From Midcentury Confessional Poetry to Reality TV

From Midcentury Confessional Poetry to Reality TV

How Did "Confession" Become a Dirty Word?

By Christopher Grobe | November 9, 2017

Martinis=Mean. Wine=Wise. A <em>New Yorker</em> Critic's Guide to Conversation

Martinis=Mean. Wine=Wise. A New Yorker Critic's Guide to Conversation

Anne Fadiman on Her Wine-Loving Father, Clifton

By Anne Fadiman | November 9, 2017

Eduardo Galeano: Why I Became a Writer

Eduardo Galeano: Why I Became a Writer

The Late, Great Uruguayan Speaks of the Sea to Those Who Will Never See It

By Eduardo Galeano | November 9, 2017

Meet National Book Award Finalist Jesmyn Ward

Meet National Book Award Finalist Jesmyn Ward

The author of Sing, Unburied, Sing on Prince, Faulkner, and writing exercises

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2017

On the Vital Importance of Nonfiction in the Age of

On the Vital Importance of Nonfiction in the Age of "Fake" News

The Baillie Gifford Prize: Making a Name for Itself on Both Sides of the Atlantic

By Matt Grant | November 9, 2017

Meet National Book Award Finalist Carmen Maria Machado

Meet National Book Award Finalist Carmen Maria Machado

The author of Her Body and Other Parties tells us about her favorite stories

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2017

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Ocean Vuong: Interrogating the Canon While (Literally) Riding a Bicycle with No Hands

By Literary Hub | November 8, 2017

The Autobiography of Gucci Mane Sets a New High for the Celebrity Memoir

By Katie Fustich | November 8, 2017

The Ugandan Reporter Shedding Light on the Lives of Missing Children

By Jessica Yu | November 8, 2017

Meet National Book Award Finalist Min Jin Lee

Meet National Book Award Finalist Min Jin Lee

The author of Pachinko on the long road to her latest novel

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2017

Meet National Book Award Finalist Lisa Ko

Meet National Book Award Finalist Lisa Ko

The author of The Leavers on being perennially timely

By Emily Temple | November 8, 2017

Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Finding Solace in Bookstores, in the Face of Cancer

Mary Ladd on the Pleasure of Being Surrounded By Literature

By Mary Ladd | November 7, 2017

The Women Who Shaped Vladimir Lenin

The Women Who Shaped Vladimir Lenin

He Took Them As Seriously in Political Matters As He Did Men

By Victor Sebestyen | November 7, 2017

Meet National Book Award Finalist Danez Smith

Meet National Book Award Finalist Danez Smith

The author of Don't Call Us Dead on editing, performance, and instinct

By Emily Temple | November 7, 2017

Meet National Book Award Finalist Elliot Ackerman

Meet National Book Award Finalist Elliot Ackerman

The author of Dark at the Crossing on love, war, and writing

By Emily Temple | November 7, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: Misfits, Survivors, and Revolutionaries

5 Books Making News This Week: Misfits, Survivors, and Revolutionaries

Lidia Yuknavitch, Richard Lloyd Parry, and Janet Fitch

By Jane Ciabattari | November 7, 2017

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