The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

Arson and Amnesia

By Emily Temple | May 30, 2025

"The Songs Prove That We Were Here": Ocean Vuong on Sufjan Stevens

The Author of "The Emperor of Gladness" Considers the Life Raft of Music

By Ocean Vuong | May 30, 2025

Michelle de Kretser: <br>

Michelle de Kretser:
"I ask you—I beg you—to join us in speaking out for Palestine."

From her acceptance speech for the 2025 Stella Prize

By Michelle de Krester | May 30, 2025

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2025

One great short story to read today: </br>Leigh Newman's

One great short story to read today:
Leigh Newman's "Nobody Gets Out Alive"

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2025

The 10 Best Book Covers of May

The 10 Best Book Covers of May

Pattern and Texture

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2025

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My Workshop Friend Stole the Plot for a Story I Never Got Around to Writing: Am I the Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | May 29, 2025

Nothing is Promised: What Our Current Fragile Peace Reveals About the Forces of History

By Askold Melnyczuk | May 29, 2025

Here are some real book recommendations based on those fake books that AI invented.

By James Folta | May 28, 2025

Meet the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize finalists.

Meet the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize finalists.

By Literary Hub | May 28, 2025

One great short story to read today: </br>James Tadd Adcox's

One great short story to read today:
James Tadd Adcox's "A Haunting"

By Drew Broussard | May 28, 2025

When the Sequoias Burn: Inside the Making of a California Megafire

When the Sequoias Burn: Inside the Making of a California Megafire

Jordan Thomas on the New Challenges Firefighters Face in an Era of Climate Change

By Jordan Thomas | May 28, 2025

How the Brothers Grimm Became Martyrs to Academic Freedom

How the Brothers Grimm Became Martyrs to Academic Freedom

Maria Hummel on the Contemporary Echoes of a 19th Century Power Struggle Between Professors, Students, and the State

By Maria Hummel | May 28, 2025

How Curtis Sittenfeld's

How Curtis Sittenfeld's "American Wife" Imbues Even Its Ugliest Characters with Nuance

Jessica Stanley on Political Fiction, Conservative Characters, and Curiosity

By Jessica Stanley | May 28, 2025

Writing the Wind: Capturing the Sensation of Life's Many Storms

Writing the Wind: Capturing the Sensation of Life's Many Storms

"All storms are alike yet each speaks to us in its particularity."

By Catherine Bush | May 28, 2025

In Praise of the Inherent Queerness of Nature

In Praise of the Inherent Queerness of Nature

Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian Asks Us to Consider the Possibilities of a More Egalitarian Relationship With the Natural World

By Patricia Ononiwu Kaishian | May 28, 2025

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