All Novels Aren’t Political Statements. But They’re Not Apolitical, Either.
What Lionel Shriver got right—and wrong—in her controversial speech about political correctness in literature.
What Lionel Shriver got right—and wrong—in her controversial speech about political correctness in literature.
Nobel laureate Svetlana Alexievich crafts myths, not histories.
Donald Trump's eerie likeness to Thomas Mann's Mussolini parable.
For more than thirty years, Ozick has led the way in affirming the role and responsibility of the critic.
Lit Hub's new ratings site exposes the flaws in the wider culture.
Before the word processor, perfect copy was the domain of the typist—not the literary genius.
President Htin Kyaw is hardly the only bookish official in the country.
Black intellectuals expressed solidarity with the Easter Rising revolt against British rule.
For writers, socioeconomic class is still hard to talk about.
Marlon James's recent comments on white women as literary gatekeepers are misguided.
If Bob Dylan wins, I will eat my copy of "Blood on the Tracks"
Women and the clichés of the literary drunkard.
A few Columbia students want warnings on Ovid. What's next? Here's what Literature Fascism would look like.
The National Front's defense of 'Charlie Hebdo' should make the mag's progressive American defenders wary