Latin America’s Agrarian Novels Chronicled the Birth of a New World

Latin America’s Agrarian Novels Chronicled the Birth of a New World

Ericka Beckman on How These 1920s Spanish Novels Reshaped Land and Labor

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature

The Latest Literary Scam: Emailing the Long-Dead Legends of 20th-Century Literature

Adam Hochschild on Getting an Email Addressed to George Orwell

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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Here’s What to Read Once You Get Through Weird Girl Lit 101

Here’s What to Read Once You Get Through Weird Girl Lit 101

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Nobody Thought <em>The Ginger Man</em> Would Sell a Single Copy

Nobody Thought The Ginger Man Would Sell a Single Copy

Bill Dunn on the True Story Behind J.P. Donleavy‘s Irish Classic

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G’Ra Asim on 99 Problems Finding the 1

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Nick Offerman on the Essential Wisdom of Wendell Berry

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What Ann Patchett’s <em>Whistler</em> Gets Right and Wrong About Horses

What Ann Patchett’s Whistler Gets Right and Wrong About Horses

Janet L. Jones on the Fact and the Fiction of Equine-Centered Narratives in Fiction

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Abdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison Cell

Abdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison Cell

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7 Books About Writerly Rivalry

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Generosity and Personhood: How the Myth of the Three Graces Inspired My Debut Novel

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Elizabeth Wellington Rollins: "What I’ve found in studying these sister goddesses is the truth of my own life."

By Elizabeth Wellington Rollins | September 2, 2026

In Defense of Literary Awards (and Longlists, and Shortlists)

In Defense of Literary Awards (and Longlists, and Shortlists)

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10 Great New Children’s Books Out in September 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in September 2026

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Antiuniverses, Deepfakes, and Clone Children: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Antiuniverses, Deepfakes, and Clone Children: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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