Original Sin and Roman Cults: Ava Reid on the Divine Inspirations of Her New Novel

Original Sin and Roman Cults: Ava Reid on the Divine Inspirations of Her New Novel

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | July 2, 2021

How Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana’s Final Album

How Kurt Cobain’s Favorite Novel Made Its Way Onto Nirvana’s Final Album

Nathan Dunne on the Seductive Power of Perfume

By Nathan Dunne | July 1, 2021

Mythologies and Re-Rememberings: On the Synchronous Moments of Writing a Novel

Mythologies and Re-Rememberings: On the Synchronous Moments of Writing a Novel

Molly Aitken Deconstructs the Inspiration for Her Debut, The Island Child

By Molly Aitken | July 1, 2021

Extractor of Secrets, Discloser of Secrets: On the Complex Role of the Biographer

Extractor of Secrets, Discloser of Secrets: On the Complex Role of the Biographer

Debra Dean Considers the Therapeutic Effects of Telling Our Stories

By Debra Dean | July 1, 2021

The Inner Lives of Black Women: On Novels That Break the Chains of Trauma

The Inner Lives of Black Women: On Novels That Break the Chains of Trauma

Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler Recommends Candice Carty-Williams, Jacqueline Woodson, and More

By Dr. Inger Burnett-Zeigler | July 1, 2021

Do Books Have to Be Depressing to Be Taken Seriously?

Do Books Have to Be Depressing to Be Taken Seriously?

Matt Haig Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | July 1, 2021

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What Lord of the Flies got wrong: the kids are actually alright.

By Jonny Diamond | June 30, 2021

Writing the “Eastern Western.” On the Massive Resurgence of Asian American Westerns 

By Lavinia Liang | June 30, 2021

Kazuo Ishiguro’s Daytime Horror: On Cults, White Supremacy, and Pagan Aesthetics

By Mieko Anders | June 30, 2021

How the Prophetic Fiction of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Exposed the Dangers of Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

How the Prophetic Fiction of Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Exposed the Dangers of Nazism and the Rise of Hitler

Margot Livesey on Address Unknown and the Dangers of Communal Mythology

By Margot Livesy | June 30, 2021

When Activist Poets Took Over a Tiny California Town

When Activist Poets Took Over a Tiny California Town

Uncovering a Unique Chapter in the History of American Poetry

By Lytle Shaw | June 30, 2021

16 new books to read while sitting directly in front of the fan.

16 new books to read while sitting directly in front of the fan.

By Katie Yee | June 29, 2021

Charles McGrath: On the Avant-Garde Literary Genius of Donald Barthelme

Charles McGrath: On the Avant-Garde Literary Genius of Donald Barthelme

“His fallback, his signature, is always humor.”

By Charles McGrath | June 29, 2021

The Ongoingness of War in Ismail Kadare’s <em>The General of the Dead Army</em>

The Ongoingness of War in Ismail Kadare’s The General of the Dead Army

This Week from the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | June 29, 2021

Tom Lin on the Importance of Conducting Literary Field Work

Tom Lin on the Importance of Conducting Literary Field Work

Jane Ciabattari Speaks with the Author of The Thousand Crimes of Ming Tsu

By Jane Ciabattari | June 29, 2021

Very Different Writers, Uncanny Commonalities: On Lee Child and<br> Heidi James

Very Different Writers, Uncanny Commonalities: On Lee Child and
Heidi James

Biographer Heather Martin Takes the Measure of Two Literary Lives

By Heather Martin | June 28, 2021

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