Some years my reading list is more structured and thematically tied than others, some years (particularly when I’m actively researching and writing), my list of recreational reads is embarrassingly thin. This gap year between finishing my first book and starting all-in on my second, I drifted... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2024-12-05 15:00:00 UTC ]
Critic Bethanne Patrick recommends 10 promising new titles — fiction and nonfiction — to consider in December. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-11-30 11:00:18 UTC ]
I feel a cultural shift in the way the publishing world is accepting Cambodian American stories. In 2021, Ecco Press posthumously published the groundbreaking story collection, Afterparties, by Anthony Veasna So, opening new doors for Khmer American writers. The next year the University of... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-08-26 08:55:20 UTC ]
The former Reader-in-Chief released his summer reading list for 2024 and it includes a wide range of fiction and nonfiction. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-08-13 13:30:00 UTC ]
Brooding on Existential Mysteries in Stephen King’s You Like It Darker, by J. Madison Davis Book Reviews [email protected] Mon, 06/24/2024 - 15:20 Photo by Shane LeonardAs I wrote in World Literature Today some years ago, the quality of Stephen... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2024-06-24 20:20:45 UTC ]
The history of abortion in the United States is the story of my life—or my life’s work. I’ve run a clinic since 1971, two years before Roe and now, fifty-three years later—two years post-Roe—I’m still at it, running Choices Women’s Medical Center. Since the roll-back in women’s human rights that... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-06-24 08:54:36 UTC ]
Can’t figure out what book to bring to the beach? The ultimate summer reading list is here. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Who’s the worst dad in literature? Garth Risk Hallberg on the most dysfunctional fathers of the Western canon. | Lit Hub Criticism “Each moment of recognition was only possible... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-06-15 10:30:46 UTC ]
The question of whether to attend a college reunion is often met with mixed emotions—nostalgia, curiosity, a healthy dose of apprehension. What will it feel like to go back to the campus of our youth? How will our lives compare to our classmates’? Which parts of our old selves might get dredged... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-29 08:55:03 UTC ]
How do you write a story that’s for you? Anna Noyes on writing “the kind of book that keeps me awake.” | Lit Hub Craft Jessie Rosen recommends a reading list of superstitions, featuring Jennifer Weiner, Yangsze Choo, Morgan Jerkins, and more. | Lit Hub Reading Lists Claire Messud’s This Strange... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-17 10:30:12 UTC ]
I have a long and complicated relationship with superstitions. Being raised in an Italian family means you’re schooled early and often in the myriad ways to avoid bad luck, or worse. Never put a hat on a bed, always leave from the same door you entered, do not even think about passing a baby... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-17 08:52:43 UTC ]
“I had assumed my mother had written a novel about real estate—after all the title was A Hot Property…” Kate Feiffer on reading her mother’s x-rated novel and considering female-authored erotica as a form of social critique. | Lit Hub Memoir Jessica Shattuck recommends a reading list of of the... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-13 10:30:32 UTC ]
On April 23, 1968, protesting Columbia University students took over Hamilton Hall, and over the next few days, occupied three more Columbia buildings and the President’s office. At issue were Columbia’s connection to the Vietnam War (through its affiliation with a weapons research think tank)... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-05-13 08:55:34 UTC ]
When I was a child, my grandfather was embroiled in a quiet, and possibly entirely one-sided, feud with his next-door neighbor. Every summer I would visit my grandparents for a week, and follow Grandpa on his morning walks through the woodlot, along a path that skirted the neighbor’s field. Each... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-04-10 08:54:38 UTC ]
A reading list about inspiring figures, empowerment and intersectional stories to help kids navigate the world. Continue reading >> [ Source: HuffPost | 2024-03-27 09:45:24 UTC ]
Books to read in March include "James" by Percival Everett, "Wandering Stars" by Tommy Orange and "Age of Revolutions" by Fareed Zakaria. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2024-03-01 11:02:40 UTC ]
A win for Paris booksellers, an adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada, and a reading list for fans of True Detective: Night Country. Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2024-02-19 15:27:51 UTC ]
Our book reviewers offer up bouquets to unexpected tales of love and affection, from a long marriage to a passion for the movies. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Christian Science Monitor | 2024-02-08 20:38:00 UTC ]
When users open an Incognito browser on Chrome, they'll see a notification warning them that other people using their device won't be able to see their activity but that their downloads, bookmarks and reading items will still be saved. Now, Google has updated that disclaimer in Chrome's... Continue reading >> [ Source: Engadget | 2024-01-17 10:38:07 UTC ]