Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin
Page One offers the first lines of a dozen new and noteworthy books, including Roxane Gay’s Hunger and Julia Fierro’s The Gypsy Moth Summer.
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From the Magazine
Somebody With a Little Hammer by Mary Gaitskill
Mary Gaitskill reads from her new essay collection, Somebody With a Little Hammer, published in April by Pantheon.
Animals Strike Curious Poses by Elena Passarello
Elena Passarello reads from her new essay collection, Animals Strike Curious Poses, published in February by Sarabande Books.
excerpt from War Pigs
CHER AMIBy the second day under mortar fire, the 77th Division—...
Abandon Me by Melissa Febos
Melissa Febos reads from her new essay collection, Abandon Me, published on February 28 by Bloomsbury.
Call My Name
When I was seven, my sea captain father at sea, my mother a strobing lighthouse of missing, I stood alone in...
Istanbul Bookshop Creates Haven for Young Syrians, Writing Through Shock, and More
“Dutch classic” 1947 novel translated into English for the first time; American Library Association announces winners of its Youth Media Awards; novelist Anuk Arudpragasam on articulating inner life; and other news.
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George Saunders’s Star-Studded Audiobook, Writers on Money, and More
Elizabeth Alexander on her experience as an inaugural poet; writing prompts inspired by famous authors; a literary guide to the Sundance Film Festival; and other news.
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“Surreal” Named Word of the Year, Fanny Howe on Filmmaking, and More
Siri Hustvedt on literature and science; novelist Ahmed Naji released from prison; notable books from indie presses; and other news.
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On Being Octavia Butler’s Neighbor, NYPL Launches Publishing Imprint, and More
Cynthia Nixon on playing Emily Dickinson; the Poetry Coalition; Jimmy Fallon donates $1 million to First Book; and other news.
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The Heart-Work: Writing About Trauma as a Subversive Act
Writing about trauma is sometimes called “navel-gazing,” particularly for women writers. An essayist and memoirist confronts this stigma, and calls on writers to explore their personal traumas and truths.
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Everything We Don’t Know by Aaron Gilbreath
Aaron Gilbreath reads from the title essay of his new collection, Everything We Don't Know, published in November by Curbside Splendor.
Everything We Don't Know
On Friday March 23, 2012, a year after Japan's Fukushima...