Dead Men of Leisure on Their Love of Fishing

Dead Men of Leisure on Their Love of Fishing

the disappointment vexeth me to this very day."">"I felt a great fish at the end of my line but it dropt in, and
the disappointment vexeth me to this very day."

By Literary Hub | September 13, 2019

The longlist nominees for the 2019 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction are. . .

The longlist nominees for the 2019 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction are. . .

By Aaron Robertson | September 12, 2019

Watch the creepy first trailer for <em>Dublin Murders</em>, based on Tana French's novels.

Watch the creepy first trailer for Dublin Murders, based on Tana French's novels.

By Dan Sheehan | September 12, 2019

Edmund White will receive a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Foundation.

Edmund White will receive a lifetime achievement award from the National Book Foundation.

By Eleni Theodoropoulos | September 12, 2019

A Brief History of Mostly Terrible Campaign Biographies

A Brief History of Mostly Terrible Campaign Biographies

“No harm if true; but, in fact, not true.” (Buckle Up for 2020)

By Jaime Fuller | September 12, 2019

A Legendary Publishing House's Most Infamous Rejection Letters

A Legendary Publishing House's Most Infamous Rejection Letters

When Faber & Faber’s T.S. Eliot Passed on George Orwell (and More)

By Toby Faber | September 12, 2019

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When D.H. Lawrence's "Unlovely" Paintings Were Confiscated by Scotland Yard

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The Eerily Prescient Lessons of
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The Woman Who Beat the Nazis in Europe's Deadliest Horse Race

The Woman Who Beat the Nazis in Europe's Deadliest Horse Race

Lata Brandisová Probably Would Have Also Punched Them

By Richard Askwith | September 12, 2019

Tangled Histories of Family and Empire, England and Jamaica

Tangled Histories of Family and Empire, England and Jamaica

Hazel V. Carby on Generations of a Black British Family

By Hazel V. Carby | September 12, 2019

On the Iconic Iraqi Writer Who Modernized Poetic Forms

On the Iconic Iraqi Writer Who Modernized Poetic Forms

Fadhil al-Azzawi, a Countercultural Literary Force

By Farouk Yousif | September 12, 2019

<em>Oxford American</em>, one of the great lit mags of the American South, gets a facelift.

Oxford American, one of the great lit mags of the American South, gets a facelift.

By Aaron Robertson | September 11, 2019

Area woman heads to town and impulse-buys entire bookstore.

Area woman heads to town and impulse-buys entire bookstore.

By Jonny Diamond | September 11, 2019

Susan Sontag reacting to 9/11 in <em>The New Yorker</em> remains essential reading.

Susan Sontag reacting to 9/11 in The New Yorker remains essential reading.

By Jonny Diamond | September 11, 2019

Laura van den Berg on Divining the Unseeable, and Her Family's History with the Paranormal

Laura van den Berg on Divining the Unseeable, and Her Family's History with the Paranormal

From Tarot Readings on Book Tour, to a Medium for Pets

By Laura van den Berg | September 11, 2019

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