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The biggest book tour in history is taking place on . . . Roblox?

The biggest book tour in history is taking place on . . . Roblox?

By Walker Caplan | November 24, 2020

A new library built in honor of Haruki Murakami will open in 2021.

A new library built in honor of Haruki Murakami will open in 2021.

By Walker Caplan | November 24, 2020

Want to own an art book on the Sistine Chapel? That’ll be $22,000—and you can’t return it.

Want to own an art book on the Sistine Chapel? That’ll be $22,000—and you can’t return it.

By Walker Caplan | November 23, 2020

Decades of Alan Rickman’s diaries will be published as a book in 2022.

Decades of Alan Rickman’s diaries will be published as a book in 2022.

By Walker Caplan | November 23, 2020

Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as United States Poet Laureate.

Joy Harjo will serve a rare third term as United States Poet Laureate.

By Walker Caplan | November 23, 2020

Here are a few more notable short story collections from 2020.

Here are a few more notable short story collections from 2020.

By Walker Caplan | November 20, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

Even President Obama once used books to pick up girls.

By Walker Caplan | November 19, 2020

There’s a 19th century social satire written by a 9-year-old that you NEED to read.

By Walker Caplan | November 19, 2020

J.R.R. Tolkien's previously unseen essays about Middle-earth will be published in June.

By Walker Caplan | November 19, 2020

Dolly Parton, fairy godmother of American literacy, is also the fairy godmother of American health.

Dolly Parton, fairy godmother of American literacy, is also the fairy godmother of American health.

By Walker Caplan | November 18, 2020

Browse excerpts from <em>The Book of Homelessness</em>, a new graphic novel by unhoused creatives.

Browse excerpts from The Book of Homelessness, a new graphic novel by unhoused creatives.

By Walker Caplan | November 18, 2020

William Blake and his wife once got caught reciting <em>Paradise Lost</em> together in the nude.

William Blake and his wife once got caught reciting Paradise Lost together in the nude.

By Walker Caplan | November 18, 2020

Watch the trailer for <em>Modern Persuasion</em>, a new Jane Austen-based romantic comedy.

Watch the trailer for Modern Persuasion, a new Jane Austen-based romantic comedy.

By Walker Caplan | November 17, 2020

The future is depressing: a new app distills books into 12-minute-long audio summaries.

The future is depressing: a new app distills books into 12-minute-long audio summaries.

By Walker Caplan | November 17, 2020

Anthony Burgess wrote a poem about how you shouldn't read <em>A Clockwork Orange</em>.

Anthony Burgess wrote a poem about how you shouldn't read A Clockwork Orange.

By Walker Caplan | November 16, 2020

Here are 5 literary Substacks to brighten your inbox.

Here are 5 literary Substacks to brighten your inbox.

By Walker Caplan | November 16, 2020

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