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On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead

On Translating Proust and the Art of Not Reading Ahead

“It is a bummer to me that Proust occupies such a rarefied, even elitist, realm in the culture.”

By Bryan Alistair Charles | October 7, 2025

Why We Write the Extra Details

Why We Write the Extra Details

Kate Cayley on the Intersection of Politics, Art, and the Private Self

By Kate Cayley | October 7, 2025

Thomas Pynchon, Marisa Meltzer, Chris Kraus, and more: 24 new books out today!

Thomas Pynchon, Marisa Meltzer, Chris Kraus, and more: 24 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 7, 2025

Ivan Klima, the best Czech novelist of his generation, has died.

Ivan Klima, the best Czech novelist of his generation, has died.

By Jonny Diamond | October 6, 2025

Uncanny Prescience: Revisiting Kafka’s Amerika

Uncanny Prescience: Revisiting Kafka’s Amerika

Mark Harman Considers the Striking Social Commentary of the Unfinished Novel

By Mark Harman | October 6, 2025

How Harassment at the Strip Club Prepared Me For Publishing 

How Harassment at the Strip Club Prepared Me For Publishing 

Michelle Gurule on Writing About Sex Work

By Michelle Gurule | October 6, 2025

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Alex Niemi on the Process of Translation and the Rhythm of Language

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“Inhabiting the Poem.” Seven Poetry Collections to Read This October

“Inhabiting the Poem.” Seven Poetry Collections to Read This October

Christopher Spaide Recommends Gbenga Adesina, Cameron Awkward-Rich, and More

By Christopher Spaide | October 3, 2025

Am I the Asshole For Being Sick to Death of All the Mediocre Speculative Fiction Out There?

Am I the Asshole For Being Sick to Death of All the Mediocre Speculative Fiction Out There?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 2, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A magnificent and lovable work—both page-turning and coolly visionary.”

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Lily King on Campus Novels, Time Jumps, and Having Fun While Writing

Lily King on Campus Novels, Time Jumps, and Having Fun While Writing

Emma Straub Talks to the Author of “Heart the Lover”

By Emma Straub | October 2, 2025

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

Kate Colby on Finding Inspiration in Edward Hopper’s “Cape Cod Morning”

By Kate Colby | October 2, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anton Hur Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anton Hur Is Reading Now, and Next

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Yiming Ma on the Future of Censorship

Yiming Ma on the Future of Censorship

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