The Fantastic (Free) Nonfiction of Great Novelists

August 20, 2014

Joyce Carol Oates, David Foster Wallace, Zadie Smith — you’ve read their books, now check out their essays, articles and criticism available free online.

Reading in Public: Tales of Love and Literature, Pt. II

By Michelle King

July 23, 2014

Literally bumping into a crush reading Infinite Jest by David Foster Wallace at Emerson College in Boston.

Infinite Yoshimi: David Foster Wallace and the Flaming Lips

By Taylor Beck

July 11, 2014

Wallace’s writing shares a throughline with The Flaming Lips’ music — namely irony, earnestness and unbound compassion.

American Authors on Patriotism

By Adam D'Arpino

July 03, 2014

Mark Twain, Barbara Ehrenreich, Christopher Hitchens and David Foster Wallace on what it means to love your country.

Get Schooled: 10 Famous Authors Who Worked as Professors

By Michelle King

May 23, 2014

Lorrie Moore, David Foster Wallace, Junot Diaz — if only we could mix and match our favorite authors to create the world’s best curriculum!

Celebrate National Friendship Month with an Album of Fabulous Author Friendships

By Freddie Moore

February 19, 2014

Melt your heart with these photos of famous author BFFs hanging out, and read some of their finest words on friendship.

Hate Sports? Well, You’ll Still Love These 10 Books About Sports

By Michelle King

January 31, 2014

Even if you have no idea which teams are playing in the Super Bowl this Sunday, you’ll still enjoy these 10 sports books.

Lights, Camera, Static: 10 Books That Will Never be Adapted by Hollywood

By Michelle King

October 21, 2013

Rest easy, bibliophiles: No director will be ruining these beloved books.

Book Sword: David Foster Wallace, Dave Eggers, Maurice Sendak & More

By Kate Gavino

July 03, 2013

We take literary-minded words and anagram them to find ... deeper meaning? Hidden truth? Happy coincidence?

Mad Libbing the Canon, from the Bible to the Beats to Bateman

By Liz Galvao

March 08, 2013

Have you ever read something so brilliant that you wished you’d written it? These literary mad libs are your chance to rewrite the classics, no monkeys or typewriters required.