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Ben Lerner, Patrick Radden Keefe, Emma Straub, and more: 25 new books out today!

Ben Lerner, Patrick Radden Keefe, Emma Straub, and more: 25 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | April 7, 2026

What If There Could Be... Good Art Friends?

What If There Could Be... Good Art Friends?

A Conversation with Grant Ginder and Lillian Li

By Lillian Li | April 6, 2026

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

The Responsibility of the Critic: On Art, Honesty, and Introspection

Amie Souza Reilly: “A writer must look inward to determine how their own perceptions might project onto their theorizing.”

By Amie Souza Reilly | April 6, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s <em>Where the Wild Things Are</em> is Published

This Week in Literary History: Maurice Sendak’s Where the Wild Things Are is Published

Your Favorite and Ours

By Literary Hub | April 6, 2026

Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship

Correspondence Versus Connection: Raymond de Borja Reflects on Language, Poetry, and Friendship

“I may not be a better poet when I am in love, but I am a far less frustrated one.”

By Gaby Iori | April 6, 2026

Camille T. Dungy on Being a Renaissance Man

Camille T. Dungy on Being a Renaissance Man

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 6, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Alicia Jo Rabins on the Spiritual Memoir

By Memoir Nation | April 6, 2026

In Praise of the Old WASP Elite (Because Dignified Hypocrisy is Better Than Garish Cruelty)

By Robert Leleux | April 3, 2026

Dylan Landis on How Writing Her Rainey Royal Series Saved Her Life

By Dylan Landis | April 3, 2026

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

The Magic of a Slow-Burn Romance

Laura Vogt Recommends Jane Austen, Charles Frazier, Erin Morgenstern, and More

By Laura Vogt | April 3, 2026

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

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

Featuring Colm Tóibín, Tana French, Serena Kutchinsky, and more

By Book Marks | April 3, 2026

Lisa Lee on Translating an Emotion

Lisa Lee on Translating an Emotion

“In writing toward what I didn’t know, I rediscovered something I had largely forgotten.”

By Lisa Lee | April 3, 2026

Rick Moody (with Francis Ford Coppola and William Kennedy)

Rick Moody (with Francis Ford Coppola and William Kennedy)

This Week on The Writers Institute Podcast, From the Archives of the New York State Writers Institute

By The Writers Institute | April 3, 2026

One great poem to read today: CD Wright’s “Floating Trees”

One great poem to read today: CD Wright’s “Floating Trees”

By Jonny Diamond | April 2, 2026

What Are the Routines of So-Called Super-Readers?

What Are the Routines of So-Called Super-Readers?

Kelsey Rexroat Investigates the Mindsets of People Who Read Hundreds of Books a Year

By Kelsey Rexroat | April 2, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A proud belletrist, Koestenbaum shakes against narrative like a vibrator that switches on in its plastic packaging.”

By Book Marks | April 2, 2026

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