How Virginia Woolf’s Time-Traveling Androgynous Hero Became Shorthand for Fashion’s Genderless Future 

How Virginia Woolf’s Time-Traveling Androgynous Hero Became Shorthand for Fashion’s Genderless Future 

Sophie Wilson on the Liberation Looks Inspired by Orlando

By Sophie Wilson | March 9, 2021

Was Kazuo Ishiguro’s <em>The Unconsoled</em> the Greatest Literary Practical Joke of All Time?

Was Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Unconsoled the Greatest Literary Practical Joke of All Time?

From the Lit Century Podcast with Sandra Newman
and Catherine Nichols

By Lit Century | March 9, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Island on Fire</em> by Tom Zoellner

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Island on Fire by Tom Zoellner

Carlin Romano on One of the Finalists for Nonfiction

By Carlin Romano | March 9, 2021

Ilona Andrews on Blending Romance and Monstrosity

Ilona Andrews on Blending Romance and Monstrosity

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | March 9, 2021

Writing at the Edges of Holocaust Kitsch

Writing at the Edges of Holocaust Kitsch

Leora Fridman on Takis Würger’s Controversial Novel, Stella

By Leora Fridman | March 8, 2021

How Algernon Blackwood Turned Nature Into<br> Sublime Horror

How Algernon Blackwood Turned Nature Into
Sublime Horror

Eugene Thacker on the 1907 Novella The Willows

By Eugene Thacker | March 8, 2021

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

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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

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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?

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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

The Limits of Representation: Huda Awan Finds Herself in <em>Portnoy’s Complaint</em>

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

“How much can fictional representation actually achieve in acting as a foundation for self-respect?”

By Huda Awan | March 3, 2021

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