• Literary Criticism

    The Literary Life

    Amor Towles on How Peter Matthiessen Inspired Him To Write

    By The Literary Life  November 19, 2021
    The Maris Review

    “Am I Doing Enough?” Hermione Hoby on Balancing Pleasure and Politics

    By The Maris Review  November 18, 2021
    collaboration

    The Wonder of Collaboration: Finding a New Spark of Creativity with Liana Finck

    By Luke Burgis  November 18, 2021
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    Not Everybody Loves Sebald: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  November 18, 2021
    Russian Literature

    What Does It Mean To Be Russian? On Dostoevsky’s Early Literary Ambitions

    By Kevin Birmingham  November 18, 2021
    European History

    How the Greek Struggle for Liberty Became a Cause Célèbre for Romantic Writers Across Europe

    By Mark Mazower  November 17, 2021
    Book Marks Questionnaire

    Dave Eggers on Lorrie Moore, Frankenstein’s Monster, and Corduroy the Bear

    By Book Marks  November 17, 2021
    Queer Literature

    To All the Gays of Seoul: On Translating Sang Young Park

    By Anton Hur  November 17, 2021
    On Poetry

    What Does It Mean to Find Your Poetic Voice?

    By Daniel Brown  November 17, 2021
    Theater

    On Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman

    By David Damrosch  November 17, 2021
    Thresholds

    “I Wanted to Make the Connection and Then I Wanted to Take You to Cinnabon.” Ryka Aoki on Writing Trans Stories

    By Thresholds   November 17, 2021
    Lit Century

    How Has Freud Changed the Way We Tell Our Stories?

    By Lit Century   November 16, 2021
    Farming

    Writing About the Small Farming Life in the Shadow of Climate Change

    By Patrick Laurie  November 16, 2021
    News and Culture

    Kafka Roaring With Laughter: Read the First Review of José Saramago’s Blindness

    By Book Marks  November 16, 2021
    Short Stories

    Why I Had to Leave Home to Write About It

    By Tyler Barton  November 16, 2021
    Writing Women

    How Misogyny and Religious Bigotry Have Influenced the Historical Portrayal of the Female Experience

    By Lucy Jago  November 16, 2021
    new books tuesday

    17 new books to keep your cozy reading season going strong.

    By Katie Yee  November 16, 2021
    QAnon

    A Close Reading of the QAnon Shaman’s Conspiracy Manifesto

    By Mark Dery  November 15, 2021
    The Quarantine Tapes

    Catherine Lacey on Letting Go of the Anxiety and Responding to Current Events in Fiction

    By The Quarantine Tapes  November 15, 2021
    Debut Novels

    What Was the First Book You Fell in Love With?

    By Literary Hub  November 15, 2021
    Book Marks Questionnaire

    Patricia Engel on The Lover, Edwidge Danticat, and the Rats of NIMH

    By Book Marks  November 15, 2021
    First Draft

    Kalani Pickhart on Writing the Complexities of the 2013 Ukrainian Protests

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   November 15, 2021
    The History of Literature

    Literary Remixes: From Little Women to the New Testament

    By History of Literature  November 15, 2021
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  November 12, 2021
    Literary Disco

    How Has Literature Changed Over the Past Ten Years?

    By Literary Disco  November 12, 2021
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