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The Real Cost of a Family Business
Amy Jo Burns discusses her novel "Mercury," working-class family dynamics, and what legacy means for women
Jan 11 2024 - Sam Dilling
Electric Lit’s Best Nonfiction of 2023
Nicole Chung, Claire Dederer, Lamya H, Maggie Smith, and Samantha Irby are among the year’s most loved books of nonfiction
Dec 5 2023 - Electric Literature
The Electric Lit Staff Recommends Our Favorite Banned Books
Announcing Banned Books USA, offering free banned books for readers in Florida
Oct 12 2023 - Electric Literature
Unearthing the Truth Behind a Korean Tragedy
Hannah Michell’s novel "Excavations" mines the fraught relationship between motherhood and activism in a society dominated by patriarchal corruption
Oct 12 2023 - Jaeyeon Yoo
9 Books With Fabulist Worlds That Push Boundaries
David Lawrence Morse recommends stories that defy expectation and challenge our conception of the ordinary
Sep 12 2023 - David Lawrence Morse
8 Novels Exploring the Experiences of Asian American Men
Joe Milan Jr., author of “The All-American,” recommends books about young Asian men navigating race, identity, and coming of age
Jul 28 2023 - Joe Milan Jr.
Searching for Intimacy in the Gig Economy
Jenny Xie on mother-daughter dynamics and how her experience as a professional cuddler informed her novel "Holding Pattern"
Jul 5 2023 - Katie Moulton
15 Small Press Books You Should Be Reading This Summer
Indie books that will take you on a journey across states and countries
Jun 30 2023 - Wendy J. Fox
On (Not) Discovering Disability in the World of Jane Austen
Disabled characters are present in Austen’s novels, but largely invisible in her cinematic remakes