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Five great book critics writing today (and where to find them).

Five great book critics writing today (and where to find them).

By Brittany Allen | April 27, 2026

One great poem to read today: Corey Van Landingham’s “Adult Swim”

One great poem to read today: Corey Van Landingham’s “Adult Swim”

By Emily Temple | April 27, 2026

Honoré de Balzac’s Greatest Fear? Being Photographed

Honoré de Balzac’s Greatest Fear? Being Photographed

Emily Doucet on the Development of the Daguerreotype—and What It Meant For Art and Technology

By Emily Doucet | April 27, 2026

A Ghost of One’s Own: On Collaboration and Creative Ownership in <em>Mother Mary</em>

A Ghost of One’s Own: On Collaboration and Creative Ownership in Mother Mary

Katie Yee Considers the Film as an Artistic Cautionary Tale

By Katie Yee | April 27, 2026

On Vigdis Hjorth’s <em>Repetition</em> and the Hidden Disenfranchisement of Children

On Vigdis Hjorth’s Repetition and the Hidden Disenfranchisement of Children

Kylie Cheung: "It’s impressive, terrifying really, the kinds of things we can make ourselves believe.’

By Kylie Cheung | April 27, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Edna St. Vincent Millay Loses Her Manuscript in a Hotel Fire

This Week in Literary History: Edna St. Vincent Millay Loses Her Manuscript in a Hotel Fire

Did She Ever Truly Recover?

By Literary Hub | April 27, 2026

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The Power of a Number: Erin Vincent on Grief, Loss, and a Fixation on Fourteen

By Erin Vincent | April 27, 2026

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

By Omer Aziz | April 27, 2026

Haruki Murakami has a new novel coming out—and for the first time, it features a female main character.

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2026

Maria Reva’s <em>Endling</em> has won the 2026 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

Maria Reva’s Endling has won the 2026 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

By Literary Hub | April 24, 2026

One great poem to read today: Marie Howe’s “You Think This Happened Only Once and Long Ago”

One great poem to read today: Marie Howe’s “You Think This Happened Only Once and Long Ago”

By Julia Hass | April 24, 2026

Without the “Women’s Fiction” of the Early Aughts I Wouldn’t Have Survived My Divorce

Without the “Women’s Fiction” of the Early Aughts I Wouldn’t Have Survived My Divorce

Sarah Vacchiano on Experiencing a “Soft Launch” to Adulthood—and Writing About It

By Sarah Vacchiano | April 24, 2026

Brad Neely on Embracing Errors When Making Art

Brad Neely on Embracing Errors When Making Art

“I like art that preserves the rough edges of the person.”

By Brad Neely | April 24, 2026

A Short History of America’s Drowned Towns

A Short History of America’s Drowned Towns

Erin L. McCoy on the Intersection of Misplaced Nostalgia and Environmental Violence That Inspired Her Novel

By Erin L. McCoy | April 24, 2026

How Diet Culture Ruins Lives

How Diet Culture Ruins Lives

Geneen Roth on Learning to Live With (and Love) Her Own Body

By Geneen Roth | April 24, 2026

Writing About Life in America Before Roe v. Wade, in Fiction and in Memoir

Writing About Life in America Before Roe v. Wade, in Fiction and in Memoir

Tracy Clark-Flory and Kate Schatz Discuss the Research Process, Reuniting With Their Siblings, and Trying to Capture the History of Reproductive Rights

By Tracy Clark-Flory and Kate Schatz | April 24, 2026

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