This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration</em> by Nicole R. Fleetwood

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Marking Time: Art in the Age of Mass Incarceration by Nicole R. Fleetwood

J. Howard Rosier on One of the Finalists for Criticism

By J. Howard Rosier | March 8, 2021

The Publisher Who Transformed the Careers of Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams

The Publisher Who Transformed the Careers of Wallace Stevens and William Carlos Williams

Alan M. Klein on the Mystery of Ronald Lane Latimer

By Alan M. Klein | March 5, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Homie</em> by Danez Smith

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Homie by Danez Smith

Diego Báez on One of the Finalists for Poetry

By Diego Báez | March 5, 2021

Who Are Some of the Best Kid Narrators in Literature?

Who Are Some of the Best Kid Narrators in Literature?

Chris Whitaker Recommends Harper Lee, Angie Thomas, and More

By Chris Whitaker | March 4, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Stranger Faces</em> by Namwali Serpell

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Stranger Faces by Namwali Serpell

Jane Ciabattari on One of the Finalists for Criticism

By Jane Ciabattari | March 4, 2021

Two of my favorite writers died this day. Here’s why you should read them.

Two of my favorite writers died this day. Here’s why you should read them.

By Jonny Diamond | March 3, 2021

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The Limits of Representation: Huda Awan Finds Herself in Portnoy’s Complaint

By Huda Awan | March 3, 2021

On Obsessive Female Relationships in Literature: A Reading List

By Forsyth Harmon | March 3, 2021

Fernanda Melchor on the Complicities of Fairy Tales and Femicide

By Thresholds | March 3, 2021

Darkest New England: What is the Northern Gothic Literary Tradition?

Darkest New England: What is the Northern Gothic Literary Tradition?

W.S. Winslow Tries to Define a Recondite Genre

By W.S. Winslow | March 3, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Red Comet</em> by Heather Clark

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Red Comet by Heather Clark

Tara Wanda Merrigan on One of the Finalists for Biography

By Tara Wanda Merrigan | March 3, 2021

17 new books to look forward to.

17 new books to look forward to.

By Katie Yee | March 2, 2021

On the Ultra-Relatable, Modern Burnout of Chekhov’s “Ward No. 6”

On the Ultra-Relatable, Modern Burnout of Chekhov’s “Ward No. 6”

From the Lit Century Podcast with Sandra Newman
and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | March 2, 2021

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

Carol Edgarian and Ann Beattie Talk Complex Characters and Literary Inspirations

A Conversation on Craft with the Author of Vera

By Ann Beattie | March 2, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Home Baked</em> by Alia Volz

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Home Baked by Alia Volz

Stephanie Burt on One of the Finalists for Autobiography

By Stephanie Burt | March 2, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Obit</em> by Victoria Chang

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Obit by Victoria Chang

Charles Finch on One of the Finalists for Poetry

By Charles Finch | March 1, 2021

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