The Best Literary Film and Television of the Year

The Best Literary Film and Television of the Year

Love, Languishing, and What We Watched

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2021

In <em>Licorice Pizza</em>, Everyone is Pretending to Be a Grown-Up. Especially the Grown-Ups.

In Licorice Pizza, Everyone is Pretending to Be a Grown-Up. Especially the Grown-Ups.

Olivia Rutigliano on Paul Thomas Anderson’s Latest Film

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 17, 2021

Rabih Alameddine Asks His MFA Students for <em>Their</em> Favorite Novels of the Year

Rabih Alameddine Asks His MFA Students for Their Favorite Novels of the Year

Students Weigh in on Their Favorite Titles

By Rabih Alameddine | December 17, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Transit Books

Interview with an Indie Press: Transit Books

On Books that Begin as an “Intimate Conversation”

By Corinne Segal | December 17, 2021

Tiphanie Yanique on Breaking the Rules of Form

Tiphanie Yanique on Breaking the Rules of Form

"Form allows for that kind of freedom."

By Tiphanie Yanique | December 17, 2021

On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s <em>Anabasis</em>

On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s Anabasis

Shane Brennan Considers an Early Classic of Politico-Military Literature

By Shane Brennan | December 17, 2021

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“Why Are the Democrats So Glum?” Mark Blyth on the Current Political Landscape

By Open Source | December 17, 2021

Inside Yu and Me Books, Manhattan's first Asian American woman-owned bookstore/café.

By Katie Yee | December 16, 2021

“COVID is not a writer’s residency”: Amanda Gorman on creating during the pandemic.

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

Brontë fans’ push to save a rare library has worked—with help from Britain’s richest man.

Brontë fans’ push to save a rare library has worked—with help from Britain’s richest man.

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

Did Philip K. Dick discover the real-life Matrix in 1977?

Did Philip K. Dick discover the real-life Matrix in 1977?

By Vanessa Willoughby | December 16, 2021

How many of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021 have you read?

How many of Barack Obama’s favorite books of 2021 have you read?

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2021

Don’t Worry, <em>Station Eleven</em> Isn’t Really a Pandemic Story

Don’t Worry, Station Eleven Isn’t Really a Pandemic Story

The Adaptation of Emily St. John Mandel’s Novel is Worth Your (Endless, Bleeding) Time.

By Emily Temple | December 16, 2021

Nadifa Mohamed on Writing the Convoluted Terrains of Immigration

Nadifa Mohamed on Writing the Convoluted Terrains of Immigration

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 16, 2021

Does Climate Fiction Make a Difference?

Does Climate Fiction Make a Difference?

Matthew Schneider-Mayerson on Art As Mirror, Art As Hammer

By Matthew Schneider-Mayerson | December 16, 2021

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

The Biggest Literary Stories of the Year: 30 to 11

From the Nobel Prize to #BookTok

By Literary Hub | December 16, 2021

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