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Atlas Shrugged.">Read a 1957 review of Ayn Rand's Atlas Shrugged.">

Atlas Shrugged.">Read a 1957 review of Ayn Rand's "excruciatingly awful" Atlas Shrugged.

By Dan Sheehan | October 10, 2023

bell hooks and Maxine Hong Kingston were among the winners at the American Book Awards.

bell hooks and Maxine Hong Kingston were among the winners at the American Book Awards.

By Dan Sheehan | October 6, 2023

These three writers just won MacArthur “genius” grants.

These three writers just won MacArthur “genius” grants.

By Dan Sheehan | October 4, 2023

Check out the first trailer for <em>Leave the World Behind</em>.

Check out the first trailer for Leave the World Behind.

By Dan Sheehan | October 2, 2023

Read a 1962 review of Shirley Jackson's <em>We Have Always Lived in the Castle</em>.

Read a 1962 review of Shirley Jackson's We Have Always Lived in the Castle.

By Dan Sheehan | September 21, 2023

Read the first reviews of <em>Their Eyes Were Watching God</em>.

Read the first reviews of Their Eyes Were Watching God.

By Dan Sheehan | September 18, 2023

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Deesha Philyaw has signed a 7-figure book deal.

By Dan Sheehan | September 14, 2023

Karen Russell's new novel, a fantastical Dust Bowl epic, sounds amazing.

By Dan Sheehan | September 13, 2023

20,000 Dublin Marathon finishers will receive this W. B. Yeats medal, complete with fake quote.

By Dan Sheehan | September 8, 2023

Read the first reviews of Jack Kerouac's <em>On the Road</em>.

Read the first reviews of Jack Kerouac's On the Road.

By Dan Sheehan | September 5, 2023

Read the first reviews of Jean Rhys' <em>Wide Sargasso Sea</em>.

Read the first reviews of Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea.

By Dan Sheehan | August 24, 2023

Read the very first reviews of Chuck Palahniuk's <em>Fight Club</em>.

Read the very first reviews of Chuck Palahniuk's Fight Club.

By Dan Sheehan | August 17, 2023

Watch the creepy first trailer for <em>The Changeling</em>.

Watch the creepy first trailer for The Changeling.

By Dan Sheehan | August 8, 2023

Just for funsies, Michael Chabon built a replica of the SFF section of his childhood bookstore.

Just for funsies, Michael Chabon built a replica of the SFF section of his childhood bookstore.

By Dan Sheehan | August 4, 2023

Read the first reviews of every James Baldwin novel.

Read the first reviews of every James Baldwin novel.

By Dan Sheehan | August 2, 2023

Read the first reviews of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's <em>The Little Prince</em>.

Read the first reviews of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince.

By Dan Sheehan | July 31, 2023

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