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Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Leopards, Messiahs, and AI Storytellers: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Wrap Up the Year with Speculative Debuts and Sequels from Geoff Ryman, Foz Meadows, K.J. Parker, and More

By Natalie Zutter | December 4, 2023

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in December

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Shane Book, Tacey M. Atsitty, Marlon Hacla, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | December 4, 2023

Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

Books That Travel: A Report From the 2023 Nairobi International Book Fair

Jessica Powers on the Struggles and Rewards of Bringing African Literature to the Global Market

By Jessica Powers | December 4, 2023

RIP Shane MacGowan: 7 Pogues Songs That Would Make Great Short Stories

RIP Shane MacGowan: 7 Pogues Songs That Would Make Great Short Stories

Farewell to a True Legend

By Jonny Diamond | December 1, 2023

The Best Audiobooks of 2023

The Best Audiobooks of 2023

The Year in Literary Listening

By Audiofile Magazine | December 1, 2023

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in December

The End of the Year Approaches

By Emily Temple | December 1, 2023

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By Book Marks | December 1, 2023

Katherine Howe on the Joy of Writing Pirates

By History of Literature | December 1, 2023

November’s Best Reviewed Fiction

By Book Marks | November 30, 2023

November’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

November’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring New Titles by Robert Darnton, Barbra Streisand, Paul Caruana Galizia, and More

By Book Marks | November 30, 2023

Horror for the Holidays! Or, Scary Novels To Read While Being Nice to Your Family

Horror for the Holidays! Or, Scary Novels To Read While Being Nice to Your Family

“Corruption of love and kindness is the real horror...” (So Just Eat Your Aunt’s Pie, Ok?)

By Erika Johansen | November 30, 2023

What Albert Camus’s <em>The Stranger</em> Says About Our Contemporary Anxieties

What Albert Camus’s The Stranger Says About Our Contemporary Anxieties

Kate Christensen on Finding Inspiration in the Existentialist Classic

By Kate Christensen | November 30, 2023

Timothy Schaffert on the Literary Parallels for the House GOP Clusterf*ck

Timothy Schaffert on the Literary Parallels for the House GOP Clusterf*ck

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 30, 2023

Casey Plett On Community and Being Open To Strangers

Casey Plett On Community and Being Open To Strangers

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | November 30, 2023

Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

Literary Fight Club: On the Great Poets’ Brawl of ‘68

Nick Ripatrazone Recounts Jim Harrison’s Brief Tenure in the Halls of Academia

By Nick Ripatrazone | November 29, 2023

Year of the Rabbit: Why We’re Seeing So Many Bunnies on Books

Year of the Rabbit: Why We’re Seeing So Many Bunnies on Books

Celia Mattison on the Renaissance of an Age-Old Symbol of Feminine Power

By Celia Mattison | November 29, 2023

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