Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

Archival Romance: On Finding Love in the Papers of an Obscure Medieval Poet

"This spring, I fell in love with John Gower, who died in 1408."

By Katherine Churchill | November 15, 2023

Never-Ending Nostalgia: Who and What Inspired Willa Cather

Never-Ending Nostalgia: Who and What Inspired Willa Cather

Benjamin Taylor on the Early Years of America's Chronicler of the Great Plains

By Benjamin Taylor | November 15, 2023

1848: Europe's Year of Revolt and Revolution

1848: Europe's Year of Revolt and Revolution

From Christopher Clark's Baillie Gifford Prize Shortlisted Revolutionary Spring

By Christopher Clark | November 15, 2023

Extreme Ithacans: James Elkins on the Joy of Immersion in a Place

Extreme Ithacans: James Elkins on the Joy of Immersion in a Place

Remembrances of a Childhood Spent in Exploration

By James Elkins | November 15, 2023

Why <em>Maurice</em> is Still a Resonant Text for the Queer Audience

Why Maurice is Still a Resonant Text for the Queer Audience

David Greven Defends a Merchant Ivory Adaptation

By David Greven | November 15, 2023

Anna Pitoniak on Why Women Make Better Spies

Anna Pitoniak on Why Women Make Better Spies

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 15, 2023

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Zibby Owens withdraws sponsorship for the National Book Awards over its “pro-Palestinian agenda.”

By Dan Sheehan | November 14, 2023

Canada’s Giller Prize event interrupted by pro-Palestinian protesters.

By Jonny Diamond | November 14, 2023

Kali Fajardo-Anstine in Praise of Willa Cather and the American Southwest

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On the False Promise of Climate Fiction 

On the False Promise of Climate Fiction 

Are We Already Beyond Raising Awareness?

By Emma Pattee | November 14, 2023

My Feral Shelf: On Building a Personal Library of Bad Behavior

My Feral Shelf: On Building a Personal Library of Bad Behavior

Jennifer Lucy Allan on Mischief, Bad Habits, and Lust for Life (in Books)

By Jennifer Lucy Allan | November 14, 2023

40 Books to Understand Palestine

40 Books to Understand Palestine

From Ghassan Kanafani's "Men in the Sun" to Adania Shibli's "Minor Detail"

By Literary Hub | November 14, 2023

Sacred Space: Why Libraries Are Essential to Incarcerated Writers

Sacred Space: Why Libraries Are Essential to Incarcerated Writers

Warren Bronson on Reading Within Prison Walls

By Warren Bronson | November 14, 2023

Beyond the Easy Mythology of “Florida Man” in the Heart of the Everglades

Beyond the Easy Mythology of “Florida Man” in the Heart of the Everglades

Rebecca Renner Explores the Alligator Poacher Sting that Divided a Community

By Rebecca Renner | November 14, 2023

Rob Copeland on Ray Dalio and Bridgewater

Rob Copeland on Ray Dalio and Bridgewater

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 14, 2023

A Statement of Solidarity With Gaza From More Than 100 Literary Translators

A Statement of Solidarity With Gaza From More Than 100 Literary Translators

"We, the undersigned translators, refuse to despair."

By Literary Hub | November 13, 2023

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