• Literary Criticism

    Reading Lists

    Marxism and Mistletoe: A Holiday List of Books for the Lefties in Your Life

    By Kristen R. Ghodsee  December 6, 2023
    Children's Lit

    My Year in Reading Children’s Books

    By Sara B. Franklin  December 6, 2023
    What to Watch

    Eileen Complicates the Relationship at the Heart of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Novel

    By Emmeline Clein  December 6, 2023
    Poetry

    Two Poems by Marlon Hacla, Translated by Kristine Ong Muslim

    By Marlon Hacla  December 6, 2023
    The History of Literature

    David Sterling Brown on Shakespeare’s White Others

    By History of Literature  December 6, 2023
    Spirituality

    Between Conversion and Repentance: Christian Wiman on the Uses of Fiction

    By Christian Wiman  December 5, 2023
    In Conversation

    Kate Christensen on Allowing Characters to Tell Their Own Stories

    By Jane Ciabattari  December 5, 2023
    New Books Tuesdays

    The Velvet Underground! Anthony Veasna So! Queer Sci-Fi! 21 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  December 5, 2023
    Nature Writing

    Walden, Freestyled: Reimagining and Reclaiming What It Means to Be Black in Nature

    By Edward Moreta Jr.  December 4, 2023
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

    By Natalie Zutter  December 4, 2023
    Poetry

    7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December

    By Rebecca Morgan Frank  December 4, 2023
    African Literature

    Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

    By Jessica Powers  December 4, 2023
    In Memoriam

    RIP Shane MacGowan: 7 Pogues Songs That Would Make Great Short Stories

    By Jonny Diamond  December 1, 2023
    Audiobooks

    The Best Audiobooks of 2023

    By AudioFile Magazine  December 1, 2023
    Streaming Guide

    The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

    By Emily Temple  December 1, 2023
    Craft and Criticism

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  December 1, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Katherine Howe on the Joy of Writing Pirates

    By History of Literature  December 1, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    November’s Best Reviewed Fiction

    By Book Marks  November 30, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    November’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

    By Book Marks  November 30, 2023
    Horror

    Horror for the Holidays! Or, Scary Novels To Read While Being Nice to Your Family

    By Erika Johansen  November 30, 2023
    Existentialism

    What Albert Camus’s The Stranger Says About Our Contemporary Anxieties

    By Kate Christensen  November 30, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Timothy Schaffert on the Literary Parallels for the House GOP Clusterf*ck

    By Fiction Non Fiction  November 30, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Casey Plett On Community and Being Open To Strangers

    By The Maris Review  November 30, 2023
    Literary History

    Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

    By Nick Ripatrazone  November 29, 2023
    Symbolism

    Year of the Rabbit: Why We’re Seeing So Many Bunnies on Books

    By Celia Mattison  November 29, 2023
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