12 Novels About the Power of Journalism
A reading list for a time when the media is more important and threatened than ever
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Daniel Alarcón Brings His Journalism Skills to Fiction
The author of “The King Is Always Above the People” finds stories while reporting the news
Nov 29 2017 - Jeff Vasishta
Terry McDonell
Mar 23 2019
7 Books About Conflicted Spirituality
Emily W. Pease, author of “Let Me Out Here,” recommends literature about the sacred and the strange
Mar 19 2019 - Emily W. Pease
What Happened to the “Female Byron”?
Lucasta Miller on the complex cultural and gendered reasons why women writers like Letitia Elizabeth Landon disappear
Mar 7 2019 - Yvonne Conza
George Saunders Finds Inspiration at the Mall
The Booker Prize-winning writer talks about his work for The New Yorker
Mar 1 2019 - Dan Eric
Morgan Parker Thinks Black Women Are More than Just Magic
Candace Williams talks to the poet about “Magical Negro” and how meaning well isn’t enough in the era of the “Matt”
Feb 6 2019 - Candace Williams
The New Literature of the Midwest
Recent books about the heartland go beyond nostalgia to look towards the future
Jan 30 2019 - Cameron Shenassa
A Brand New Interview with David Foster Wallace
This discussion of postmodernism, translation, and the internet has never been published in English
Nov 16 2018 - Electric Literature
A Post-Apocalyptic Fantasy for the Post-Truth Era
Peng Shepherd’s “The Book of M” envisions a society where reality is malleable—and it’s more plausible than it sounds
