How to Be Cultured Menu Literature ‘Prayer’ (1985) by Galway Kinnell Whatever happens. Whateverwhat is is is whatI want. Only that. But that. Galway Kinnell in...
How to Be Cultured Menu Literature FRANCE According to the writer Leïla Slimani, 44, the author of ‘The Country of Others’ (2020). Classic ‘Essais de Montaigne’...
How to Be Cultured Menu Literature The Myth of Meeting Oneself “This is evident in Virgil’s ‘Aeneid’ (circa 30-19 B.C.) when Aeneas witnesses his own heroic...
Hello book lovers! What better way to close out National Poetry month than by memorizing a poem? Next week, from April 20-24, the Book Review will...
Welcome to Literary Quotable Quotes, a quiz that tests your recognition of memorable lines. This week’s installment celebrates sharp dialogue and observations from 20th-century fiction. In...
Welcome to Lit Trivia, the Book Review’s regular quiz about books, authors and literary culture. This week’s challenge asks you to identify a novel’s title based...
A strong sense of place can deeply influence a story, and in some cases, the setting can even feel like a character itself — or have...
By A.O. Scott and Aliza Aufrichtig A.O. Scott is a critic at large for the Book Review. Aliza Aufrichtig is a visual journalist. March 25, 2026...
The last thought broke the paralysis and I shot to my feet. I probably would have looked like a jack-in-the-box to anyone watching, but to myself...
Welcome to Great Adaptations, the Book Review’s regular multiple-choice quiz about printed works that have gone on to find new life as movies, television shows, theatrical...
