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    Literary Criticism

    Rooney, Powers, Whitehead… Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Books

    By Book Marks  October 1, 2021
    Pirates

    On the Ebb and Flow of 21st-Century Maritime Piracy

    By Bruce Jones  October 1, 2021
    Advice

    The Theory of (Artistic) Relativity, Illustrated

    By Michelle Rial  October 1, 2021
    The Craft of Writing

    Roy Peter Clark on How to Write Cinematically

    By Roy Peter Clark  October 1, 2021
    Indie Booksellers Recommend

    Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This September and October

    By Corinne Segal  October 1, 2021
    Open Source

    A Ghost in His Own Life: Colm Tóibín on the Great Thomas Mann

    By Open Source  October 1, 2021
    New Books Network

    On the First Modern Person to Enter King Tutankhamun’s Tomb

    By New Books Network  October 1, 2021
    Literary Criticism

    AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of September

    By Book Marks  October 1, 2021
    Keen On

    Kinari Webb on Her Quest to Heal the World

    By Keen On  October 1, 2021
    Indigenous History

    On the History of Powhatan Culture and Colonization: A Reading List

    By Brian Swann  October 1, 2021
    The Literary Life

    Jonathan Plutzik on Why a Hotel Should Be a Space for Creativity

    By The Literary Life  October 1, 2021
    Keen On

    Talya Miron-Shatz on Choosing to Live a Healthier and Happier Life

    By Keen On  October 1, 2021
    The Hub

    Margaret Atwood, Sandra Cisneros, and more call for the release of three imprisoned Iranian writers.

    By Walker Caplan  September 30, 2021
    The Hub

    It’s time to start naming a book’s translator on the cover.

    By Jonny Diamond  September 30, 2021
    Rejection

    How to Deal with Rejection (and Get Revenge) Like Edgar Allan Poe

    By Catherine Baab-Muguira  September 30, 2021
    Paperbacks

    17 Great Titles That Come Out in Paperback This October

    By Arianna Rebolini  September 30, 2021
    Open Form

    Melissa Febos on Why Labyrinth Is a Queer Film

    By Open Form  September 30, 2021
    Citizenship

    Finding the Hidden Story of America in the 2020 Census

    By Benjamin Morris  September 30, 2021
    Virtual Book Events

    Virtual Book Events Worth Streaming This Month

    By Arianna Rebolini  September 30, 2021
    New in Nonfiction

    New and Noteworthy Nonfiction to Read This October

    By Literary Hub  September 30, 2021
    Astronomy

    Our Solar System is Built From Fire and Ice

    By Natalie Starkey  September 30, 2021
    Graphic Novels

    Illustrating a Disruption to the Mundanity of Bureaucratic Life

    By Theo Ellsworth and Jeff VanderMeer   September 30, 2021
    Islam

    On the Push and Pull of Muslim Cultural Identity

    By Omar Mouallem  September 30, 2021
    #MeToo

    The Credibility Discount: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers

    By Deborah Tuerkheimer  September 30, 2021
    Keen On

    Katharine Hayhoe on Having a New Conversation About Climate Change

    By Keen On  September 30, 2021
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