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Emma Darwin on Writing About Her Family and Finding Inspiration in Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Emma Darwin on Writing About Her Family and Finding Inspiration in Artist Pieter Bruegel the Elder

“What glowed at me with such potency that I would willingly immerse myself for all the months of writing slog?”

By Emma Darwin | November 12, 2025

The Striking Similarities Between Aphorisms and Poetry

The Striking Similarities Between Aphorisms and Poetry

“Aphorisms and poems are always idiosyncratic, their output an image supercharged with storytelling specificity.”

By James Geary | November 12, 2025

Five novels to read if you’re fascinated by the Black bourgeoisie.

Five novels to read if you’re fascinated by the Black bourgeoisie.

By Brittany Allen | November 11, 2025

Meet the 2025 National Book Award Finalists

Meet the 2025 National Book Award Finalists

Quick Questions for the Year’s Best Writers, Poets, and Translators

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2025

What Does It Mean to be Human? (According to Philosopher Alexandre Kojève)

What Does It Mean to be Human? (According to Philosopher Alexandre Kojève)

Boris Groys on the Nothingness of Human Existence

By Boris Groys | November 11, 2025

The Publishing Industry Gambled on Me... and Lost

The Publishing Industry Gambled on Me... and Lost

Maria Kuznetsova on Making Peace with Her Debut’s Failure to Launch

By Maria Kuznetsova | November 11, 2025

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By Philip Weinstein | November 11, 2025

David Szalay’s Flesh has won the 2025 Booker Prize.

By Literary Hub | November 10, 2025

Elon Musk gets roasted on his own platform by Joyce Carol Oates.

By Jonny Diamond | November 10, 2025

Noam Chomsky and José Mujica on the Double Edged Sword of Automation

Noam Chomsky and José Mujica on the Double Edged Sword of Automation

“Automation is wonderful as a technique; the problem is who controls the technology.”

By Noam Chomsky, José Mujica, and Saúl Alvídrez | November 10, 2025

Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses

Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses

Featuring Titles Translated from Uzbek, French, Arabic and More

By Literary Hub | November 10, 2025

The History of the Relentless, Decades-Long Siege on the People of Gaza

The History of the Relentless, Decades-Long Siege on the People of Gaza

“The average young Gazan measures his age by how many of those wars we survived.”

By Muhammad Shehada | November 10, 2025

Hockey Players Are Tough, But Novelists Are Tougher

Hockey Players Are Tough, But Novelists Are Tougher

Leslie Cohen on Writing a Romance Novel With Former NHL Hockey Player Sean Avery

By Leslie Cohen | November 10, 2025

“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel

“Human Written.” Why Sarah Hall Put a Maker’s Mark on Her New Novel

Sarah Hall on Authenticity, AI, and Big Tech’s Creative Larceny

By Sarah Hall | November 10, 2025

“It Was Home...” On Friends, Flatshares and Creating Fiction

“It Was Home...” On Friends, Flatshares and Creating Fiction

Gráinne O’Hare Considers the Power of Female Friendship Forged in Close Quarters

By Gráinne O’Hare | November 10, 2025

Navigating Preteendom in the Shadow of the American Girl Doll

Navigating Preteendom in the Shadow of the American Girl Doll

Hannah Matthews Considers the Biases and Blind Spots Behind the Brand’s Most Iconic Products

By Hannah Matthews | November 10, 2025

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