The Psychology of <em>Portnoy</em>: On the Making of Philip Roth’s Groundbreaking Novel

The Psychology of Portnoy: On the Making of Philip Roth’s Groundbreaking Novel

Steven J. Zipperstein Explores the Biographical Underpinnings of an Iconic Work of Jewish American Fiction

By Steven J. Zipperstein | October 20, 2025

Face Pies, Holiday Turkeys, Finger-Feeding Critics: The Five Best Food Scenes in Literature

Face Pies, Holiday Turkeys, Finger-Feeding Critics: The Five Best Food Scenes in Literature

Adam Roberts Recommends Culinary Moments from Nora Ephron, Charles Dickens, Bryan Washington, and More

By Adam Roberts | May 20, 2025

The Narrative Pleasures of Social Discomfort: A Reading List of School Reunion Stories

The Narrative Pleasures of Social Discomfort: A Reading List of School Reunion Stories

Elise Juska Recommends Mary McCarthy, Sam Lipsyte, Philip Roth, and More

By Elise Juska | May 29, 2024

Hannah Gold on Letting Go of Philip Roth

Hannah Gold on Letting Go of Philip Roth

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 11, 2023

8 books to read this month (while your therapist is on vacation).

8 books to read this month (while your therapist is on vacation).

By Emily Temple | August 10, 2023

Why Philip Roth, Why Now?

Why Philip Roth, Why Now?

Answers from Susan Choi, Ayad Akhtar, and Other Participants of “Philip Roth Unbound: Illuminating a Literary Legacy” Festival

By Literary Hub | March 13, 2023

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Jean Hanff Korelitz on Philip Roth, The Human Stain, and a Novelist’s Right to Tell Other People’s Stories

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Back to School for Everyone: Reading About Writers with Peter Ho Davies

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Writer on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Time Philip Roth Lied to Me

Writer on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown: The Time Philip Roth Lied to Me

Barbara Shulgasser-Parker Illuminates the Perverse Side to the Famed Writer

By Barbara Shulgasser-Parker | April 7, 2022

The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

The 10 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

From Franzen to Kidneygate

By Literary Hub | December 20, 2021

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

Why Writers Shouldn’t Wait for Permission to Create the Stories They Want

James Hannaham on Uncensored Reading, Salacious Novels, and Marginalized Authors

By James Hannaham | November 30, 2021

How Philip Roth Taught Me To Write—And Heal

How Philip Roth Taught Me To Write—And Heal

Alexandra Marshall on Finding Friendship in the Wake of Tragedy

By Alexandra Marshall | November 10, 2021

On Philip Roth’s Lasting Legacy

On Philip Roth’s Lasting Legacy

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | October 4, 2021

Andrew Martin on the Fine Line Between Autofiction and Autobiographical Fiction

Andrew Martin on the Fine Line Between Autofiction and Autobiographical Fiction

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | September 29, 2021

How Philip Roth Controlled the Narrative of His Own Life

How Philip Roth Controlled the Narrative of His Own Life

Biographer Jacques Berlinerblau on the Death of Critical Distance

By Jacques Berlinerblau | September 24, 2021

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