• Literary Criticism

    The Critic and Her Publics

    Moira Donegan on Cultivating Invulnerability

    By The Critic and Her Publics   March 26, 2024
    Perspective

    Literary Rashomon: 10 Novels with Rotating Perspectives

    By Shilpi Somaya Gowda  March 26, 2024
    Storytelling

    “No Nights (or Chapters) Off.” And Other Grown Up Lessons From Reading to My Kids

    By Mark Cecil  March 26, 2024
    Historical Fiction

    “But the Ancient Greeks Didn’t *Sound* Irish…” On Capturing Voice in Historical Fiction

    By Ferdia Lennon  March 26, 2024
    New Books Tuesdays

    Paul Bunyan teaming up with John Henry! Hanif Abdurraqib on sports! 23 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  March 26, 2024
    Shopping

    Lost in the Supermarket: On the Literature of Shopping

    By Anna Smaill  March 25, 2024
    Trains

    How a Train is Like a Novel: On the Phenomenon of Illusory Self-Motion

    By John Holten  March 25, 2024
    In Memoriam

    Writer, Farmer, Literary Misfit: In Memory of the Late Stanley Crawford

    By Alex Trimble Young  March 25, 2024
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  March 22, 2024
    Latin American Literature

    A Continent of Living Spirits: 6 Ghost Stories From Across Latin America

    By María Alejandra Barrios Vélez  March 22, 2024
    Lives of Writers

    The Writer Next Door: My Life As Joyce Carol Oates’ Neighbor

    By Mia Manzulli  March 21, 2024
    Wellness

    Erewhon: or, The Worst Possible Name for a Grocery Store

    By Sanibel   March 21, 2024
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Ivy Pochoda on Caitlin Clark and Women Athletes

    By Fiction Non Fiction  March 21, 2024
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  March 21, 2024
    Reading Lists

    Time-Slips and Body Hopping: Eight Great Novels of Time Travel

    By James Goodhand  March 21, 2024
    Poetry

    Telling Everything All at Once: A Conversation with Michael Ondaatje

    By Howard Norman  March 20, 2024
    Criticism

    I Could Have Been Harsher: Lauren Oyler on Judging and Being Judged

    By Janet Manley  March 20, 2024
    Writing Community

    “The Act of Writing is a Haunting Experience.” A Roundtable on Community, Craft, and Ghosts

    By Literary Hub  March 20, 2024
    Identity

    Colorism, Code-Switching, and Shapeshifting: Readings on Biracial Identity

    By Ela Lee  March 20, 2024
    The History of Literature

    J. Edward Chamberlin on How Words Shape Our World

    By History of Literature  March 20, 2024
    Literary Adaptations

    Why a New Adaptation of The Master and Margarita is Setting Russian Society Aflame

    By Cameron Manley  March 19, 2024
    New Books Tuesdays

    Percival Everett! Téa Obreht! Michael Ondaatje! 25 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  March 19, 2024
    Literary Friendships

    What Elizabeth Bishop and Marianne Moore Learned From Each Other

    By Rachel Cohen  March 19, 2024
    In Conversation

    Marie Mutsuki Mockett on Writing in Times of Sickness and Health

    By Jane Ciabattari  March 19, 2024
    Divorce

    Marriage Plots Are Soooo Last Season: 8 Novels About Divorce

    By Rowan Beaird  March 19, 2024
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