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Here are five contemporary epistolary novels you should read.

Here are five contemporary epistolary novels you should read.

By Vanessa Willoughby | December 7, 2021

Two By Two: A Reading List of Books That Belong Together

Two By Two: A Reading List of Books That Belong Together

Ian Williams on Authors that Make Good Literary Neighbors

By Ian Williams | November 22, 2021

Australian teens bombarded Ocean Vuong on Instagram after his writing showed up on their exams.

Australian teens bombarded Ocean Vuong on Instagram after his writing showed up on their exams.

By Corinne Segal | November 10, 2021

Take a look at the cover for Ocean Vuong’s next book.

Take a look at the cover for Ocean Vuong’s next book.

By Walker Caplan | July 21, 2021

34 books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (and all months).

34 books for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month (and all months).

By Katie Yee | May 27, 2021

<em>The Yale Review</em> has launched <em>TYR</em>, an online magazine.

The Yale Review has launched TYR, an online magazine.

By Vanessa Willoughby | May 19, 2021

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Books of the Week

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When Talking About Poetry Online
Goes Very Wrong

By Wayne Miller | February 8, 2021

Here are the United States Artists’ 2021 Writing Fellows.

By Rasheeda Saka | February 3, 2021

A24 is adapting Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous.

By Walker Caplan | December 22, 2020

Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

Dr. Ruha Benjamin and Ocean Vuong have won the 2020 Brooklyn Public Library Literary Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 23, 2020

So you've watched all the TV there is. Now what should you read?

So you've watched all the TV there is. Now what should you read?

By Katie Yee | September 30, 2020

Ocean Vuong on How Language Builds an Architecture For Our Souls

Ocean Vuong on How Language Builds an Architecture For Our Souls

From the Thresholds Podcast, Hosted by Jordan Kisner

By Thresholds | August 12, 2020

Announcing Season 2 of the <em>Thresholds</em> Podcast

Announcing Season 2 of the Thresholds Podcast

Acclaimed Writers Reveal Life-Changing Experiences

By Thresholds | August 5, 2020

Danez Smith, Ocean Vuong, and more demand that the Poetry Foundation do more to support Black poets.

Danez Smith, Ocean Vuong, and more demand that the Poetry Foundation do more to support Black poets.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 8, 2020

Rural Queer Fiction: A Reading List

Rural Queer Fiction: A Reading List

Carter Sickels' Favorites, from Ocean Vuong to Dorothy Allison

By Carter Sickels | May 21, 2020

Ocean Vuong on Salvaging the Texts of Our Ancestors

Ocean Vuong on Salvaging the Texts of Our Ancestors

The Author of On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous on
A Phone Call From Paul Podcast

By Literary Hub | May 4, 2020

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