The Washington Post’s longtime book critic Michael Dirda took a break from reading, then delved into some favorites and new ...

A.O. Scott, who reviewed movies for The New York Times for more than two decades, is now a roving critic for the Book Review.

By transforming quotations into evidence, close reading served as way to turn postwar criticism into a specialized knowledge.

My introduction to the delightful and expanding world of contemporary bestiaries began with Odd Birds and Fat Cats, a ...

The young Black woman wanted her grandmother to see her in the sanctuary and “to run to her Hershey-­sweet brown arms” and receive a “coconut rabbit cake on a jelly-bean platter; every year under the ...

Black female authors have consistently broken barriers and enriched the literary landscape with their powerful storytelling, ...

In his essay "Race Conflict," Rabindranath asserts ... The Asian Renaissance and his interviews and speeches. For example, in the "Sapru House Lecture" in India, 2024, he proclaims: "Hindus ...

From groundbreaking novels to poignant poetry and influential essays, female authors have shaped the literary landscape for ...

This film by Jon Kasbe and Crystal Moselle skirts gimmicks to examine a creator’s drive to build a humanoid device powered by artificial intelligence. By Alissa Wilkinson Vince Vaughn plays a ...

A new biography of Witkacy offers an opportunity to discuss the turbulent life of this artist – a man of his time and a lover ...

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