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Namwali Serpell on Toni Morrison and the Power of Ambiguity
Beloved reflects a deep ambivalence about revelation, specifically about the use of language to reveal."">"
Beloved
reflects a deep ambivalence about revelation, specifically about the use of language to reveal."
By
Namwali Serpell
| February 20, 2026
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Featuring Toni Morrison, Mohammed Hanif, Mark Haddon, and More
By
Book Marks
| February 20, 2026
How Finding My Narrator Brought My Entire Book Together
Burnside Soleil on Living With His Characters
By
Burnside Soleil
| February 20, 2026
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction
For the week ending February 15, 2026
By
Literary Hub
| February 19, 2026
The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction
For the week ending February 15, 2026
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Literary Hub
| February 19, 2026
The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Fadiman is Reading Now, and Next
Featuring Tony Tulathimutte, George Eliot, C Pam Zhang, and More
By
Diana Arterian
| February 19, 2026
Best Reviewed
Books of the Week
Yi-Ling Liu on Internet Censorship in China and the U.S.
By
Fiction Non Fiction
| February 19, 2026
Imagination is Not Enough: Why Fiction Needs Fieldwork
By
Amara Lakhous
| February 18, 2026
Why I Wrote a Middle Grade Book About Religion
By
Huda Al-Marashi
| February 18, 2026
On Dancing As Rebellion and The Problem of Embodiment
Sarah Domet: “I wanted to learn to be free on land. Dance seemed to be an answer.”
By
Sarah Domet
| February 18, 2026
Michael R. Jackson on Sam Greenlee's THE SPOOK WHO SAT BY THE DOOR
In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
By
Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
| February 18, 2026
The Cosmic Library
Hears Imaginary Music
Kicking off the
In Search of Lost Time
season
By
The Cosmic Library
| February 18, 2026
Namwali Serpell on Approaching Toni Morrison’s Work As a Reader and a Critic
Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of
On Morrison
By
Jane Ciabattari
| February 17, 2026
Suffering Under the Speaker: On Louise Glück, Garth Greenwell, and Vocal Duality
D.S. Waldman Considers His Own Poetic Voice Alongside Those of His Mentors and Peers
By
D.S. Waldman
| February 17, 2026
Eight Books About the Ups and Downs of Friendship
Lillian Li Recommends Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Ames, Kim Fu, and More
By
Lillian Li
| February 17, 2026
Gisèle Pelicot, Namwali Serpell, Jon Meacham, and more: 21 new books out today!
By
Julia Hass
| February 17, 2026
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