From Construction to Teaching: Seven Writers On Their Day Jobs

From Construction to Teaching: Seven Writers On Their Day Jobs

Bud Smith, Rosalie Knecht, Devin Kelly and More on Making the Time to Write

By Emily Alexander | November 30, 2021

“A Piece of Careless Hackwork.” Read the First Reviews of Mark Twain’s <em>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</em>

“A Piece of Careless Hackwork.” Read the First Reviews of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Not, Apparently, an Instant Classic

By Book Marks | November 30, 2021

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

James Hannaham on Uncensored Reading, Salacious Novels, and Marginalized Authors

By James Hannaham | November 30, 2021

44 Writers on Their Favorite Books to Give as Presents

44 Writers on Their Favorite Books to Give as Presents

It’s the Book Marks Holiday Gift Guide!

By Book Marks | November 30, 2021

The Italian Electrical Scientist Who (May Have) Inspired <em>Frankenstein</em>

The Italian Electrical Scientist Who (May Have) Inspired Frankenstein

Timothy Jorgensen on Giovanni Aldini

By Timothy J. Jorgensen | November 30, 2021

12 new books hitting shelves this week.

12 new books hitting shelves this week.

By Katie Yee | November 30, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Big Kiss, Bye-Bye
  • Bad Bad Girl
  • The Ten Year Affair
  • Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Why Do Some Stories Survive the Test of Time?

By The Cosmic Library | November 30, 2021

How Did the Arab Spring Change Fiction?

By Talya Zax | November 29, 2021

Francine Prose on Her Encounters with the Literary Strange

By Francine Prose | November 29, 2021

The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

Mary K. Holland on Closing the “Open Question” of Wallace’s Misogyny

By Mary K. Holland | November 29, 2021

On Eliza Haywood’s Explorations of Gender Politics and Sexual Passion

On Eliza Haywood’s Explorations of Gender Politics and Sexual Passion

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | November 29, 2021

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and <em>The Phantom Tollbooth</em>

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and The Phantom Tollbooth

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of The Four Humors

By Book Marks | November 24, 2021

Maggie Nelson and Tala Madani on Fear in Artmaking and How Magic Can Save Us All 


Maggie Nelson and Tala Madani on Fear in Artmaking and How Magic Can Save Us All 


This Week from FUSE: A BOMB Podcast

By FUSE: A BOMB Podcast | November 24, 2021

What <em>Lovecraft Country</em> Gave to Black Audiences

What Lovecraft Country Gave to Black Audiences

The Cast and Creators Speak to the Making—and Unmaking—of the HBO Series

By James Andrew Miller | November 24, 2021

“Territories of the Uncanny.” A Reading List of the Irreal

“Territories of the Uncanny.” A Reading List of the Irreal

Helen Chau Bradley Recommends Mariana Enriquez, Fleur Jaeggy, and More!

By Helen Chau Bradley | November 24, 2021

Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

Why Stories Are Like Taking Drugs

Jonathan Gottschall on the Human Need To Silence Your Inner Voice

By Jonathan Gottschall | November 24, 2021

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