A Haunted Patrimony
Most ages and places have had their iconic forms of self-display. Today we have the carefully curated social media page, with its endless series of aptly...
Most ages and places have had their iconic forms of self-display. Today we have the carefully curated social media page, with its endless series of aptly...
“‘It is finished’ can never be said of us,” Emily Dickinson once wrote, and certainly there is nothing finished about Emily Dickinson. Since her death in...
At the core of the latest national reckoning over race is an incontrovertible fact: the Civil War killed slavery, but it did not kill entrenched racism...
To the Editors: In “Planning an Aryan Paradise” [NYR, May 13], Martin Filler writes about Nazi Germany’s plans for occupied Norway (1940–1945). His prime focus is...
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Today’s Featured Deals $3.99 Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh Get This Deal $3.99 The Ocean at...
According to the literary critic Harold Bloom, among writers “influence always proceeds by misinterpretation.” In The Anxiety of Influence, Bloom argues that writers willfully ignore and...
After a year of lockdown, writing residencies are back. Residencies are a good way to dedicate time to your craft or make connections with those who...
If you’ve ever paused your favorite show just to Google whatever book a character is reading, then you’ve probably wondered: How do TV shows use books...
This Juneteenth, join Jesse at Bowties & Books and their buddy Starlah of StarlahReads in a 48-hour readathon focused specifically on works by and about queer...
Walking into the bookstore has always been a religious experience for me. I am at peace whenever I’m perusing shelves overflowing with stories written by strangers....