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Bringing the War Home: How Tim O'Brien Approached the Art of Moral Consequence

Bringing the War Home: How Tim O'Brien Approached the Art of Moral Consequence

Alex Vernon on the Emergence of One of America's Early Literary Voices of the Vietnam War

By Alex Vernon | May 27, 2025

Jonathan Galassi Remembers His Friend, the Great Robert Gottlieb

Jonathan Galassi Remembers His Friend, the Great Robert Gottlieb

“The last and arguably the most successful of the editor-publishers.”

By Jonathan Galassi | July 25, 2023

Jonathan Franzen: What Happens If We No Longer Have Bookstore Readings?

Jonathan Franzen: What Happens If We No Longer Have Bookstore Readings?

The Writers Institute Podcast, From the Archives of the New York State Writers Institute">This Week on The Writers Institute Podcast, From the Archives of the New York State Writers Institute

By The Writers Institute | September 14, 2022

Funny Books for an Unfunny World: A Reading List

Funny Books for an Unfunny World: A Reading List

Dennard Dayle on the Books That Embrace “Maniacal Laughter”

By Dennard Dayle | May 23, 2022

How War Literature Occupies the Realms of Both Fact and Fiction

How War Literature Occupies the Realms of Both Fact and Fiction

Phil Klay on Maintaining Verisimilitude When Writing About War

By Phil Klay | May 17, 2022

Catch-22">“It Will Outrage As Many Readers As It Delights.” On Joseph Heller’s </emCatch-22">

Catch-22">“It Will Outrage As Many Readers As It Delights.” On Joseph Heller’s Catch-22

New York Times Review of Heller’s Classic WWII satire">A 1961 New York Times Review of Heller’s Classic WWII satire

By Book Marks | November 10, 2021

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How to Understand the 1960s in 11 Books

By Mike Bond | May 20, 2021

When in Need of the Right Word, Great Writers Simply Make Them Up

By Ralph Keyes | March 15, 2021

An Alaska school board will keep classics on the curriculum after an uproar over their removal.

By Corinne Segal | May 21, 2020

Discovering an Iconic Literary Character Was Based on Your Grandfather

Discovering an Iconic Literary Character Was Based on Your Grandfather

Catch-22's John Yossarian on Julius Fish?">Did Joseph Heller Base Catch-22's John Yossarian on Julius Fish?

By Brian Birnbaum | May 16, 2019

Catch-22.">Happy birthday, Joseph Heller! Here's a gift: a classic review of <emCatch-22.">

Catch-22.">Happy birthday, Joseph Heller! Here's a gift: a classic review of Catch-22.

By Katie Yee | May 1, 2019

Your 2019 Literary Adaptation Preview

Your 2019 Literary Adaptation Preview

21 Book-Based Movies and TV Shows to Consume in the New Year

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2018

The Dirty Secret of War: It Can Be As Compelling As It Is Ugly

The Dirty Secret of War: It Can Be As Compelling As It Is Ugly

Philip Caputo on the Literature of War

By Philip Caputo | October 20, 2017

10 Debut Novels That Are Also Their Authors' Masterpieces

10 Debut Novels That Are Also Their Authors' Masterpieces

Madame Bovary">Happy Birthday, Madame Bovary

By Emily Temple | April 12, 2017

A Literary Long Weekend in Los Angeles

A Literary Long Weekend in Los Angeles

A Bookish Visit to the Land of Bukowski and Didion...

By Katie Orphan | September 9, 2016

The Iconic Covers of Paul Bacon

The Iconic Covers of Paul Bacon

A Master of Mid-Century Design is Dead at 91

By Literary Hub | June 11, 2015

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