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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

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

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

Innocent Chizaram Ilo on the Ongoing Dilemma for Readers and Writers

By Innocent Chizaram Ilo | May 22, 2026

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

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

Natalie Zina Walschots on Why We‘re More Drawn to the Bad Guys

By Natalie Zina Walschots | May 22, 2026

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

Featuring Ali Smith, Ayelet Waldman, Emily LaBarge, and more

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

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

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

By Ed Simon | May 21, 2026

What Happens When Billionaires Control the Media?

By Nick Romeo | May 21, 2026

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

By Katherine Packert Burke | May 21, 2026

My Writing Group Forgot My Birthday: Are They the Assholes?

My Writing Group Forgot My Birthday: Are They the Assholes?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 21, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A rigorous, self-assured, propulsive, at times terrifying portrait of a dweebocracy that sets the agenda for the planet.”

By Book Marks | May 21, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 17, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 21, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending May 17, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 21, 2026

Christian B. Miller on The Honesty Crisis

Christian B. Miller on The Honesty Crisis

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 21, 2026

How George Saunders’s Analysis of Russian Masters Provides a Critical Language for Audio Narratives

How George Saunders’s Analysis of Russian Masters Provides a Critical Language for Audio Narratives

Sarah Montague Applies A Swim in a Pond in the Rain to Seminal Radio Works

By Sarah Montague | May 20, 2026

Strange, Mysterious and Beautiful: Rachel Mills Recommends Essential Novels of Sisterhood

Strange, Mysterious and Beautiful: Rachel Mills Recommends Essential Novels of Sisterhood

Featuring Work by Oyinkan Braithwaite, Mary Lyn Bracht, Abigail Bergstrom and More

By Rachel Mills | May 20, 2026

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