Finding Hemingway: Seeing the Self Behind the Self-Mythologizer

Finding Hemingway: Seeing the Self Behind the Self-Mythologizer

Alex Thomas on Lynn Novick and Ken Burns’s New Documentary

By Alex Thomas | April 14, 2021

On the Absolute Chaos of Modern Dating: A Reading List

On the Absolute Chaos of Modern Dating: A Reading List

Katherine Heiny Recommends Raven Leilani, Helen Fielding, and More

By Katherine Heiny | April 14, 2021

On Domestic Labor and Freedom in <em>Excellent Women</em>

On Domestic Labor and Freedom in Excellent Women

V.V. Ganeshananthan Guests on the Lit Century Podcast
with Sandra Newman and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | April 13, 2021

17 new books to find at your local library.

17 new books to find at your local library.

By Katie Yee | April 13, 2021

Five Ways to Read Henry James

Five Ways to Read Henry James

This Week on the History of Literature Podcast
with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | April 12, 2021

Bio-Waste: How Important Are Author Bios Anyway?

Bio-Waste: How Important Are Author Bios Anyway?

Jason Guriel Finds Major Meaning in Minor Texts

By Jason Guriel | April 12, 2021

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How Nellie Y. McKay Forged a Path for the Study of African American Literature

By Shanna Greene Benjamin | April 12, 2021

On Great Literary Loves and the Joyous, Complicated Brilliance of Walt Whitman

By Mark Edmundson | April 9, 2021

The Donald Barthelme Story Nobody Talks About But Everyone Should Read

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2021

A Secret, Symbolic History of Pomegranates

A Secret, Symbolic History of Pomegranates

Kate Lebo: “Cracking one open feels like lifting
the lid on a jewelry box.”

By Kate Lebo | April 9, 2021

On the Years When Jane Austen Couldn't Write

On the Years When Jane Austen Couldn't Write

An Illustrated Look at the Effects of Worry and Uncertainty on a Literary Icon

By Hannah K. Chapman, Lauren Burke, & Kaley Bales | April 8, 2021

The Imposition of Meaning: Lessons From J.M. Coetzee About the Humanity of Others

The Imposition of Meaning: Lessons From J.M. Coetzee About the Humanity of Others

Dr. Ben Martin on the Real Life and Times of “Mr. S.”

By Ben Martin | April 8, 2021

What a Sleep Specialist Has to Say About the Dreaminess of <em>Finnegans Wake</em>

What a Sleep Specialist Has to Say About the Dreaminess of Finnegans Wake

This Week on Finnegan and Friends, a Podcast About the Most Mystifying Book Ever Written

By The Cosmic Library | April 8, 2021

How 5 Books on Black Motherhood Helped Me Write My Debut Novel

How 5 Books on Black Motherhood Helped Me Write My Debut Novel

Morgan Jerkins Recommends Toni Morrison, Edward P. Jones, and More

By Morgan Jerkins | April 8, 2021

Imaginary Histories: How Tolkien’s Fascination with Language Shaped His Literary World

Imaginary Histories: How Tolkien’s Fascination with Language Shaped His Literary World

Damien Bador on the Origins of a Fantasy Classic

By Damien Bador | April 8, 2021

Vive the <em>erotic far left!</em> Why Violette Leduc’s <em>The Taxi</em> needs a new translation.

Vive the erotic far left! Why Violette Leduc’s The Taxi needs a new translation.

By Jonny Diamond | April 7, 2021

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