Five Medieval Tales That Should Immediately Be Made Into Movies

Five Medieval Tales That Should Immediately Be Made Into Movies

Preferably with Oscar Isaac, Please

By Matthew Gabriele and David Perry | December 15, 2021

A Case for Withdrawing the Genre of “Christian Fiction”

A Case for Withdrawing the Genre of “Christian Fiction”

Chelsea Leah on (Non-Religiously) Reading Religious Books

By Chelsea Leah | December 15, 2021

“Garbo Talks!” On the 1930 Sound Film That Gave Greta a Voice

“Garbo Talks!” On the 1930 Sound Film That Gave Greta a Voice

Robert Gottlieb Describes the World’s Reaction to That “Husky, Throaty Contralto”

By Robert Gottlieb | December 15, 2021

Notable Literary Deaths in 2021

Notable Literary Deaths in 2021

An Incomplete List of the Writers, Editors, and Great Literary Minds We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2021

To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

To Write a Revolution on the Sky: On the Radical Legacy of Curtis Mayfield

Ayana Contreras Considers How the Soul Legend’s Sound Is Still Relevant Today

By Ayana Contreras | December 15, 2021

How a Sense of Awe Can Ignite Creativity

How a Sense of Awe Can Ignite Creativity

Emily Willingham on the Brontës and the Power of Reverence

By Emily Willingham | December 15, 2021

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PRH and S&S call the lawsuit against them “legally, factually, and economically wrong.”

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Colm Tóibín has won the 2021 David Cohen Prize for Literature.

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Reminder: the most famous short story in American literature was written in one day.

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The Urgency of Rachel Carson’s Sea Trilogy in a Time of Climate Crisis

The Urgency of Rachel Carson’s Sea Trilogy in a Time of Climate Crisis

Sandra Steingraber on Carson’s Legacy and What We Are Losing

By Sandra Steingraber | December 14, 2021

How “Dark Tourism” Warps Our Understanding of History

How “Dark Tourism” Warps Our Understanding of History

Hasanthika Sirisena on the Commodification of War

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Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

Afrodisiac: A Textual Meditation on Greg Tate

Michael A. Gonzales Remembers His Dear Friend and Mentor

By Michael A. Gonzales | December 14, 2021

Words with Fangs: Finding Myself in Julia Alvarez’s <em>How the García Girls Lost Their Accents</em>

Words with Fangs: Finding Myself in Julia Alvarez’s How the García Girls Lost Their Accents

Elizabeth Acevedo on the Lasting Legacy and Importance of a Transformative Novel

By Elizabeth Acevedo | December 14, 2021

Why We Need New Vocabulary to Describe the Ending of the Grief That Comes After Loss

Why We Need New Vocabulary to Describe the Ending of the Grief That Comes After Loss

Pauline Boss on Trauma and Why We Need to Rethink the Concept of Closure

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