The Imagination of Literary Spaces: On Contemporary Literary and Artistic Outreach

The Imagination of Literary Spaces: On Contemporary Literary and Artistic Outreach

Viniyanka Prasad Profiles Organizations Creating Communities for Marginalized Writers

By Viniyanka Prasad | September 8, 2023

30 Years Later, <em>The Age of Innocence</em> Remains Scorsese’s Most Subtle Deconstruction of Misogyny

30 Years Later, The Age of Innocence Remains Scorsese’s Most Subtle Deconstruction of Misogyny

The Storied Director Found His Match in Edith Wharton

By Andrew Quintana | September 8, 2023

Nikhil Goyal on the Ongoing Struggle for American Public Education

Nikhil Goyal on the Ongoing Struggle for American Public Education

Diane Ravitch Talks to the Author of Live to See the Day

By Diane Ravitch | September 8, 2023

Here's the shortlist for the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award.

Here's the shortlist for the 2023 BBC National Short Story Award.

By Literary Hub | September 7, 2023

Look inside the gorgeous English cottage where John Le Carré wrote <em>Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.</em>

Look inside the gorgeous English cottage where John Le Carré wrote Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

By Emily Temple | September 7, 2023

James Ellroy Reveals the Real Reason He Writes

James Ellroy Reveals the Real Reason He Writes

"I’m writing this essay in the spirit of atonement. My ongoing biography should be revised to reflect this."

By James Ellroy | September 7, 2023

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A Distinct Medium: How English Became a South Asian Literary Language

By Liesl Schwabe | September 7, 2023

Brendan Shay Basham on the Similarities Between the Chef Life and the Writing Life

By Brendan Shay Basham | September 7, 2023

The Changeling Brings a Genre-Bending Fable of Family to the Screen

By Rebecca Ackermann | September 7, 2023

You can now look up the definitions of

You can now look up the definitions of "nepo baby" and "shower orange" on dictionary.com.

By Emily Temple | September 6, 2023

"Tolstoy did not neglect to describe the outhouses": Yiyun Li on the Material Concerns of Characters and Writers

The Author of Wednesday’s Child on Class, Money, Joy, and Luxury

By Yiyun Li | September 6, 2023

How to Live in Nature: S.L. Coney, Ruthanna Emrys, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs

How to Live in Nature: S.L. Coney, Ruthanna Emrys, and Alexis Pauline Gumbs

Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre S03E03

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | September 6, 2023

“Out of Time’s Monotone”: The Literary Life of the French Riviera

“Out of Time’s Monotone”: The Literary Life of the French Riviera

Jonathan Miles on a Haven for Indolent Aristocracy and Creative Types Alike

By Jonathan Miles | September 6, 2023

Richard Powers on How to Reconnect with Earth

Richard Powers on How to Reconnect with Earth

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | September 6, 2023

Read the first reviews of Jack Kerouac's <em>On the Road</em>.

Read the first reviews of Jack Kerouac's On the Road.

By Dan Sheehan | September 5, 2023

“Code words to say what can’t be said”: James Hannaham Talks to a Writer in Solitary Confinement

“Code words to say what can’t be said”: James Hannaham Talks to a Writer in Solitary Confinement

Kwaneta Harris and James Hannaham on Queerness and the Silencing of the Incarcerated

By Moira Marquis | September 5, 2023

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