The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

Amie Souza Reilly: “A writer must look inward to determine how their own perceptions might project onto their theorizing.”

By Amie Souza Reilly | April 6, 2026

Searching For the Lost: On Arrivals, Departures and What We Leave Behind

Searching For the Lost: On Arrivals, Departures and What We Leave Behind

Robin Hemley Explores the Significance of Lost and Misplaced Objects on a Three-Month Sojourn to Europe

By Robin Hemley | April 6, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em> is Published

This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is Published

Your Favorite and Ours

By Literary Hub | April 6, 2026

Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship

Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship

“I may not be a better poet when I am in love, but I am a far less frustrated one.”

By Gaby Iori | April 6, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 3, 2026

Is JD Vance stealing his book titles from bell hooks?

Is JD Vance stealing his book titles from bell hooks?

By Brittany Allen | April 3, 2026

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  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • The Great Wherever
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

The Corrections is finally coming to Netflix.

By Brittany Allen | April 3, 2026

One great poem to read today: Tracy K. Smith’s “Don’t You Wonder, Sometimes?”

By Emily Temple | April 3, 2026

Living the Ex-Pat Life in Moscow at the End of the Soviet Empire

By Simon Morrison | April 3, 2026

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

In Which Robert Leleux Reads an Alarming Number of Biographies About Rich, White Americans

By Robert Leleux | April 3, 2026

How PayPal and Other Platforms Help Silence Alternative Media

How PayPal and Other Platforms Help Silence Alternative Media

Rainey Reitman on the Role Financial Censorship Plays in Suppressing Freedom of Speech

By Rainey Reitman | April 3, 2026

Dylan Landis on How Writing Her <em>Rainey Royal</em> Series Saved Her Life

Dylan Landis on How Writing Her Rainey Royal Series Saved Her Life

“The devotional act of writing Rainey became the lifeboat I stepped into every day.”

By Dylan Landis | April 3, 2026

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

Laura Vogt Recommends Jane Austen, Charles Frazier, Erin Morgenstern, and More

By Laura Vogt | April 3, 2026

One great poem to read today: CD Wright’s “Floating Trees”

One great poem to read today: CD Wright’s “Floating Trees”

By Jonny Diamond | April 2, 2026

Dua Lipa’s literary empire is expanding. (Again.)

Dua Lipa’s literary empire is expanding. (Again.)

By Brittany Allen | April 2, 2026

What Are the Routines of So-Called Super-Readers?

What Are the Routines of So-Called Super-Readers?

Kelsey Rexroat Investigates the Mindsets of People Who Read Hundreds of Books a Year

By Kelsey Rexroat | April 2, 2026

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