The Times
Read this review of Francine Prose’s latest nonfiction book, Cleopatra: Her History, Her Myth.
The Atlantic
Read “The Squirrel” a new poem by Ellen Bass: “Humans are good at denial.”
Vox
All of the 2022 National Book Award finalists reviewed, including Jenny Xie’s The Rupture Tense and Meghan O’Rourke’s The Invisible Kingdom.
Los Angeles Times
Review of Eileen Myles’ Pathetic Literature anthology: “In general poems are pathetic. Really literature is pathetic. Ask anyone who doesn’t care about literature.”
LA Rev of Books
Read this review of Jorie Graham’s [To] the Last [Be] Human, an expansive reflection on the shifting landscape of climate change.
Literary Hub
Listen to a new interview with George Saunders on his writerly evolution: “You find a way to be distinctive.”
Esquire
With Liberation Day, George Saunders delivers his first collection in nearly a decade. He’s had a lot of time to think—and write.
Lit Hub
Daniel Torday on what writers can learn from musicians, writing towards resolution, and everything in between.
Vogue
An interview with Joy Harjo: “I just do what I love doing.”
The Guardian
Review of George Saunders’ Liberation Day: “A world of trick and treats.”