How Viking Introduced John Steinbeck, James Joyce and More to American Readers

How Viking Introduced John Steinbeck, James Joyce and More to American Readers

Paul Slovak on Pascal Covici, the Editor Who Nurtured Some of the Most Iconic Names in Literature

By Paul Slovak | September 16, 2025

Angela Flournoy on Writing a Polyphonic Novel of Black Female Friendship

Angela Flournoy on Writing a Polyphonic Novel of Black Female Friendship

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Wilderness”

By Jane Ciabattari | September 16, 2025

Samantha Schweblin! Lydia Davis! Angela Flournoy! 21 new books out today.

Samantha Schweblin! Lydia Davis! Angela Flournoy! 21 new books out today.

By Julia Hass | September 16, 2025

Finding Inspiration (and Joy) While Drafting Among the Fjords

Finding Inspiration (and Joy) While Drafting Among the Fjords

David Greig on His Creative Process Aboard a Nordic Cruise

By David Greig | September 15, 2025

The Art of Caustic Cosiness: On Barbara Pym’s <em>The Sweet Dove Died</em>

The Art of Caustic Cosiness: On Barbara Pym’s The Sweet Dove Died

“It pitches new freedoms against dying rules and routines, with a keen eye for the debris, as its worlds of beauty and cruelty collide.”

By Susie Boyt | September 15, 2025

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

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

Featuring Elizabeth Gilbert, Sarah Moss, Stephen Greenblatt, and More

By Book Marks | September 12, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Writer, Resistance Fighter, and Kafka’s First Translator: Milena Jesenská, Forgotten No More

By Christine Estima | September 12, 2025

The Joy of Reading Books About Books

By Susan Coll | September 12, 2025

How Adam Zagajewski “Accidentally“ Wrote the Definitive 9/11 Poem

By Elaine L. Wang | September 11, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Anyone making the case for Hiroshima and Nagasaki’s annihilation then is making the case for our annihilation now.”

By Book Marks | September 11, 2025

Jessica Francis Kane on Penelope Fitzgerald in Mexico

Jessica Francis Kane on Penelope Fitzgerald in Mexico

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 11, 2025

On the Conservatism of Contemporary Literary Fiction

On the Conservatism of Contemporary Literary Fiction

Nathaniel Moore Reads Patricia Lockwood, Rachel Yoder, and Charlotte Wood

By Nathaniel Moore | September 10, 2025

What Money Really Means in Jane Austen’s Work

What Money Really Means in Jane Austen’s Work

“Talk of money in Austen is always dramatic, never just informative.”

By John Mullan | September 10, 2025

Connecting the Dots: On Creating Fiction from Facts

Connecting the Dots: On Creating Fiction from Facts

Beth Kephart Considers the Craft of Bringing a Fiction Writer’s Eye to Real Lives

By Beth Kephart | September 10, 2025

Anne Enright on J.G. Farrell's <em>Troubles</em>

Anne Enright on J.G. Farrell's Troubles

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | September 10, 2025

Rachel Kushner on the 10th Anniversary of Kim Gordon’s <em>Girl in a Band</em>

Rachel Kushner on the 10th Anniversary of Kim Gordon’s Girl in a Band

“Distance is key to the power of her performance. But it’s key to her offstage life as well.”

By Rachel Kushner | September 9, 2025

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