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Understanding a surge in attempts to ban books; Hannah Howard endorses better writing through smell; Sara Lippmann’s review of Lily King’s debut story collection; and other stories.
Michele Kirichanskaya writes on Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are; Randon Billings Noble discusses editing an anthology of lyric essays; John Warner writes in praise of Graywolf Press director and publisher Fiona McCrae; and other stories.
Oprah Daily announces the cover of Douglas Stuart’s Young Mungo; nonfiction writer Rebecca Flowers finds solace in the world of sharks; Jonathan Lee describes the archival research that informed The Great Escape; and other stories.
Janice Lee describes writing through difficult material; Rax King discusses claiming and celebrating tackiness; Patricia Engel shares a slate of book recommendations; and other stories.
“It felt as if my protagonist was in the room with me.” —Claire Oshetsky, author of Chouette
Distinguished writers Etel Adnan and Lee Maracle have died; author Bess Kalb express the urgency of providing paid parental leave; Rachel Deahl explores how the world of ghostwriting has evolved; and other stories.
The author of I’m Not Hungry but I Could Eat revels in writing about food and the varied contexts surrounding its consumption.
The MIT Press announces Grant Program for Diverse Voices; Nyshell Lawrence continues to expand her bookstore spotlighting books by Black women; Kyle Lucia Wu explains how a poetry class helped unlock her fiction; and other stories.
Semiotext(e) founder Sylvère Lotringer has died; Aspen Words Literary Prize longlist revealed; Ocean Vuong vs. Australian high school students; and other stories.
Penny Batchelor write about the pay gap for disabled people in publishing; Emtithal Mahmoud pens poem for the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow; Jenny Qi describes the personal and collective grief suffused in Focal Point; and other stories.
