Book Review: New Fantasy Books
Our columnist reviews this season’s new books.…
Category: Books
Ramona Ausubel’s Favorite Exercise for Getting Unstuck
This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. When I read a finished book or story,…
Rasputin: Fraud, Mystic, Womanizer, Prophet… Or All of the Above?
“This man was unique,” a famous Russian writer observed of Rasputin. “One of a kind, like a character…
On the Dark Arts of Writing Dangerously (and Marriage, and Life in L.A.)
L.A. gets rain. People don’t think of the rain in L.A. if they don’t live there. We get…
What’s In a Name? Leise Hook on What Her American and Chinese Names Reveal About Herself
The following is from Names and Faces: A Graphic Memoir by Leise Hook. …
God Bless the Pill: Meet the Devout Catholic Who Invented Oral Contraception
Amidst the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the first oral contraceptive in 1960, an ongoing—if surprising—conversation emerged…
Delivery
“A guy in Philly has the record,” Lena said. “Sixty-eight in a single day.” Route 11 was at…
Books Our Editors Loved This Week
Reading recommendations from critics and editors at The New York Times.…
One great poem to read today: Alejandra Pizarnik’s “[All night I hear the noise of water sobbing.]”
This April marks the 30th iteration of National Poetry Month, which was launched by the Academy of American…
What is the Best Literary Film Adaptation of the Last 50 Years? Day Four
After tabulating yesterday’s results, we’ve arrived at the quarterfinals. The end of the bracket is shaping up to…