Did Emily Dickinson ever really die?
Did Emily Dickinson ever really die? 140 years after her burial, why the poet's life and work still haunt us.
Theatre & Literature
Reading the Season: Summer
Reading the Season: Summer. Our list of books to read in the park or by the pool as the weather…
In Other People’s Children, Faccini Unravels the Burden of Family Histories
Ben Faccini tells me that writing his third and latest novel, Other People’s Children, felt like building a “house of…
Sending the First Cherokee Woman to the Moon with Eliana Ramage
Sending the first Cherokee woman to the Moon: novelist Eliana Ramage on her debut, motherhood and queer identity.
Graeme Richardson: The Times’ Poetry Critic Has Finally Published His Own Collection
Graeme Richardson, poetry critic for The Times, has finally published his own collection. He talks criticism and poetry.
‘Dear Jack, Dear Louise’ Is the Best Date You’ll Never Go On
Ken Ludwig's wartime romance Dear Jack, Dear Louise at the Arcola is for anyone who has ever left someone on…
Eric LaRocca’s ‘Wretch’: ‘Queer Horror Is Filthy and Revolutionary’
Splatterpunk Award-winning author Eric LaRocca on Wretch and why queer horror is filthy and revolutionary.
The Coming-of-Middle-Age Novel
The coming-of-middle-age novel: are there really no novels about happy middle-aged women? A reading list that answers back.
“Books Really are Creatures”: Fatima Bhutto on How Her Dog, Coco, Inspired ‘The Hour of the Wolf’
Fatima Bhutto on dogs, her home life and how her dog Coco shaped her novel The Hour of the Wolf.
K-Pop Fans Raise Hell in ‘Holy Boy’ by Lee Heejoo
Lee Heejoo's Holy Boy follows four fans who kidnap a K-pop idol: a gunk-filled look at idols and fandom.
Novelist Sophie Mackintosh on the Allure of Adultery: “Sometimes It Is Beautiful To Have a Secret”
Granta Best Young British Novelist Sophie Mackintosh on adultery, secrets and the pull of what we hide.
“How Can I Write About Violence Without Reproducing It?”: Michelle Steinbeck on Her Novel ‘Favorita’
'Favorita' is a wildly imaginative novel, not only in the scope of its narrative but also in its language, which…
