Sex ed! Vintage sapphic tales! Constantine Cavafy! 26 new books out today.

Sex ed! Vintage sapphic tales! Constantine Cavafy! 26 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 12, 2025

How Charlotte Brontë’s Shyness Helped Make Her a Storyteller

How Charlotte Brontë’s Shyness Helped Make Her a Storyteller

Graham Watson Explores the Influence of Friendship and Community on the Author of "Jane Eyre"

By Graham Watson | August 11, 2025

The Murky Story of Our First Storytellers: On the Mysterious Evolution of Human Language

The Murky Story of Our First Storytellers: On the Mysterious Evolution of Human Language

Madeleine Beekman on Early Humans, Linguistic Acquisition, and the Glaring Gaps in Our Theories

By Madeleine Beekman | August 11, 2025

On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

On the Peace and Pleasure of Reading Books About Babies as a New Mother

Ellyn Gaydos on William Carlos Williams, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Ellyn Gaydos | August 11, 2025

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

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By Book Marks | August 8, 2025

How Would Jane Austen Define an “Accomplished Woman” Today?

How Would Jane Austen Define an “Accomplished Woman” Today?

Grace Aldridge on Rereading Jane Austen After the End of Her Marriage 

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A Fantastical Odyssey Through Renaissance Italy: Álvaro Enrigue on Bomarzo

By Álvaro Enrigue | August 8, 2025

The Case for Renaming Kafka’s Metamorphosis as The Transformation

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Chloe Caldwell Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Chloe Caldwell Is Reading Now, and Next

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Barbara Kingsolver on Supporting Appalachian Women Recovering from Addiction

Barbara Kingsolver on Supporting Appalachian Women Recovering from Addiction

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

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Doubles, Glitches, Hallucinations, Dreams: Nine Books that Feature David Lynchian Deja Vu

Doubles, Glitches, Hallucinations, Dreams: Nine Books that Feature David Lynchian Deja Vu

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Why Thomas Pynchon’s <em>Vineland</em>—a Disappointment When It Was Published—is the Novel We Need Right Now

Why Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland—a Disappointment When It Was Published—is the Novel We Need Right Now

Devin Thomas O’Shea on What a Master of the 20th Century Can Offer the 21st

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God-Tier Books: A Personal Library of Holy Scripture

God-Tier Books: A Personal Library of Holy Scripture

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A Cosmic Bond: Five Essential Books on Queer Black Friendship

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Jamaica Kincaid! The invention of a Brontë! Bruce Springsteen! 27 new books out today!

Jamaica Kincaid! The invention of a Brontë! Bruce Springsteen! 27 new books out today!

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