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Reading My Way Through a Pandemic with Post-Apocalyptic Literature

Reading My Way Through a Pandemic with Post-Apocalyptic Literature

Maria Andreu: "Books really do prepare you for the worst, even if it’s not always in the way you think."

By Maria E. Andreu | February 3, 2021

20 new books to warm your cold, unfeeling heart.

20 new books to warm your cold, unfeeling heart.

By Katie Yee | February 2, 2021

Who Are the Mean Girls<br> in Literature?

Who Are the Mean Girls
in Literature?

Ellie Eaton Names Caroline Bingely, Vittoria, and Many More

By Ellie Eaton | February 1, 2021

Why Nature Always Makes for the Best Antagonist

Why Nature Always Makes for the Best Antagonist

Susan Meissner Recommends Ten Books Set Against Disaster

By Susan Meissner | February 1, 2021

What Fiction Can Teach Journalists: A Reading List From Maurice Chammah

What Fiction Can Teach Journalists: A Reading List From Maurice Chammah

Using Literary Techniques to Write True—and Urgent—Stories

By Maurice Chammah | January 29, 2021

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

Books to Get You Through the Longest Shortest Month

By Emily Temple | January 29, 2021

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5 Audiobook Essay Collections Ideally Suited to Your Quarantine Walks

By James Tate Hill | January 28, 2021

Reading Women’s Most Anticipated Books of 2021

By Reading Women | January 27, 2021

20 new books to get from your local indie today.

By Katie Yee | January 26, 2021

22 Books That Helped Me Write the Story of My Transition

22 Books That Helped Me Write the Story of My Transition

P. Carl on Inspiration, Imagination, and Identity

By P. Carl | January 26, 2021

How Honest is Too Honest? 6 Books That Straddle That Line

How Honest is Too Honest? 6 Books That Straddle That Line

Michael Leviton Recommends Richard Wright,
Joyce Maynard, and More

By Michael Leviton | January 15, 2021

6 Disorienting Reads for a Very Disorienting Time

6 Disorienting Reads for a Very Disorienting Time

Melissa Albert Suggests Susanna Clarke, Jo Walton, and More

By Melissa Albert | January 13, 2021

Trouble for Your Thoughts: On Reported Creative Nonfiction

Trouble for Your Thoughts: On Reported Creative Nonfiction

Kenneth R. Rosen Recommends Nine Books To Better Understand Our Place in the World

By Kenneth R. Rosen | January 13, 2021

20 new books to add to your TBR pile.

20 new books to add to your TBR pile.

By Katie Yee | January 12, 2021

Looking for a quick read? Here are 4 literary sites that publish great microfiction.

Looking for a quick read? Here are 4 literary sites that publish great microfiction.

By Walker Caplan | January 11, 2021

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

New Year, New Books!

By Emily Temple | January 8, 2021

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