On Clarence Major’s Enduring Portrait of the Blues, <em>Dirty Bird Blues</em>

On Clarence Major’s Enduring Portrait of the Blues, Dirty Bird Blues

Yusef Komunyakaa Introduces the 25th Anniversary Edition

By Yusef Komunyakaa | February 9, 2022

Some Fundamental Principles for Writing Great Sex

Some Fundamental Principles for Writing Great Sex

Rebecca Sacks on the Craft Behind the Intimacy

By Bee Sacks | February 8, 2022

Jean Rhys’ Women on the Margins: On the Perpetual Resonance of <em>Voyage in the Dark</em>

Jean Rhys’ Women on the Margins: On the Perpetual Resonance of Voyage in the Dark

Imogen Crimp on the Intersection of Ambition, Power, Gender and Money

By Imogen Crimp | February 8, 2022

The Voice of the Sea Speaks to the Soul: </br>On Kate Chopin’s <em>The Awakening</em>

The Voice of the Sea Speaks to the Soul:
On Kate Chopin’s The Awakening

An 1899 Review of Chopin’s Iconic Early Feminist Novel

By Book Marks | February 8, 2022

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Gal Beckerman, Karen Cheung, and More!

By Teddy Wayne | February 8, 2022

20 new books hitting shelves this week.

20 new books hitting shelves this week.

By Katie Yee | February 8, 2022

Best Reviewed
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  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Weird Short Story Writers for Strange Times

By Jason Ockert | February 7, 2022

Tara Westover on Rachel Cusk, Jennifer Egan, and Madame Bovary

By Book Marks | February 7, 2022

Lauren Groff on Yūko Tsushima’s Quietly Defiant Sensualities

By Lauren Groff | February 7, 2022

Is <em>Wonder Boys</em> the Best-Ever Onscreen Depiction of a Writer?

Is Wonder Boys the Best-Ever Onscreen Depiction of a Writer?

Ryan Chapman Revisits the Brilliance of the 2000 Adaptation of Michael Chabon’s Novel

By Ryan Chapman | February 4, 2022

The Lion Speaks: On the Potency of the Epistolary Form

The Lion Speaks: On the Potency of the Epistolary Form

Daniel Black Considers Letters and Linguistic Freedom

By Daniel Black | February 4, 2022

Interview with an Indie Press: Beacon Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Beacon Press

On Creating a “Mission-Driven Press”

By Corinne Segal | February 4, 2022

On the Moral and Metaphysical Significance of Aloneness

On the Moral and Metaphysical Significance of Aloneness

Sumana Roy Considers Solitary Ways of Being

By Sumana Roy | February 3, 2022

Bernardine Evaristo on Lessons Learned From Toni Morrison

Bernardine Evaristo on Lessons Learned From Toni Morrison

“As a writer, Morrison asks us to do some of the work.”

By Bernardine Evaristo | February 3, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Zadie Smith on Toni Morrison, Bill McKibben on Bambi, Yiyun Li on Jon McGregor, and More

By Book Marks | February 3, 2022

On the Hidden Pain of V.C. Andrews, the Woman Behind <em>The Flowers in the Attic</em>

On the Hidden Pain of V.C. Andrews, the Woman Behind The Flowers in the Attic

Andrew Niederman Considers the Toll of
Chronic Pain on the Writing Life

By Andrew Neiderman | February 3, 2022

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