What Is So Special About Balzac's Thousands of Characters?

What Is So Special About Balzac's Thousands of Characters?

Peter Brooks on the Extraordinary Fictional Lives of the French Master

By Peter Brooks | September 23, 2020

Linda Kay Klein on Being a Steward of Others' Stories

Linda Kay Klein on Being a Steward of Others' Stories

In Conversation with Courtney Balestier on the WMFA Podcast

By WMFA | September 23, 2020

Wayétu Moore on Using Storytelling to Find the Good Amid the Grim

Wayétu Moore on Using Storytelling to Find the Good Amid the Grim

From the Thresholds Podcast, Hosted by Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | September 23, 2020

Don't Trust the Populists: Globalization Isn't the Problem

Don't Trust the Populists: Globalization Isn't the Problem

Martin Sandbu in Conversation with Andrew Keen on
the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | September 23, 2020

Was a Lakota Sioux Wrongly Accused of Murder During the Wounded Knee Occupation?

Was a Lakota Sioux Wrongly Accused of Murder During the Wounded Knee Occupation?

Gerry Spence on the Case of Collins Catch the Bear Frustrated

By Gerry Spence | September 23, 2020

What's It Like to Live in Post–9/11 America as a Muslim?

What's It Like to Live in Post–9/11 America as a Muslim?

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | September 23, 2020

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Heads up, John Bolton: Edward Snowden may have to give his book money to the government.

By Corinne Segal | September 22, 2020

Happy 185th wedding anniversary to Edgar Allan Poe and Virginia Clemm.

By Dan Sheehan | September 22, 2020

Here's the longlist for the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | September 22, 2020

What the hell John Boehner? A brief look at political memoir covers.

What the hell John Boehner? A brief look at political memoir covers.

By Jonny Diamond | September 22, 2020

Announcing the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 Recipients

Announcing the National Book Foundation's 5 Under 35 Recipients

Congratulations to K-Ming Chang, Naima Coster, Raven Leilani, Fatima Farheen Mirza, and C Pam Zhang

By Corinne Segal | September 22, 2020

The Fault Lines of Midwestern<br> Racism Run Deep

The Fault Lines of Midwestern
Racism Run Deep

Amaud Jamaul Johnson's Letter to Wisconsin

By Amaud Jamaul Johnson | September 22, 2020

A (Decaying, Toxic) River Runs Through It: On Mill Towns and Populism

A (Decaying, Toxic) River Runs Through It: On Mill Towns and Populism

Kerri Arsenault in Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | September 22, 2020

WATCH: The Shortlist Announcement for the 2020 Cundill History Prize

WATCH: The Shortlist Announcement for the 2020 Cundill History Prize

Featuring Peter Frankopan, Maya Jasanoff, Daniel Beer, and More

By Literary Hub | September 22, 2020

On the Challenges of Writing About Death

On the Challenges of Writing About Death

Annie Lyons: "I wanted to give a voice to the discussions I wish I’d had with my own mum."

By Annie Lyons | September 22, 2020

Life, Love, and Beowulf in the Deep South's Most Literary Small Town

Life, Love, and Beowulf in the Deep South's Most Literary Small Town

Lawrence Wells on the Day He Met His True Love in Oxford, Mississippi

By Lawrence Wells | September 22, 2020

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