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19 Novels You Need to Read This Summer

19 Novels You Need to Read This Summer

Had Me a Blast

By Emily Temple | May 26, 2026

We Should All Be Autodidacts: The Case For Reading the Great Books at Your Own Pace

We Should All Be Autodidacts: The Case For Reading the Great Books at Your Own Pace

Naomi Kanakia Argues in Favor of a DIY Literary and Philosophical Education

By Naomi Kanakia | May 26, 2026

The Gays and Their Ghosts: Natalie Adler Recommends Queer Ghost Stories

The Gays and Their Ghosts: Natalie Adler Recommends Queer Ghost Stories

Featuring Henry James, Vernon Lee, Shirley Jackson and More

By Natalie Adler | May 26, 2026

Namwali Serpell and Hanif Abdurraqib on Toni Morrison’s <em>Song of Solomon</em>

Namwali Serpell and Hanif Abdurraqib on Toni Morrison’s Song of Solomon

From the New Podcast PASSAGES: On Morrison

By Passages: On Morrison | May 26, 2026

Five Things I Got Wrong in My First Novel, According to My Dad

Five Things I Got Wrong in My First Novel, According to My Dad

Joe Bond on Fact-Checking His Work Post-Publication

By Joe Bond | May 26, 2026

David Sedaris, Matt Haig, Missouri Williams, and more: 20 new books out today!

David Sedaris, Matt Haig, Missouri Williams, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | May 26, 2026

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Everyone is an AI Cop Now: What Happens When an AI-Generated Story Wins a Prestigious Prize

By Innocent Chizaram Ilo | May 22, 2026

Villains Are Just More Interesting Than Heroes (and More F*ckable, If We’re Being Frank)

By Natalie Zina Walschots | May 22, 2026

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

By Book Marks | May 22, 2026

“I Hope to Die Laughing.” On Tom Drury’s <em>The End of Vandalism</em>

“I Hope to Die Laughing.” On Tom Drury’s The End of Vandalism

Ross McMeekin Explores the Ways Fiction Can Help Us Cope With Emotionally Difficult Periods of Life

By Ross McMeekin | May 22, 2026

Manil Suri on Visualizing Your Book’s Narrative Structure

Manil Suri on Visualizing Your Book’s Narrative Structure

The Art of the Book X-Ray

By Manil Suri | May 22, 2026

Reconsidering Mary McCarthy’s Iconic Friendship Novel <em>The Group</em>

Reconsidering Mary McCarthy’s Iconic Friendship Novel The Group

Rebecca Chace on How McCarthy’s Book Influenced Her Own Work

By Rebecca Chace | May 22, 2026

Namwali Serpell and Tracy K. Smith Discuss Toni Morrison’s <em>The Bluest Eye</em>

Namwali Serpell and Tracy K. Smith Discuss Toni Morrison’s The Bluest Eye

From a New Podcast, PASSAGES: On Morrison

By Passages: On Morrison | May 21, 2026

Why We Shouldn’t Feel Guilty For Not Being Extremely Well Read

Why We Shouldn’t Feel Guilty For Not Being Extremely Well Read

Ed Simon Considers the Many Uses and Abuses of Promoting “Great Books”

By Ed Simon | May 21, 2026

What Happens When Billionaires Control the Media?

What Happens When Billionaires Control the Media?

Nick Romeo Looks to Aldous Huxley and Gore Vidal for Clues About Where We’re Headed

By Nick Romeo | May 21, 2026

It’s All Just Torture Porn: A Record of Failed Attempts to Explain What Trans Lit is “For”

It’s All Just Torture Porn: A Record of Failed Attempts to Explain What Trans Lit is “For”

Katherine Packert Burke Considers the Past, Present and Future of Transgender Literary Representation

By Katherine Packert Burke | May 21, 2026

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