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Toni Morrison on What Flannery O’Connor’s Short Fiction Reveals About Race in America

Toni Morrison on What Flannery O’Connor’s Short Fiction Reveals About Race in America

Considering the Role of Blackness and Black Bodies in the American Literary Canon

By Toni Morrison | February 3, 2026

Borrowing From the Bard: A Shakespeare-Inspired Reading List

Borrowing From the Bard: A Shakespeare-Inspired Reading List

Rebecca Fallon Recommends Sally Rooney, Eleanor Catton, Emily St. John Mandel and More

By Rebecca Fallon | February 3, 2026

Writing is an Act of Faith, But Publishing is a Practice in Doubt

Writing is an Act of Faith, But Publishing is a Practice in Doubt

Reena Shah on Remaining a “Writer in Training”

By Reena Shah | February 3, 2026

This Week in Literary History: David Foster Wallace’s <em>Infinite Jest</em> Was Published

This Week in Literary History: David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest Was Published

And the Takes Began

By Literary Hub | February 2, 2026

Mars Rainfall, Death Monks, and Frankenstein Summer: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Mars Rainfall, Death Monks, and Frankenstein Summer: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

New books from Matt Dinniman, A.D. Sui, Makana Yamamoto, and more

By Natalie Zutter | February 2, 2026

Ten New Children’s Books That Embrace Joy and Celebrate Community

Ten New Children’s Books That Embrace Joy and Celebrate Community

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This February

By Caroline Carlson | February 2, 2026

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An Enduring Source of Inspiration: In Search of Proust’s Legacy in Ireland

By Max McGuinness | February 2, 2026

Robert Frost, Joni Mitchell, Picasso... 25 books out in paperback this February.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 2, 2026

Requiem for Weimar: On Ulrich Alexander Boschwitz’s Berlin Shuffle

By Philip Boehm | January 30, 2026

Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time

Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time

For Devin Thomas O’Shea, This is Pynchon’s USA and We’re Just Living In It

By Devin Thomas O’Shea | January 29, 2026

SI SI SI SI SI: On Fascist Passions in Mussolini’s Italy

SI SI SI SI SI: On Fascist Passions in Mussolini’s Italy

Tia Glista Considers Mussolini: Son of the Century and The Silver Book

By Tia Glista | January 29, 2026

Am I the Literary Asshole For Wanting My Friends to Shut Up About “Querying”?

Am I the Literary Asshole For Wanting My Friends to Shut Up About “Querying”?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | January 29, 2026

Why Bob Dylan’s COVID-Era Album Was the Real Nobel Lecture

Why Bob Dylan’s COVID-Era Album Was the Real Nobel Lecture

Robert Polito Explores the Singer-Songwriter’s Lyrical Reckoning With American History and Contemporary Reality

By Robert Polito | January 29, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending January 25, 2026

By Literary Hub | January 29, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“You see the problem: What’s a satirist to do in times like these?”

By Book Marks | January 29, 2026

January’s Best Reviewed Fiction

January’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Julian Barnes, Ben Markovits, Daniyal Mueenuddin, and More

By Book Marks | January 29, 2026

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