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The Great Gatsby at 100">On My Grandfather’s Novel: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s <emThe Great Gatsby at 100">

The Great Gatsby at 100">On My Grandfather’s Novel: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby at 100

Eleanor Lanahan Reflects on the Literary Legacy of a Timeless American Novel

By Eleanor Lanahan | April 7, 2025

Decorating Houses With Edith Wharton: On Interior Design as Art and Literary Practice

Decorating Houses With Edith Wharton: On Interior Design as Art and Literary Practice

Emily J. Orlando Considers Another Creative Side of the Chronicler of the Gilded Age

By Emily J. Orlando | October 18, 2024

Language, Love and Visibility: Looking Back on an Immigrant Childhood

Language, Love and Visibility: Looking Back on an Immigrant Childhood

Daisy Hernández: “I knew from my own experience that being seen is a powerful way to be loved.”

By Daisy Hernández | September 13, 2024

Waiting and the Mercy of the Arbitrary">Timeless and Urgent: On Ha Jin’s <emWaiting and the Mercy of the Arbitrary">

Waiting and the Mercy of the Arbitrary">Timeless and Urgent: On Ha Jin’s Waiting and the Mercy of the Arbitrary

Rachel Khong: “We can’t help but wonder about the arbitrary demands and strictures placed on these individuals: What was it all for?”

By Rachel Khong | September 10, 2024

In This Sign">Silence is Power: Sara Nović on Joanne Greenberg’s <emIn This Sign">

In This Sign">Silence is Power: Sara Nović on Joanne Greenberg’s In This Sign

“The quietness... forces readers to reckon with the intricacies of deaf people as people.”

By Sara Nović | September 9, 2024

Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude">Archive of the Forgotten: Charles Yu on Jonathan Lethem’s <emMotherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude">

Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude">Archive of the Forgotten: Charles Yu on Jonathan Lethem’s Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude

“There has always been this energy, back-of-the-store energy... Lethem has channeled that energy.”

By Charles Yu | September 3, 2024

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The Princess of 72nd Street">Sanity Is Relative: Melissa Broder on Elaine Kraf’s The Princess of 72nd Street

By Melissa Broder | August 6, 2024

Bridget Jones and the Subtle Art of Diary Keeping">Helen Fielding on Bridget Jones and the Subtle Art of Diary Keeping

By Helen Fielding | June 26, 2024

1984: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever">75 Years of 1984: Why George Orwell’s Classic Remains More Relevant Than Ever

By Elif Shafak | June 24, 2024

Stay Here with Me">Exposing Vulnerability: On Robert Olmstead's <emStay Here with Me">

Stay Here with Me">Exposing Vulnerability: On Robert Olmstead's Stay Here with Me

"It is contrary, it cuts against the grain, including the grain of Olmstead’s own work."

By Brock Clarke | June 20, 2024

The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing">Appreciating the Understated Complexity of <emThe Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing">

The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing">Appreciating the Understated Complexity of The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing

Nick Hornby Remembers His Friend and Fellow Author, Melissa Bank

By Nick Hornby | June 5, 2024

What Fiction Can Reveal About the Fragile Fabric of Our Societies

What Fiction Can Reveal About the Fragile Fabric of Our Societies

Aminatta Forna on Over Two Decades of Literary Excavation of Sierra Leone’s Civil War

By Aminatta Forna | January 29, 2024

The Children's Bach">Domestic Yet Universal: Rumaan Alam on Helen Garner's <emThe Children's Bach">

The Children's Bach">Domestic Yet Universal: Rumaan Alam on Helen Garner's The Children's Bach

"This is a story about how life happens to all of us."

By Rumaan Alam | October 10, 2023

Hunger">New Homelands: Alexander Chee on Lan Samantha Chang's <emHunger">

Hunger">New Homelands: Alexander Chee on Lan Samantha Chang's Hunger

"It is a wise book, for the way it is full of the sorts of mistakes people make and cannot take back."

By Alexander Chee | September 25, 2023

Lord Jim at Home">A Lot of Pain and A Lot of Humor: Ottessa Moshfegh on Dinah Brooke's <emLord Jim at Home">

Lord Jim at Home">A Lot of Pain and A Lot of Humor: Ottessa Moshfegh on Dinah Brooke's Lord Jim at Home

"I didn’t care, and I didn’t worry, but I was suspended, consistently and dramatically, in the mirage of the novel."

By Ottessa Moshfegh | September 14, 2023

To Promote My Book, I Had To Get To Know My 25-Year-Old Self

To Promote My Book, I Had To Get To Know My 25-Year-Old Self

Casey Plett on the Distance Between Author-Selves, Ten Years Apart

By Casey Plett | May 22, 2023

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