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May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Speculative Adventures from Fonda Lee, Ada Hoffman, Veronica Roth, and more
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“Bridget Jones meets Slavoj Žižek.” And Other Wild Book Pitches From My Inbox

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Leila Chatti on the Many Ways to Be (and Not to Be) a Mother

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Was Emerson the True Father of American Literature?

Bruce Nichols on the American Renaissance of Prose and Poetry in the 1850s

Satire Isn’t Dead, We Just Misunderstand It

By Erin Van Der Meer

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in May 2026

By Caroline Carlson

Lauren Groff: There is No Such Thing as Boredom, Only Noticing

By Lauren Groff

Sarah L. Kaufman on Harnessing the Power of Verbs

By Sarah L. Kaufman

On Humanity’s Earliest Attempts
to Make a Home

By Stefan Al

7 New Poetry Collections to Read This May

By Rebecca Morgan Frank

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks

“The Formal Beginnings of Packing,” a Poem by Amanda Nadelberg

By Amanda Nadelberg

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

By Literary Hub

Best Reviewed
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The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in May

By Emily Temple

The 11 Best Book Covers of April

By Emily Temple

“If You See Me, Weep.” And Other Souvenirs of Climate Catastrophe

By Anna Badkhen

April’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

By Book Marks

April’s Best Reviewed Fiction

By Book Marks

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

By Literary Hub

Crime Reads

Crime Reads

April 29, 2026

State of the Crime Novel, Part 2: Issues and Recommendations

By Molly Odintz

State of Crime Novel, Part 1: Routines, Problem-Solving, and Faithful Companions

By Molly Odintz

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads

Crime Classics, Back in Print: A Roundup of Reissues

By CrimeReads

Book Marks

Book Marks

5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

By Book Marks

How Library of America Helped Shape the Modern American Literary Canon

By Max Rudin

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

By Omer Aziz

The Power of Prophecy, from Apollo to AI

By Carissa Véliz

Have We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency?

By Megan Garber

From Birdsong to Sheep’s Eyes: How Nature Helps Us Tell Time

By Cathy Haynes

Are Shakespeare’s Commas Really That Important?

By Daniel Hahn

Have We Entertained Ourselves Into a State of Emergency?

By Megan Garber