Taking the “Ick” Out of “Sick Lit.” A Reading List

Taking the “Ick” Out of “Sick Lit.” A Reading List

Lillie Lainoff on Representing Chronic Illness in Literature

By Lillie Lainoff | April 29, 2022

What is it Like to Be a Blind Writer Writing for Sighted Readers?

What is it Like to Be a Blind Writer Writing for Sighted Readers?

George Mendoza and Kristen Witucki Talk Craft, Community, and Ableism in the Publishing Industry

By Jessica Powers | April 28, 2022

Susan Straight on Louise Erdrich and the Characters Who Haven’t Left Our Dreams

Susan Straight on Louise Erdrich and the Characters Who Haven’t Left Our Dreams

How a Novel in Stories Creates History Through a Chorus of Voices

By Susan Straight | April 28, 2022

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Sequoia Nagamatsu on Affirming and Subverting Pop Culture in Fiction

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah and Sequoia Nagamatsu on Affirming and Subverting Pop Culture in Fiction

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 28, 2022

“Hypocrisy is Us.” Chantal V. Johnson on Feminism and Misogynoir

“Hypocrisy is Us.” Chantal V. Johnson on Feminism and Misogynoir

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | April 28, 2022

How to Write a Pain Book

How to Write a Pain Book

For Lisa Levy Illness Is Easy, Pain Is Hard

By Lisa Levy | April 28, 2022

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The Real-Life Heroines of an Outrageous Era: A Gilded Age Reading List

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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Translating the Magical Imperfection of Oral Tradition to the Page

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The Last Poems of Les Murray

The Last Poems of Les Murray

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AudioFile’s Best </br>Audiobooks of April

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There is a bell hooks Book for Every Season of Life

There is a bell hooks Book for Every Season of Life

Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah on the Liberatory Possibilities of Sexual Experience

By Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah | April 27, 2022

Kyle Lukoff on Book Bans and Letting Queer Books Just Be Books

Kyle Lukoff on Book Bans and Letting Queer Books Just Be Books

This Week on the NewberyTart Podcast

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20 new books being published today.

20 new books being published today.

By Katie Yee | April 26, 2022

Was George Eliot Wrong to Think Books Could Make People Better?

Was George Eliot Wrong to Think Books Could Make People Better?

Pamela Erens on Middlemarch and the Moral Value of Fiction

By Pamela Erens | April 26, 2022

Diving Into the “Uncanny Despair” of the Cruise Ship Narrative

Diving Into the “Uncanny Despair” of the Cruise Ship Narrative

Lara Williams on David Foster Wallace, Wabi-sabi, and the Luxurious Veneer of Decay

By Lara Williams | April 26, 2022

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