Here’s the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry.

Here’s the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry.

By Emily Temple | September 16, 2021

50 Great Literary Cameos in Terrible* Early 2000s Movies

50 Great Literary Cameos in Terrible* Early 2000s Movies

The Good, The Bad, The Gigli

By Emily Temple | September 16, 2021

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000... <br>But Was it Stolen?

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000...
But Was it Stolen?

Jen DeGregorio Investigates the Curious Case of a Great Poet’s Hair

By Jen DeGregorio | September 16, 2021

Carmen Maria Machado Revisits the Artistic Genius of <em>Jennifer's Body</em>

Carmen Maria Machado Revisits the Artistic Genius of Jennifer's Body

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | September 16, 2021

Wonder Bread Sucks: On the First Great Sourdough Boom of the 1960s

Wonder Bread Sucks: On the First Great Sourdough Boom of the 1960s

Eric Pallant Investigates Our Desire for the Authentically Homemade

By Eric Pallant | September 16, 2021

Encountering Annie Ernaux’s Urban Landscapes and Scattered Selves

Encountering Annie Ernaux’s Urban Landscapes and Scattered Selves

Lauren Elkin on the Writer's Approach to Reality

By Lauren Elkin | September 16, 2021

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“Her Novels Were Not For Men.” On Suat Derviş, Turkish Novelist

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Maureen Freely on How a Writer Gets Erased From Literary History

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David Cutler Discusses the Rapid Evolution of 21st-Century City Life

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In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

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Keith Boykin on the End of the White Majority in America

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Here are the recipients of the 2021 American Poets Prizes.

Here are the recipients of the 2021 American Poets Prizes.

By Snigdha Koirala | September 15, 2021

Here's the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

Here's the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2021

Colin Meloy's novel is becoming a full-length stop-motion movie.

Colin Meloy's novel is becoming a full-length stop-motion movie.

By Walker Caplan | September 15, 2021

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