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“Ask certain questions and decline to answer them.” George Saunders on the job of a short story.

“Ask certain questions and decline to answer them.” George Saunders on the job of a short story.

By Walker Caplan | August 23, 2021

The 18 Most Memorable Trees in Literature

The 18 Most Memorable Trees in Literature

Arthur Sze, Lia Purpura, and More Writers Choose Their Favorites

By Christopher Cox | August 23, 2021

The Long Unpredictable Life of Art: Francine Prose on Teaching James Alan McPherson to Incarcerated Students

The Long Unpredictable Life of Art: Francine Prose on Teaching James Alan McPherson to Incarcerated Students

Remembering a Dear Friend Through His Work

By Francine Prose | August 23, 2021

How Reading and the Thirst for Knowledge is at the Heart of Mary Shelley’s <em>Frankenstein</em>

How Reading and the Thirst for Knowledge is at the Heart of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein

Heather Cass White on the Almost Sinful Allure of Self-Enlightenment

By Heather Cass White | August 23, 2021

My Year of Mourning: Mapping the Full Cycle of the Loss of My Father

My Year of Mourning: Mapping the Full Cycle of the Loss of My Father

Merissa Nathan Gerson’s Notes on Grief

By Merissa Nathan Gerson | August 23, 2021

Meet <em>Granta</em>’s Next Generation of Important Spanish Novelists

Meet Granta’s Next Generation of Important Spanish Novelists

Tobias Carroll Talks to Guest Editor Valerie Miles

By Tobias Carroll | August 23, 2021

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The Sound of Muses: On Literary Comebacks and the Importance of Listening with Purpose

By Louis Edwards | August 23, 2021

Bill Steigerwald on Life Undercover as a Black Man in the Jim Crow South

By Keen On | August 23, 2021

Want to be a bookseller? This chicken-coop-turned-bookstore is up for grabs.

By Walker Caplan | August 20, 2021

Every book featured in HBO's hit satire <em>The White Lotus</em>.

Every book featured in HBO's hit satire The White Lotus.

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 20, 2021

This new children’s literature museum is inspired by <em>Kiki’s Delivery Service</em>.

This new children’s literature museum is inspired by Kiki’s Delivery Service.

By Walker Caplan | August 20, 2021

Read a previously unpublished Ursula K. Le Guin poem.

Read a previously unpublished Ursula K. Le Guin poem.

By Walker Caplan | August 20, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | August 20, 2021

Behind Closed Doors: Documenting the Lives of the Elders in a Time of Plague

Behind Closed Doors: Documenting the Lives of the Elders in a Time of Plague

Sari Botton and Alexey Yurenev for The Longest Year: 2020+

By Sari Botton and Alexey Yurenev | August 20, 2021

How David Foster Wallace Used Compromise Aesthetics to Sell <em>Infinite Jest</em>

How David Foster Wallace Used Compromise Aesthetics to Sell Infinite Jest

Rachel Greenwald Smith on the Treacherous Common Territories of Literary Culture and Capitalism

By Rachel Greenwald Smith | August 20, 2021

Tales of Bohemian Living with The Lounge Lizards in 1979 New York

Tales of Bohemian Living with The Lounge Lizards in 1979 New York

John Lurie on the Days of Sex, Drugs, and Car Crash Jazz

By John Lurie | August 20, 2021

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