Cranly’s Arm: On Finding and Seeking Gay Desire in Joyce

Cranly’s Arm: On Finding and Seeking Gay Desire in Joyce

Paul McAdory Considers Ambiguous Subtext and Unwavering Belief

By Paul McAdory | February 23, 2022

What Pornographic Literature Shows Us About Human Nature

What Pornographic Literature Shows Us About Human Nature

Kathleen J. Woods on “Pain, Pleasure, and Want”

By Kathleen J. Woods | February 23, 2022

20 new books to dive into this week.

20 new books to dive into this week.

By Katie Yee | February 22, 2022

Reading Myself Into, and Beyond, <em>Pride and Prejudice</em>

Reading Myself Into, and Beyond, Pride and Prejudice

Jane Pek on the Freedom of Choice in Love and Marriage

By Jane Pek | February 22, 2022

Richard Wright on Carson McCullers’ <em>The Heart is a Lonely Hunter</em>

Richard Wright on Carson McCullers’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

“McCullers rises above the pressures of her environment and embraces white and black humanity in one sweep.”

By Book Marks | February 22, 2022

Joy Lanzendorfer on the Gendered Double Standard of Ambition

Joy Lanzendorfer on the Gendered Double Standard of Ambition

In Conversation with Alex Higley and Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | February 22, 2022

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David Ulin on Joan Didion, California, Counterculture, and the Essay Form

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Julie Otsuka on Writing Memory Loss and the Power of the First-Person Plural

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Getting By in Prison With Nothing But Books

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Daniel Genis on Becoming a Citizen of the Incarcerated Nation

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What Banning <em>Maus</em> Means for the Generation of Artists It Inspired

What Banning Maus Means for the Generation of Artists It Inspired

Amy Kurzweil Considers the Benefits of Chorus Over Canon

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EXCLUSIVE: Tracy K. Smith and Others Discuss Robert Frost's

EXCLUSIVE: Tracy K. Smith and Others Discuss Robert Frost's "Mending Wall"

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The Better Half? 7 Novels Told From Both Members of a Couple

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Robin Kirman on Books by Lauren Groff, Toni Morrison, and More

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On the Victorian Science and Prejudices Behind Bram Stoker’s <em>Dracula</em>

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Vidya Krishnan Looks at How 19th-Century Concerns About Disease Mirror Those of the Modern World

By Vidya Krishnan | February 18, 2022

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

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

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Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

Erik Larson on Finding a New Angle on History

“There’s always a way to tell an old story in a new way.”

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