A Year in Reading: Phillip Lopate
My reading is unsystematic and all over the place. Below are some of my discovered gems from a year’s worth of book-diving. The Book of Eve....
A Year in Reading: Christine Coulson
I wrote a short novel because I like short novels. I am also a museum girl, raised at The Metropolitan Museum of Art where I worked...
A Year in Reading: Athena Dixon
2023 was a whirlwind of a year. While I waited and worried for my book, The Loneliness Files, to make its debut I had a lot...
A Year in Reading: Joanna Biggs
I haven’t finished it yet but my best discovery this year was Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning. In Florence in June with one of my...
Electric Lit’s Best Novels of 2023
There’s no denying that this year has been an embarrassment of riches when it comes to truly extraordinary, life-changing novels. From books that quietly interrogate the...
Writing Desire in Middle Age
Diana Whitney’s second poetry collection, Dark Beds, is a rich text built of the many narratives that comprise middle age for caregivers: the demands of young...
If You Like the Podcast OLOGIES, Read These Books
Emojis. Squirrels. Monsters. Tasmanian devils. Crow funerals. These are just a few episode topics of one of my favorite podcasts in the world: Ologies by Alie...
Which Octavia Butler Books Should You Read First?
Science fiction writer Octavia Butler was the recipient of numerous awards, including a MacArthur “Genius” Grant, a PEN Lifetime Achievement Award, and both Nebula and Hugo...
Quiz: Can You Match The Classic Novel To Its Opening Line?
Classical novels: it seems people either love or hate them. Some think they are must-read staples, others see them as pieces of literature that should be...
12 of the Most Prolific Children’s Book Authors of All Time
Do you ever wonder who the most prolific children’s book authors are? These authors have published dozens — often even hundreds — of books over decades....
