September’s Best Reviewed Fiction
Marlon James’s The Disappearers, Emily St. John Mandel’s Exit Party, and Emma Cline’s Switzy all feature among the best reviewed fiction titles of the month. Brought to you by Boo…
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Read accounts of lives and places with attention to perspective and evidence. Distinguish memory from documentation, follow movement through landscapes and cities, and ask how a writer makes a situated experience vivid without making it complete.
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6 New Narrative Nonfiction Reads Just As Compelling as Novels
The best new narrative nonfiction details Emily Brontë's life, examines Toni Morrison's oeuvre, looks at the WNBA's history, and more.
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We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing
The literary world is finally asking a question it has dodged for years: What can a human writer do that artificial intelligence cannot? The answers tend to circle around technical and personal asp…
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Branch Out with BIPOC Nature Writing
Explore the wonders of the natural world through these excellent works of BIPOC nature writing.
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In Defense of Literary Awards (and Longlists, and Shortlists)
It’s awards nominations announcement season, which means it’s also snarky opinions about awards nominations season. I love a hot take as much as anyone, but the truth is I have been and remain flag…
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Annabel Rice - The Old Man and the Seine
Annabel Rice: The Old Man and the Seine - Château Rouge by Amit Chaudhuri
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How the Growing Role of Memoir in the Academy Offers a New Way to Teach Race and Gender
In this conversation, two sociologists discuss how to balance personal perspective with an academic approach to memoir. From writing, to reading, to teaching memoir, these authors offer a unique pe…
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7 of the Best Twisty Horror Retellings
The best horror retellings rethink classics by authors like King and Poe. Fungus spreads, pig's blood spills, and horrible portals open.
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