How a Train is Like a Novel: On the Phenomenon of Illusory Self-Motion

How a Train is Like a Novel: On the Phenomenon of Illusory Self-Motion

John Holten Considers the Mechanics of Movement on the Page and on the Tracks

By John Holten | March 25, 2024

Writer, Farmer, Literary Misfit: In Memory of the Late Stanley Crawford

Writer, Farmer, Literary Misfit: In Memory of the Late Stanley Crawford

Alex Trimble Young Remembers a Writer of “Unbrandable” Books

By Alex Trimble Young | March 25, 2024

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring New Titles by Percival Everett, Téa Obreht, Lauren Oyler, and More

By Book Marks | March 22, 2024

A Continent of Living Spirits: 6 Ghost Stories From Across Latin America

A Continent of Living Spirits: 6 Ghost Stories From Across Latin America

María Alejandra Barrios Vélez Recommends Juan Rulfo, Amparo Dávila, Isabel Allende, and More

By María Alejandra Barrios Vélez | March 22, 2024

The Writer Next Door: My Life As Joyce Carol Oates’ Neighbor

The Writer Next Door: My Life As Joyce Carol Oates’ Neighbor

“I wanted to believe that Oates knew we existed. While her cat clearly knew who we were, she never did.”

By Mia Manzulli | March 21, 2024

Erewhon: or, The Worst Possible Name for a Grocery Store

Erewhon: or, The Worst Possible Name for a Grocery Store

Sanibel Chai on the Connections Between Samuel Butler’s Satirical Novel and $19 Smoothies

By Sanibel | March 21, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Departure(s)
  • The Flower Bearers
  • Eating Ashes
  • Every One Still Here: Stories
  • Once There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World
  • The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII

Ivy Pochoda on Caitlin Clark and Women Athletes

By Fiction Non Fiction | March 21, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | March 21, 2024

Time-Slips and Body Hopping: Eight Great Novels of Time Travel

By James Goodhand | March 21, 2024

Telling Everything All at Once: A Conversation with Michael Ondaatje

Telling Everything All at Once: A Conversation with Michael Ondaatje

Howard Norman Talks to Poet-Cum-Novelist About His First Collection in 25 Years

By Howard Norman | March 20, 2024

I Could Have Been Harsher: Lauren Oyler on Judging and Being Judged

I Could Have Been Harsher: Lauren Oyler on Judging and Being Judged

The Author of “No Judgment” Talks With Janet Manley About Intellectual Anxiety

By Janet Manley | March 20, 2024

“The Act of Writing is a Haunting Experience.” A Roundtable on Community, Craft, and Ghosts

“The Act of Writing is a Haunting Experience.” A Roundtable on Community, Craft, and Ghosts

Jenny Irish Talks with Her Former Students, Writers Kalani Pickhart, Winslow Schmelling, Christina D’Antoni, and Arya Naidu

By Literary Hub | March 20, 2024

Colorism, Code-Switching, and Shapeshifting: Readings on Biracial Identity

Colorism, Code-Switching, and Shapeshifting: Readings on Biracial Identity

Ela Lee Recommends Celeste Ng, Brit Bennett, Ella King, and More

By Ela Lee | March 20, 2024

J. Edward Chamberlin on How Words Shape Our World

J. Edward Chamberlin on How Words Shape Our World

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 20, 2024

Why a New Adaptation of <em>The Master and Margarita</em> is Setting Russian Society Aflame

Why a New Adaptation of The Master and Margarita is Setting Russian Society Aflame

Cameron Manley on the Last Onscreen Rendition of Mikhail Bulgakov’s Iconic Novel

By Cameron Manley | March 19, 2024

Percival Everett! Téa Obreht! Michael Ondaatje! 25 new books out today.

Percival Everett! Téa Obreht! Michael Ondaatje! 25 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | March 19, 2024

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