• Literary Criticism

    13 Ways of Looking

    13 Ways of Looking at Denial: Jon Raymond on the Artistic Inspiration Behind His Novel

    By Jon Raymond  August 25, 2022
    The Maris Review

    Megan Giddings: Why the World Still Needs Magic in Literature

    By The Maris Review  August 25, 2022
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Nina Mingya Powles is Reading Now and Next

    By Diana Arterian  August 25, 2022
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Sidik Fofana on Gentrification and Teaching in Public Schools

    By The Virtual Book Channel  August 25, 2022
    Black Activism

    Aja Monet on Robin D.G. Kelley and the Ongoing Struggle for Black Liberation

    By Aja Monet  August 24, 2022
    Bookstores

    What Working at a Used Bookstore Taught Me About Literary Rejection

    By Carl Lavigne  August 24, 2022
    Horror

    The Gothic Horror of a Post-Roe America

    By Gwendolyn Kiste  August 24, 2022
    Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre

    Foz Meadows and Alexandra Rowland on Falling in Love with the Romance Genre

    By Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre   August 24, 2022
    new books tuesday

    20 new books to bite into this week.

    By Katie Yee  August 23, 2022
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Elizabeth Crane Talks to Leslie Jamison About Divorce, Transformation, and More

    By The Virtual Book Channel  August 23, 2022
    What to Watch

    Reading Proust in a Black and White World

    By Catherine Nichols  August 23, 2022
    Keen On

    Forget Politics: Why a Novelist’s First Priority Is To Tell a Good Story

    By Keen On  August 23, 2022
    I'm a Writer But

    Shane Kowalski on Creating the Comedic Pivots in His Work

    By I'm a Writer But   August 23, 2022
    Write-minded

    Emotional Expression Is as Scary and Important as You Think It Is

    By Write-minded   August 23, 2022
    So Many Damn Books

    Tom Scharpling on Legacy, Being Forgotten, and His Latest Paperback Release

    By So Many Damn Books  August 23, 2022
    In Memoriam

    Eileen Myles Remembers Bobby Byrd

    By Eileen Myles  August 22, 2022
    First Draft

    Jamil Jan Kochai on Writing About Violence

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   August 22, 2022
    Emergence Magazine

    Monotomy and Greed, as Revealed By Andri Snær Magnason’s Latest Short Story

    By Emergence Magazine  August 22, 2022
    The Hub

    Abusive soccer star Ryan Giggs is also responsible for the worst “love” poem ever written.

    By Jonny Diamond  August 19, 2022
    What to Watch

    Art Doesn’t Care If You Like It: Gabrielle Bellot on The Sandman Adaptation

    By Gabrielle Bellot  August 19, 2022
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  August 19, 2022
    13 Ways of Looking

    13 Ways of Looking at a Family: Maud Newton on the Imagery of Ancestors (Including Her Own)

    By Maud Newton  August 18, 2022
    Climate Crisis

    What a New Translation of Beowulf Says About Extinction

    By Lydia Pyne  August 18, 2022
    Children's Literature

    Japanese American Incarceration for Children: Brandon Shimoda on Reading with His Daughter

    By Brandon Shimoda  August 18, 2022
    Publishing

    The PRH Trial Has Revealed a Barely Hidden Scorn for Independent Publishers

    By Margot Atwell  August 18, 2022
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