What Makes Mysteries so Compelling?

What Makes Mysteries so Compelling?

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 2, 2022

Alexander Chee on Staying Organized While Writing

Alexander Chee on Staying Organized While Writing

"I needed some stronger record of what I was doing"

By Alexander Chee | April 29, 2022

How the Russian and Ukrainian Languages Intersect in Eugene Vodolazkin’s <em>Brisbane</em>

How the Russian and Ukrainian Languages Intersect in Eugene Vodolazkin’s Brisbane

Marian Schwartz on the Current State (and Future) of Russian Literature in Translation

By Marian Schwartz | April 29, 2022

We Are in a Golden Age of Historical Fiction for People of Color

We Are in a Golden Age of Historical Fiction for People of Color

Jasmin Darznik on How the Untold Stories of the Past Resonate Today

By Jasmin Darznik | April 29, 2022

If You Want to Inhabit the World of Your Novel, Take a Class

If You Want to Inhabit the World of Your Novel, Take a Class

Adriana Trigiani on How a Gemology Class Helped Feed Her Literary Obsession

By Adriana Trigiani | April 29, 2022

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Month

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Month

Featuring new titles by Jennifer Egan, Emily St. John Mandel, Douglas Stuart, Margo Jefferson, and more

By Book Marks | April 29, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

On Friendship: Men in Love Who Aren’t (in Most Cases) Lovers

By Jonathan Howland | April 29, 2022

The Foundations of Black Feminism and Womanism: A Reading List

By Negesti Kaudo | April 29, 2022

Taking the “Ick” Out of “Sick Lit.” A Reading List

By Lillie Lainoff | April 29, 2022

What is it Like to Be a Blind Writer Writing for Sighted Readers?

What is it Like to Be a Blind Writer Writing for Sighted Readers?

George Mendoza and Kristen Witucki Talk Craft, Community, and Ableism in the Publishing Industry

By Jessica Powers | April 28, 2022

Susan Straight on Louise Erdrich and the Characters Who Haven’t Left Our Dreams

Susan Straight on Louise Erdrich and the Characters Who Haven’t Left Our Dreams

How a Novel in Stories Creates History Through a Chorus of Voices

By Susan Straight | April 28, 2022

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Sequoia Nagamatsu on Affirming and Subverting Pop Culture in Fiction

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Sequoia Nagamatsu on Affirming and Subverting Pop Culture in Fiction

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 28, 2022

“Hypocrisy is Us.” Chantal V. Johnson on Feminism and Misogynoir

“Hypocrisy is Us.” Chantal V. Johnson on Feminism and Misogynoir

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | April 28, 2022

How to Write a Pain Book

How to Write a Pain Book

For Lisa Levy Illness Is Easy, Pain Is Hard

By Lisa Levy | April 28, 2022

The Real-Life Heroines of an Outrageous Era: A Gilded Age Reading List

The Real-Life Heroines of an Outrageous Era: A Gilded Age Reading List

Maya Rodale on Boundary-Breaking Women from Nellie Bly to Ida B. Wells

By Maya Rodale | April 28, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"She is a poet who elevates the novel, on a linear level, to something higher"

By Book Marks | April 28, 2022

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