What Happened to the Classic Western? It Got Better

What Happened to the Classic Western? It Got Better

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | November 23, 2020

David Rieff on Anguish and Suffering in Susan Taubes's <em>Divorcing</em>

David Rieff on Anguish and Suffering in Susan Taubes's Divorcing

"She was far more than the doomed artist."

By David Rieff | November 20, 2020

What Sets Prose Poetry Apart from the Lyric?

What Sets Prose Poetry Apart from the Lyric?

Two Poets on the Mystery and Concreteness of the Prosaic

By Paul Hetherington and Cassandra Atherton | November 20, 2020

A Literary History of the Writerly Love Affair with Bookstores

A Literary History of the Writerly Love Affair with Bookstores

Jorge Carrión: All Bookshops Are Local and Global

By Jorge Carrión | November 19, 2020

Ann Quin: Understated, Tragic Innovator of the British Novel

Ann Quin: Understated, Tragic Innovator of the British Novel

Brian Evenson Looks at Quin's Second Novel, Three

By Brian Evenson | November 19, 2020

How Jean Rhys Longed for an Island of Stability

How Jean Rhys Longed for an Island of Stability

Julia Alvarez on Voyage in the Dark

By Julia Alvarez | November 18, 2020

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The Intergenerational Kindred Spirits in Pictures of Hollis Woods

By NewberyTart | November 18, 2020

What Makes a Great
American Essay?

By Phillip Lopate | November 17, 2020

Sheila Heti on the Importance of Finding Trusted Readers

By Sheila Heti | November 16, 2020

The Real Golden Age of <br>Science Fiction

The Real Golden Age of
Science Fiction

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | November 16, 2020

5 Books You May Have <br>Missed in October

5 Books You May Have
Missed in October

Rock-and-Roll, Diplomacy, Arms Dealers, Football, and More!

By Bethanne Patrick | November 13, 2020

Kathleen Jennings on the Grim Genre of the Australian Gothic

Kathleen Jennings on the Grim Genre of the Australian Gothic

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | November 13, 2020

On George Eliot's Uncertain Relationship to Feminism

On George Eliot's Uncertain Relationship to Feminism

Kathy O'Shaughnessy on Her "Liberating Honesty"

By Kathy O'Shaughnessy | November 12, 2020

Want to Feel Better? Stop Reading New Books.

Want to Feel Better? Stop Reading New Books.

That's Right.

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2020

The Dissident Act of Taking a<br> Walk at Night

The Dissident Act of Taking a
Walk at Night

Matthew Beaumont on Ray Bradbury's "The Pedestrian"

By Matthew Beaumont | November 11, 2020

Five Audiobooks That Might Be Good For a Laugh This Week

Five Audiobooks That Might Be Good For a Laugh This Week

James Tate Hill with the Recommendations We Need

By James Tate Hill | November 11, 2020

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