How Amazon Ruined the Publication of a Secret J.D. Salinger Novel
"Hapworth 16, 1924" was set to have a zero-fanfare release—until the fledgling e-commerce giant spilled the beans
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Nicholas Hoult Cast as J.D. Salinger in Rebel in the Rye
Sep 1 2015 - Caitlin Barasch
25-Year-Old Scout Finch Might as Well Be a Brooklyn Millennial
“Go Set a Watchman” asks if we’re willing to disown our communities to stand up for our beliefs
Dec 30 2021 - A.L. Rogers
Seeing My Filipino Immigrant Self in Ellison’s “Invisible Man”
I wanted to learn about Black oppression, only to discover my own erasure
Sep 28 2021 - Cindy Fazzi
What We Can—and Can’t—Learn About Louisa May Alcott from Her Teenage Fiction
Should an unfinished short story by the "Little Women" author, written at age 18, have been left on the library shelf?
Jun 16 2021 - Kristopher Jansma
10 Stories About Self-Destructive Women
Maria Adelmann, author of "Girls of a Certain Age," recommends first-person narratives of women making messes of their lives
Apr 1 2021 - Maria Adelmann
Electric Lit’s 20 Most Popular Posts of 2020
Dec 11 2020 - Electric Literature
12 Books That Prove the Literary/Genre Distinction Is Bogus
Anita Felicelli, author of "Chimerica," recommends novels that don't sacrifice narrative pleasure for literary pretension
Aug 16 2019 - Anita Felicelli
Emily Dickinson Isn’t Difficult—She’s Just Misunderstood
The new film "Wild Nights with Emily" fills in the gaps and omissions that have made the poet seem hard to understand
May 23 2019 - Natalie Adler
15 Novels That Take Place in a Single Day
A lot can unfold over 24 hours
