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From wapo Taking in the eclipse with the English writer, whose new book grapples with her Strict Baptist upbringing. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From www This trio of novels ushers readers into three different but equally mesmerizing long-ago worlds. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From yalereview Tausif Noor examines the shape-shifting voice that changed American poetry. bobbygw's insight: About the essayist: Tausif Noor is a critic and curator. He is a recipient of a 2023 Grace Dudley Prize for Arts Writing from the Robert B. Silvers Foundation, as well as a 2023 Andy Warhol Foundation/Creative Capital Arts Writers Grant for Short Form Writing. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From yalereview Christine Smallwood articulates the material constraints of writing criticism today. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From www Julian Barnes feared that in rereading Alain-Fournier's great novel, in his 60s, its youthful enchantment might be lost. Instead, he was captivated once more No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From www A two-time Caldecott Medal winner, she brought multiculturalism to children’s literature by evoking her Armenian heritage. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From www The Scottish author on returning to Rimbaud, his childhood love of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and the comforts of 1066 and All That No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From www ‘He casts a spell with language of great beauty, power, lyricism and truthfulness’ said judging chair Hermione Lee of the poet and novelist No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From www Text appears to have been copied out and backdated by Camus in 1944, possibly as a way to raise funds during Nazi occupation No comment yet. Sign up to comment
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From www Five years ago, investigative journalist Nikole Hannah Jones, in collaboration with other journalists and historians, published a longform piece in the New York Times Magazine, called The 1619 Project. The project, first published in August 2019, marked the 400th anniversary of the beginning of American slavery, and it aims to put race, the consequences of slavery, and the contributions of black Americans at the center of our national narrative. In the years since, Donald Trump’s GOP has launched a sweeping effort against the ideas at the core of the 1619 project, and other initiatives to address issues of race and identity. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From www Explore the core of storytelling, across genres, with the greatest short stories ever written. Unravel the depths of human experience in some timeless classics. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From fivebooks Five of the best feminist historical novels, as recommended by Flora Carr—author of The Tower, a book set in 16th-century Scotland No comment yet. Sign up to comment |
From wapo “I Just Keep Talking” brings together wide-ranging and pointed essays by the author of “The History of White People.” No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From www Thomas Harris’s book came at a pivotal moment: One of the last smash hits of the ’90s, it was also one of the first big releases of the hyper-speed, hyper-opinionated internet era. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From yalereview Teju Cole examines the final books by poet Louise Glück, marking a turn from the myth to the fable. bobbygw's insight: About the essayist: Teju Coleis a Professor of the Practice of Creative Writing at Harvard. He is the author of the novelsOpen CityandTremorand the essay collectionsKnownand Strange ThingsandBlack Paper. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From fivebooks The six novels that made the shortlist for the Arthur C. Clarke Award for the science fiction book of the year, introduced by Andrew M. Butler No comment yet. Sign up to comment
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From www A biography of Joni Mitchell, two hotly anticipated horror novels, a behind-the-scenes exposé about Donald Trump’s years on “The Apprentice” and more. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
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From www The Scottish writer, whose career spanned more than 35 years, was one of only four people to have won both of the UK’s most prestigious poetry prizes for the same book No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From hyperallergic Celebrate June with titles on James Baldwin, queer artists and political action, Warhol film star Candy Darling, strippers and performance in San Francisco, and more. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From archive Book excerpt: Extracted from The Women Who Wouldn’t Wheesht: Voices from the Front-Line of Scotland’s Battle for Women’s Rights edited by Susan Dalgety and Lucy Hunter Blackburn (Constable £22) No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From www They broke boundaries and challenged conceptions. We asked you for your must-read classics; from iconic bestsellers to lesser-known gems, these are your essential recommends. No comment yet. Sign up to comment
From fivebooks The best books by Philip K Dick, as selected by super fan and expert David Hyde—better known among scifi fans as 'Lord Running Clam' No comment yet. Sign up to comment |
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