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Notable Literary Deaths in 2021

Notable Literary Deaths in 2021

An Incomplete List of the Writers, Editors, and Great Literary Minds We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2021

To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

Ayana Contreras Considers How the Soul Legend’s Sound Is Still Relevant Today

By Ayana Contreras | December 15, 2021

How a Sense of Awe Can Ignite Creativity

How a Sense of Awe Can Ignite Creativity

Emily Willingham on the Brontës and the Power of Reverence

By Emily Willingham | December 15, 2021

Excavating the Insights of a Once Beloved Greek Novelist

Excavating the Insights of a Once Beloved Greek Novelist

Johanna Hanink on Andreas Karkavitsas and His Novel, The Archaelogist

By Johanna Hanink | December 15, 2021

<em>The Korean Vegan Cookbook</em> by Joanne Lee Molinaro, Read by the Author

The Korean Vegan Cookbook by Joanne Lee Molinaro, Read by the Author

A Delicious Cookbook and Captivating Memoir

By Behind the Mic | December 15, 2021

PRH and S&S call the lawsuit against them “legally, factually, and economically wrong.”

PRH and S&S call the lawsuit against them “legally, factually, and economically wrong.”

By Walker Caplan | December 14, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Colm Tóibín has won the 2021 David Cohen Prize for Literature.

By Snigdha Koirala | December 14, 2021

Reminder: the most famous short story in American literature was written in one day.

By Walker Caplan | December 14, 2021

The Urgency of Rachel Carson’s Sea Trilogy in a Time of Climate Crisis

By Sandra Steingraber | December 14, 2021

How “Dark Tourism” Warps Our Understanding of History

How “Dark Tourism” Warps Our Understanding of History

Hasanthika Sirisena on the Commodification of War

By Hasanthika Sirisena | December 14, 2021

Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

Michael A. Gonzales Remembers His Dear Friend and Mentor

By Michael A. Gonzales | December 14, 2021

Words with Fangs: Finding Myself in Julia Alvarez’s <em>How the García Girls Lost Their Accents</em>

Words with Fangs: Finding Myself in Julia Alvarez’s How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

Elizabeth Acevedo on the Lasting Legacy and Importance of a Transformative Novel

By Elizabeth Acevedo | December 14, 2021

Why We Need New Vocabulary to Describe the Ending of the Grief That Comes After Loss

Why We Need New Vocabulary to Describe the Ending of the Grief That Comes After Loss

Pauline Boss on Trauma and Why We Need to Rethink the Concept of Closure

By Pauline Boss | December 14, 2021

<em>This Is Ear Hustle</em> by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, Read by a Full Cast

This Is Ear Hustle by Nigel Poor and Earlonne Woods, Read by a Full Cast

Moving Stories of Life in Prison

By Behind the Mic | December 14, 2021

"Never think you're too weird." Read Anne Rice's best writing advice.

By Emily Temple | December 13, 2021

<em>The Red Badge of Courage</em> now has a sequel in which Henry Fleming becomes mayor.

The Red Badge of Courage now has a sequel in which Henry Fleming becomes mayor.

By Walker Caplan | December 13, 2021

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