23, 2022

Sloane Crosley in Defense of New York City’s Single Women

Sloane Crosley in Defense of New York City’s Single Women

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | June 23, 2022

Alex Kiester on Obsessing Over Her Mother’s (Eventual) Death

Alex Kiester on Obsessing Over Her Mother’s (Eventual) Death

“Maybe the only thing death will ever be able to teach us about is life.”

By Alex Kiester | June 23, 2022

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | June 23, 2022

Making History: Six Books That Embrace the 1970s

By Donna Gordon | June 23, 2022

From Ice Hockey Upsets to the Fastest Man Alive: The Best Books About Underdogs

By Michael Loynd | June 23, 2022

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

David Grossman Remembers His Friend, the Novelist AB Yehoshua

“He was able to show us the how ‘grand’ history seeps into the soul of the individual, at times bursting forth from within.”

By David Grossman | June 23, 2022

Endnotes on Inheritance: Marie-Helene Bertino, Ocean Vuong, and More Voices from <em>Thresholds</em>

Endnotes on Inheritance: Marie-Helene Bertino, Ocean Vuong, and More Voices from Thresholds

Hosted by Jordan Kisner and Drew Broussard

By Thresholds | June 23, 2022

Was <em>Bambi</em> an Autobiographical Novel?

Was Bambi an Autobiographical Novel?

Jack Zipes Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | June 23, 2022

“Warnings Imply You Have a Choice.” Rebecca Solnit in Conversation with Margaret Atwood

“Warnings Imply You Have a Choice.” Rebecca Solnit in Conversation with Margaret Atwood

Celebrating 40 Years of Orion Magazine

By Literary Hub | June 22, 2022

13 new books to get you through this work week.

13 new books to get you through this work week.

By Katie Yee | June 21, 2022

A Close Reading of Emily Dickinson’s Poem “Because I could not stop for Death”

A Close Reading of Emily Dickinson’s Poem “Because I could not stop for Death”

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | June 21, 2022

The Coordination of 100 Muscles: On Reclaiming Speech as a Stutterer

The Coordination of 100 Muscles: On Reclaiming Speech as a Stutterer

Why John Whittier Treat Wrote a Character Who Shares His Struggle

By John Whittier Treat | June 21, 2022

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