literature

A kid inside the critic

Just because something isn't high-culture doesn't mean we should disregard its value.

By Kathryn Brill | Nov 13 05:13 pm ET

Admissions essay: Amanda Gutterman

I connect to postmodern heroes in literature because I have always seen myself as one of them.

By Amanda Gutterman | Sep 20 04:08 pm ET

Towards a happy history?

Women's historical narratives are often stories of suffering. Was there a way to teach women’s history that was something else?

By Mary Kohlmann | Apr 6 07:33 pm ET

Are Ivy League writers cheerful?

Back in 2002, Jonathan Safran Foer published Everything is Illuminated, a novel that immediately aroused the attention of America’s book-reviewing cabal. Foer’s novel also provoked an extraordinary amount of resentment, and The Guardian had to invent a new word—“Schadenfoer”—to describe the viciousness with which so many commentators berated the young author.

By Philip Petrov | Mar 29 09:39 pm ET

Cultural Institute Prepares for Launch With Literature Series

As the new Institute of Religion, Culture, and Public Life prepares for its November launch, the developing program debuted its “Literature and Terror” series Wednesday night.

By Emily Kwong | Oct 17 03:28 am ET

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