Walter Mosley: “A Novel is Not a Machine”

Walter Mosley: “A Novel is Not a Machine”

On the Pleasure of Encountering Something New

By Walter Mosley | June 26, 2026

What Queer Archives Know (Before They Can Prove It)

What Queer Archives Know (Before They Can Prove It)

Demetris Papadimitropoulos on Daniel Ciba's Blue Roses and the Evidence Literary History Was Taught Not to Read

By Demetris Papadimitropoulos | June 26, 2026

June’s Best Reviewed Fiction

June’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Maggie O'Farrell, Ann Patchett, Andrew Sean Greer, and More

By Book Marks | June 26, 2026

June’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

June’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Dogs in Art, Birds of the World, Romance Scammers, and More

By Book Marks | June 26, 2026

Ye Hui on the Innovations of Translation, His Writing Process, and the Relief of Finishing a Poem

Ye Hui on the Innovations of Translation, His Writing Process, and the Relief of Finishing a Poem

In Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | June 26, 2026

Erased No More: A Reading List of BIPOC-Centered Historical Fiction

Erased No More: A Reading List of BIPOC-Centered Historical Fiction

Vanessa Miller Recommends Sadeqa Johnson, ReShonda Tate, Vanessa Riley and More

By Vanessa Miller | June 26, 2026

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Serena Chopra is Reading Right Now

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40 Great New Books You May Have Missed

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Save It for Your Novel: The Difference in Writing for the Screen Versus the Page

By Spiro Skentzos | June 25, 2026

Namwali Serpell and Cathy Park Hong on Toni Morrison’s <em>Jazz</em>

Namwali Serpell and Cathy Park Hong on Toni Morrison’s Jazz

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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“Vance’s hypocrisy alone makes Communion nearly unreadable. You don’t need me to tell you this, but he is not a good Catholic.”

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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Matthew Wolfe on the Secret History of Radical Environmentalism

Matthew Wolfe on the Secret History of Radical Environmentalism

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 25, 2026

On Joan Didion and the Art of Looking Back

On Joan Didion and the Art of Looking Back

Maggie McKinley Rereads One of America’s Great Nostalgists

By Maggie McKinley | June 24, 2026

Jessica M. Goldstein on the Inherent Optimism of Time Travel

Jessica M. Goldstein on the Inherent Optimism of Time Travel

“Time travel contends that we matter to each other whether we want to or not, whether we believe it or not.”

By Jessica M. Goldstein | June 24, 2026

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