Reading <em>Finnegans Wake</em> Musically <em>Might</em> Help Make Sense of It

Reading Finnegans Wake Musically Might Help Make Sense of It

This Week on Finnegan and Friends, a Podcast About the Most Mystifying Book Ever Written

By The Cosmic Library | April 29, 2021

On the Counterintuitive Appeal of the Literary Time Loop

On the Counterintuitive Appeal of the Literary Time Loop

Catriona Silvey Wonders Why We Don’t Mind Retreading Common Ground

By Catriona Silvey | April 28, 2021

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

On the Friendship and Rivalry of Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton

Gail Crowther Considers How Two Literary Icons Challenged and Inspired Each Other

By Gail Crowther | April 28, 2021

In Praise of a Brazen Poet: On the Essays of Kay Ryan, Outsider

In Praise of a Brazen Poet: On the Essays of Kay Ryan, Outsider

Jason Guriel Considers the Legacy of a Literary Maverick

By Jason Guriel | April 28, 2021

On Iain Sinclair and the Radical Act of Walking Through a City

On Iain Sinclair and the Radical Act of Walking Through a City

Tobial Carroll on the Vast Scale of Modest Acts

By Tobias Carroll | April 28, 2021

How a Bold Young American Changed the Way Scholars Think About Homer

How a Bold Young American Changed the Way Scholars Think About Homer

Robert Kanigel on the Unlikely Legacy of Milman Parry

By Robert Kanigel | April 28, 2021

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On Girlhood and the Most Epic Haircut of All Time, in The True Confessions of Charlotte Doyle

By NewberyTart | April 28, 2021

Elissa Washuta on the Desire to Write a “Big Book”

By Eliza Smith | April 27, 2021

Kirstin Valdez Quade on Literary Community and Intergenerational Narratives

By Jane Ciabattari | April 27, 2021

Comfort in Quarantine: On Going Deeper Into the Solitude of Books

Comfort in Quarantine: On Going Deeper Into the Solitude of Books

Jaime Fuller Reads Susanna Clarke’s Piranesi and Marian Engel’s Bear

By Jaime Fuller | April 27, 2021

When Writing a Novel, Ditch the Plan and Embrace Uncertainty

When Writing a Novel, Ditch the Plan and Embrace Uncertainty

Maria Mutch: “Are we prepared to be dazzled by what we don’t know?”

By Maria Mutch | April 27, 2021

How André Breton Disdained Possessions Before It Was Cool

How André Breton Disdained Possessions Before It Was Cool

This Week on the Lit Century Podcast
with Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | April 27, 2021

What is a Philosopher? A Laughingstock, an Absentminded Buffoon?

What is a Philosopher? A Laughingstock, an Absentminded Buffoon?

Simon Critchley is Unafraid to Ask the Hard Questions

By Simon Critchley | April 27, 2021

12 new books to get your hands on right now.

12 new books to get your hands on right now.

By Katie Yee | April 27, 2021

Life Beyond Act One: Why We Need More Stories About Older Women

Life Beyond Act One: Why We Need More Stories About Older Women

Mary Sharratt on Moving Beyond Coming of Age

By Mary Sharratt | April 27, 2021

Why George Orwell’s <em>Homage to Catalonia</em> is necessary reading for the 21st century.

Why George Orwell’s Homage to Catalonia is necessary reading for the 21st century.

By Jonny Diamond | April 26, 2021

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