In Defense of Trash

In Defense of Trash

Why Pleasures Should Never Be Guilty, From Valley of the Dolls to Bonkbusters

By Lisa Levy | August 25, 2016

A Masterpiece of Latin American Literature Finally Appears in English

A Masterpiece of Latin American Literature Finally Appears in English

Antonio di Benedetto's Zama is Here

By Esther Allen | August 23, 2016

You're Probably Misreading Robert Frost's Most Famous Poem

You're Probably Misreading Robert Frost's Most Famous Poem

On the Many Tricks and Contradictions of "The Road Not Taken"

By David Orr | August 18, 2016

Who's Meaner: Book Critics or Restaurant Reviewers?

Who's Meaner: Book Critics or Restaurant Reviewers?

Which Assassins Take the Deadliest Aim? We Aggregate, You Decide

By Literary Hub | August 17, 2016

On Xie Hong, Master of Chinese Unreality

On Xie Hong, Master of Chinese Unreality

Official Corruption, Out-of-Control Pollution, and Rapid Change

By Hal Swindall | August 15, 2016

The Dark Side of Office Life

The Dark Side of Office Life

Workplace Novels that Explore the Dystopic and Surreal

By Tobias Carroll | August 12, 2016

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"Poems R Just Less Popular Memes"

By Carina del Valle Schorske | August 11, 2016

The Moral Arc of N.K. Jemisin's Universe Bends Toward Apocalypse

By Noah Berlatsky | August 11, 2016

Black Protest Writing, From W.E.B. DuBois to Kendrick Lamar

By Precious Rasheeda Muhammad | August 10, 2016

Walking a Mile in Daniel Boone's Moccasins

Walking a Mile in Daniel Boone's Moccasins

How a Vegetarian Canadian Took On the Voice of an American Legend

By Alix Hawley | August 1, 2016

What <em>The Last Samurai</em> Reveals About American Literary Culture

What The Last Samurai Reveals About American Literary Culture

On Literary Provincialism and the Importance of Translation

By Christina Farella | July 29, 2016

Women Crime Writers Are Not a Fad

Women Crime Writers Are Not a Fad

And Megan Abbott is Here to Prove It

By Lisa Levy | July 29, 2016

What Should Fiction Do?

What Should Fiction Do?

Bonnie Nazdam on the Limits of Cinematic Storytelling

By Bonnie Nadzam | July 26, 2016

Clive James on the Poetry of Kingsley Amis

Clive James on the Poetry of Kingsley Amis

As Talented a Poet as He Was a Novelist

By Clive James | July 25, 2016

The Best Books About Books: Part 2

The Best Books About Books: Part 2

On Works of Criticism by Cynthia Ozick, C.D. Wright, Teju Cole, and More

By Jonathan Russell Clark | July 21, 2016

What If I'm Actually a Character in a Larry McMurtry Novel?

What If I'm Actually a Character in a Larry McMurtry Novel?

On the Beautiful Losers of Texas, and Returning to Where You Came From

By Claudia Smith | July 20, 2016

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