Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s <em>Hell of Solitude</em>

Polly Barton on Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s Hell of Solitude

“The question then is, what does matter? What do we have when we do not have a story?”

By Polly Barton | April 16, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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Here are the winners of the 2026 Whiting Award for Emerging Writers.

Here are the winners of the 2026 Whiting Award for Emerging Writers.

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Here are the winners of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

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The Center for the Art of Translation is getting a permanent home in San Francisco.

The Center for the Art of Translation is getting a permanent home in San Francisco.

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One great poem to read today: Sam Riviere’s “Myself Included”

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What is the Best Literary Film Adaptation of the Last 50 Years? Day Three

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Of the Many Types of Roman Gladiator, Some Were Definitely Women

Of the Many Types of Roman Gladiator, Some Were Definitely Women

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How Art Can Transport Us to the Past

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Stephanie Sy-Quia on Writing About Her Grandparents

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An Unsolved Puzzle: On Identity, Silence and a Legacy of Violence in Colombia

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Adriana E. Ramírez Considers Her Grandmother's Life Though the Lens of Her Country's Recent History

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We’re All Wrong About Men and Feminism

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“Daddy is Sleeping.” On Motherhood, Fatherhood and the Delicate Balance of Parental Labor

“Daddy is Sleeping.” On Motherhood, Fatherhood and the Delicate Balance of Parental Labor

Libby Ward Considers the Different and Unequal Ways Parenthood Impacts Mothers and Fathers

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Meet this year’s literary Guggenheim fellows.

Meet this year’s literary Guggenheim fellows.

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You can spend a night (or several) in the horny hockey cottage from <em>Heated Rivalry</em>.

You can spend a night (or several) in the horny hockey cottage from Heated Rivalry.

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