Midweek Links: Literary Links from Around the Web (August 17th)

All the best literary links that are fit to, well, link to

The trailer for Arrival is here, a SF movie based on a great Ted Chiang short story (and here is our interview with Ted Chiang about being adapted)

A manifesto against letting people borrow your books

Fantasy books where language is used as magic

Do we really need more novels fleshing out the lives of minor Jane Austen characters?

Kyle McClachlan sums up Dune in emoji

Is reviewing a restaurant at all like reviewing a book?

An interview with cyberpunk master William Gibson

Reading Gertrude Stein’s weird children’s book

President Obama’s summer reading list is pretty darn good

7 recent books to pair with “problematic” literary classics

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Hisham Matar on Writing Male Friendships

The Pulitzer Prize-winner discusses his new novel "My Friends" and exile as a form of death

Jan 26 - Ladane Nasseri

8 Books on Love, Loss, and Betrayal in the Caribbean

Donna Hemans, author of "The House of Plain Truth," recommends Caribbean family sagas that expand the definition of "family"

Jan 26 - Donna Hemans

Every Night I Stay Awake To Keep My Brother From Drinking

I needed to ensure we reached the rest of life’s milestones together

Jan 25 - Ofelia Brooks
Thank You!