What Makes a Great <br>American Essay?

What Makes a Great
American Essay?

Talking to Phillip Lopate About Thwarted Expectations, Emerson, and the 21st-Century Essay Boom

By Phillip Lopate | November 17, 2020

Sheila Heti on the Importance of Finding Trusted Readers

Sheila Heti on the Importance of Finding Trusted Readers

"Friends who read drafts of my books are my most cherished 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

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Want to Feel Better? Stop Reading New Books.

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2020

The Dissident Act of Taking a
Walk at Night

By Matthew Beaumont | November 11, 2020

Five Audiobooks That Might Be Good For a Laugh This Week

By James Tate Hill | November 11, 2020

A Poetic Structure Built on Many Voices: Talking to Matthew Daddona

A Poetic Structure Built on Many Voices: Talking to Matthew Daddona

Joannie Stangeland Speaks to the Author of House of Sound

By Joannie Stangeland | November 11, 2020

On the Dark American Nostalgia of <em>Cheaper By the Dozen</em>

On the Dark American Nostalgia of Cheaper By the Dozen

Historian April Holm Joins Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | November 10, 2020

In Which Jonathan Lethem Possibly Overthinks Our Interview Questions

In Which Jonathan Lethem Possibly Overthinks Our Interview Questions

BONUS: On the Importance of Not Writing

By Literary Hub | November 10, 2020

Why are we so hungry for books about cannibals?

Why are we so hungry for books about cannibals?

By Katie Yee | November 9, 2020

Down the Wormhole with Jonathan Lethem: On Male Complicity and Publishing in a Pandemic

Down the Wormhole with Jonathan Lethem: On Male Complicity and Publishing in a Pandemic

Brian Gresko Profiles the Author of The Arrest

By Brian Gresko | November 9, 2020

Shirley Hazzard's Heroines and the World That<br> Misunderstood Them

Shirley Hazzard's Heroines and the World That
Misunderstood Them

Zoë Heller on the Collected Stories

By Zoë Heller | November 9, 2020

How Claire Malroux's Translations of Emily Dickinson Shaped Her Own Poetry

How Claire Malroux's Translations of Emily Dickinson Shaped Her Own Poetry

Marilyn Hacker on Memory, Materiality, and Family

By Marilyn Hacker | November 9, 2020

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