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The Annotated Nightstand: What Caren Beilin Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Caren Beilin Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Isabella Hammad, Stephen King, Lana Lin, and Others

By Diana Arterian | October 8, 2025

Six

Six "reboot" novels to put on your radar.

A handful of books that bounce off the canon.

By Brittany Allen | September 25, 2025

Encountering Annie Ernaux’s Urban Landscapes and Scattered Selves

Encountering Annie Ernaux’s Urban Landscapes and Scattered Selves

Lauren Elkin on the Writer's Approach to Reality

By Lauren Elkin | September 16, 2021

Two of my favorite writers died this day. Here’s why you should read them.

Two of my favorite writers died this day. Here’s why you should read them.

By Jonny Diamond | March 3, 2021

Of Wandering and Hope: George Perec’s Ode to Ellis Island

Of Wandering and Hope: George Perec’s Ode to Ellis Island

On Immigration, Place, and the Jewish Diaspora

By Georges Perec | February 10, 2021

15 new books to get from your local indie this week.

15 new books to get from your local indie this week.

By Katie Yee | February 9, 2021

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An Attempt to See Paris Through the Eyes of Georges Perec

By Susan Harlan | March 7, 2019

Your Pocket Guide to 10 Literary Movements

By Emily Temple | April 5, 2018

15 Great Books That Would Make Terrible Movies

By Literary Hub | February 20, 2018

How 11 Writers Organize Their Personal Libraries

How 11 Writers Organize Their Personal Libraries

You can't put Pynchon next to Plato (Unless They're Both Pink)

By Emily Temple | November 21, 2017

Frederic Tuten Remembers Harry Mathews

Frederic Tuten Remembers Harry Mathews

On Living a Well-Managed Life

By Frederic Tuten | February 3, 2017

An Incomplete Atlas of Fantastic Maps

An Incomplete Atlas of Fantastic Maps

Susan Daitch on Literature's Attempt to Map the Countries Yet to Come

By Susan Daitch | August 3, 2016

On Terrible Writing Advice From Famous Writers

On Terrible Writing Advice From Famous Writers

Danielle Dutton Offers the Only Writing Tip You'll Ever Need

By Danielle Dutton | March 16, 2016

Surrealism and Decomposition. Or How I Wrote My Novel.

Surrealism and Decomposition. Or How I Wrote My Novel.

Elizabeth McKenzie Finds Help From Breton to Bellow

By Elizabeth McKenzie | January 26, 2016

The Consumerist Canon: A Black Friday Reading List

The Consumerist Canon: A Black Friday Reading List

"Radiant Stations of the Crass" and Other Rituals of Consumption

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 27, 2015

Ordinary Paris and the Art of Noticing

Ordinary Paris and the Art of Noticing

On Seeing Georges Perec's Infraordinary World

By Lauren Elkin | November 17, 2015