Dispatch from Jaipur Literary Festival 2016: The Greatest Literary Show on Earth
The JLF brings together writers from all over the world for readings, lectures, discussions and celebration at the Diggi Palace in Jaipur, India.
Harper Lee and #BlackLivesMatter
Lee's novel has been criticized for its depictions of race, but the questions it raised continue to resonate in an America where racial animus persists.
The Linguistics of Mass Persuasion Part 2: Choose Your Own Adventure
How politicians use language to manipulate the public and sway them toward particular world-views.
Revisiting John Williams, Novelist and Editor
Today marks the publication of English Renaissance Poetry, an anthology of poems selected by the novelist John Williams.
To Debate a Mockingbird: The Literary Legacy of Harper Lee
Is To Kill a Mockingbird a literary juggernaut or a failed book?
Jane Austen and Adaptation
In The Atlantic on Sunday, Devony Looser discussed the 20-year-old film adaptation of Sense and Sensibility.
Mourning the Baby That Never Was
In Mira Ptacin's, Poor Your Soul, the question is: How does one grieve a baby that never was? These resources may help us know.
The Lasting Stain of Political Violence: Han Kang’s The Vegetarian
Providing some historical context to Han King's The Vegetarian.
The Many Lives of the Angry Housewife
The housewife novel is having a comeback, continuing the tradition of exploring domesticity and self-hood in fiction.
Who Wrote the Book of Love?
Did the troubadours write the book of love, or just a kind of love poetry?