The Dogged, Irrational Persistence of Literary Fiction

Literature is fragile. It serves no obvious purpose. But it is also as close to immortal as any cultural endeavor has ever ...
The Columbian

Images From the Attic: Clark County literary societies

Between 1890 and 1930, Clark County women started literary societies. Beginning in Vancouver, they spun east to Washougal, northwest beyond Battle Ground to Dole and north to La Center and Paradise-Ir ...

The Forces Changing Music and Film Criticism

The industry is being transformed in the era of YouTube video essays and TikTok screeds. This is an edition of The Atlantic ...
USC Center on Public Diplomacy

Novelists and Poets In Disguise: Publications by Diplomats as Literary Works

Writing skills are an essential requirement for diplomats, prompting some to transition into literary pursuits.

15 Euphemisms for Terrible Things, Explained

These expressions were coined to disguise everything from capital punishments to diseases, death, slavery, and cannibalism.
China Daily

Literary writers presenting society from multiple dimensions

She has received the Novelist of the Year Award, the China Writers Literary Award, the Lu Xun Literary Award, etc. In June ...