How to Be Photographed: 12 Tips for Putting Your Best Writerly Face Forward

How to Be Photographed: 12 Tips for Putting Your Best Writerly Face Forward

Michelle Wildgen on the Art of the Author Photo

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The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

At Least 2023 is Over Now

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Blake Butler on (Not) Finding Your Voice

Blake Butler on (Not) Finding Your Voice

“Your only job is to find a way to secure enough time to keep throwing yourself into the void.”

By Blake Butler | December 22, 2023

The 15 Best Literary Adaptations of 2023

The 15 Best Literary Adaptations of 2023

You Might Say We’ve Been Blessed

By Literary Hub | December 22, 2023

These are the poets and writers who have been killed in Gaza.

These are the poets and writers who have been killed in Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | December 21, 2023

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We Are All Witches: Elizabeth Willis and Nancy Bowen on the Contemporary Echoes of Centuries-Old Fears

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All of Us Strangers Confronts the Dangers of Spinning Trauma Into Art

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There was a vigil for Palestinian journalists on the steps of the New York Public Library last night.

There was a vigil for Palestinian journalists on the steps of the New York Public Library last night.

By Dan Sheehan | December 20, 2023

How Long Will <em>Schindler’s List</em> Endure as a Public Memorial to The Holocaust?

How Long Will Schindler’s List Endure as a Public Memorial to The Holocaust?

Paul Morton Revisits Spielberg’s Controversial Film, 30 Years Later

By Paul Morton | December 20, 2023

Between Anxiety and Hope: On the Cautious Optimism of Lewis Thomas

Between Anxiety and Hope: On the Cautious Optimism of Lewis Thomas

Sukhada Tatke Remembers the Essayist and His Scientific and Creative Vision

By Sukhada Tatke | December 20, 2023

The Complicated Experience of Reading a Late Friend’s Novel

The Complicated Experience of Reading a Late Friend’s Novel

“I learned later that he had left a piece of paper with four stark words on it: ’Suicide notes are tacky.‘”

By Matthew Hays | December 20, 2023

Mythologized Impartiality: A Conversation About the Supreme Court's Checkered Past and Future

Mythologized Impartiality: A Conversation About the Supreme Court's Checkered Past and Future

Daniel Kiel and Lori Ringhand Speak with Stanford University Press

By Literary Hub | December 20, 2023

Unsurprisingly, George Santos doesn’t know who James Baldwin is.

Unsurprisingly, George Santos doesn’t know who James Baldwin is.

By Jonny Diamond | December 19, 2023

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

From Literary Hats to Liz Koch’s Perception Box

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