• Literary Criticism

    Retrospective

    Beyond Poor Things: An Ode to Alasdair Gray’s Lesser-Known, Equally Deserving Books

    By Mazin Saleem  November 29, 2023
    The Hub

    Booker judge admits it’s nearly impossible to read ALL the books.

    By Jonny Diamond  November 28, 2023
    New Books Tuesdays

    A Crime-Solving Maid! A History of The OC! 15 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  November 28, 2023
    Literary History

    When Publishing F. Scott Fitzgerald is the Family Business

    By Charles Scribner III  November 28, 2023
    On Poetry

    Dara Barrois/Dixon on the Lived Poetry of the Late James Tate

    By Peter Mishler  November 28, 2023
    Mexican Literature

    Gabriel García Márquez on the Magic of Juan Rulfo

    By Gabriel García Márquez  November 27, 2023
    Writing Women

    Writing “Women of a Certain Age.” A Roundtable on Crafting Older Female Characters in Fiction

    By Lisa Gornick  November 27, 2023
    Language

    (Don’t) Watch Your Tongue: Why Swearing Is Fun

    By Rebecca Roache  November 27, 2023
    Children's Literature

    Do You Believe in Magic? On The Timeless Charm of Children’s Books

    By Jane Mount  November 27, 2023
    2023 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction

    “The Status Quo is Not an Option…” John Vaillant on Our Climate Future

    By Alex Clark  November 22, 2023
    The Maris Review

    K-Ming Chang On Pushing Every Sentence To Its Furthest Point

    By The Maris Review  November 22, 2023
    The History of Literature

    Dr. Jessica Kirzane on Translating Yiddish Literature

    By History of Literature  November 22, 2023
    Palestinian Literature

    Where is Mosab Abu Toha? A Poem from Gaza in 22 Languages

    By Mosab Abu Toha  November 21, 2023
    African American Literature

    The History of the United States According to Colson Whitehead

    By Alexander Manshel  November 21, 2023
    Literary Journals

    “We Want to Make It Feel Like a Party.” On the Transformation of Southwest Review

    By Mark Haber  November 21, 2023
    In Conversation

    Naomi Alderman on Creating a Fictional Tech Dystopia

    By Jane Ciabattari  November 21, 2023
    Lit Century

    Christine Coulson on John Cheever and Dorothy Parker

    By Lit Century   November 21, 2023
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  November 17, 2023
    Rare Books

    Beth Kephart on the Eternal Hope of Rare Books

    By Beth Kephart  November 16, 2023
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  November 16, 2023
    Palestinian Literature

    On Literary Empathy and the Performative Reading of Palestinian Authors

    By Etaf Rum  November 16, 2023
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Zeke Caligiuri on the Incarcerated Writers Who Edited An Anthology on Class

    By Fiction Non Fiction  November 16, 2023
    The Maris Review

    Ed Park on Panoramic Storytelling

    By The Maris Review  November 16, 2023
    In Conversation

    Jenny Erpenbeck on Spying, Lying, and Eros

    By Ellen Adams  November 15, 2023
    Archives

    Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

    By Katherine Churchill  November 15, 2023
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