Read the very first reviews of The Catcher in the Rye.
Reading Time: 1 Min. Seventy-two years ago this week, The Catcher in the Rye first hit bookshelves across the US, and people still have some pretty strong opinions about J. D. Salinger’s groundbreaking debut. Die-hard fans and rabid haters are legion. Indeed, of all the mid-century American novels to stand the test of time, perhaps […]
Boots Riley and Tze Chun on Hollywood Diplomacy and Writer’s Room Morale
Reading Time: 1 Min. Tze Chun and Boots Riley of “I’m a Virgo.” When asked about the critical reception to his new series I’m a Virgo , Boots Riley responded, “There’s a few people hating it, so that feels good.” The 52-year-old musician, activist, and director has never been afraid to take risks that may […]
Your Life as Writing Guide in Sepetys’ ‘You: The Story’
Reading Time: 1 Min. Note: Ruta Sepetys will discuss her book ‘You: The Story’ in conversation with Katie McDougall, Co-Founder and Co-Director of The Porch on Saturday, July 15 at 10:30 a.m. at the Museum as part of the TN Writers | TN Stories: Author Talks at the State Museum series, presented in partnership with […]
John Milas On Writing A Haunted House Novel Set During Wartime
Reading Time: 1 Min. When I first wrote about my experience in the Marines as a college student, the work was unreadable. The fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction I produced for my undergraduate workshops scarcely transcended the angry thoughts in my head to amount to more than angry rants on the page. I was upset […]
The Marvels star Iman Vellani is writing a new Ms. Marvel comic
Reading Time: 1 Min. Reports of Kamala Khan’s death have been greatly exaggerated. The superhero known as Ms. Marvel valiantly sacrificed her life to save the universe earlier this year in Amazing Spider-Man #26 , and was celebrated by her friends, family, and fellow superheroes in this week’s special issue Fallen Friend: The Death of […]
‘What if My Partner Judges Me for Writing Smut?’
Reading Time: 1 Min. This column first ran in John Paul Brammer’s Hola Papi newsletter, which you can subscribe to on Substack. ¡Hola, Papi! I’m a gay guy who has been with my partner for almost two decades now. When we met, he knew I wrote smut and erotica in my spare time and even […]
“How I Fell in Love With the Well-Documented Life of Alex Whelan”
Reading Time: 1 Min. The following is from Yan Ge’s Elsewhere: Stories . Ge was born in Sichuan, China. She is a fiction writer in both Chinese and English, and is the author of thirteen books in Chinese, including five novels. The first of her Chinese-language novels to be translated and released in the US, […]
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Reading Time: 1 Min. Tessa Hadley’s After the Funeral , David Lipsky’s The Parrot and the Igloo , Nicole Flattery’s Nothing Special , and Laura Cumming’s Thunderclap all feature among the Best Reviewed Books of the Week. Brought to you by Book Marks , Lit Hub’s “Rotten Tomatoes for books.” * Fiction 1. After the […]