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Announcing the Winners of the 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Announcing the Winners of the 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Series Editor Jenny Minton Quigley on Tommy Orange, Chekhov, and Humble Stories

By Jenny Minton Quigley | April 14, 2026

Lena Dunham, Maria Semple, Solvej Balle, and more: 22 new books out today!

Lena Dunham, Maria Semple, Solvej Balle, and more: 22 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 14, 2026

Of Nature, Art and Grace: On Norman Maclean’s <em>A River Runs Through It</em>

Of Nature, Art and Grace: On Norman Maclean’s A River Runs Through It

James Chandler Remembers a Seminal Work of Autobiographical Fiction on Its 50th Anniversary

By James Chandler | April 13, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Tom Stoppard’s <em>Arcadia</em> Premieres in London

This Week in Literary History: Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia Premieres in London

“It’s the best possible time of being alive, when almost everything you thought you knew is wrong.”

By Literary Hub | April 13, 2026

In Pursuit of Genius In Troubling Times: On Philip Owens’s <em>Picture of Nobody</em>

In Pursuit of Genius In Troubling Times: On Philip Owens’s Picture of Nobody

Allen Bratton Considers the Timelessness of the Artist's Struggle For Relevance and Survival

By Allen Bratton | April 13, 2026

Five Novels That Showcase Queer Domesticity

Five Novels That Showcase Queer Domesticity

Erin O. White Recommends Alison Bechdel, Chelsey Johnson, Carol Anshaw and More

By Erin O. White | April 13, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

One great poem to read today: Tim Dlugos’s “Shelley Winters”

By Jessie Gaynor | April 13, 2026

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

By Book Marks | April 10, 2026

How Amazing Stories Served as the Blueprint for American Science Fiction

By Ed Simon | April 10, 2026

One great poem to read today: Michael Ondaatje’s “To a Sad Daughter”

One great poem to read today: Michael Ondaatje’s “To a Sad Daughter”

By Jonny Diamond | April 9, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Might be described as a post-porn fever dream of Eastern European magic realism crossed with a plant-based Joy of Sex.”

By Book Marks | April 9, 2026

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

David Farrier Revisits Basil Bunting’s Classic, “Briggflatts”

By David Farrier | April 9, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Enright is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Enright is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Niamh Campbell, Sally Hayden, Louise Kennedy, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 9, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending April 5, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 9, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending April 5, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 9, 2026

Kathryn Paige Harden on Behavior, Genetics, and Blame

Kathryn Paige Harden on Behavior, Genetics, and Blame

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 9, 2026

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