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

New Reads from Scott Hawkins, Micaiah Johnson, Premee Mohamed, and More

By Natalie Zutter | September 1, 2026

Motherships, Haunted Mirrors, and Heritances: September Poetry Releases

Motherships, Haunted Mirrors, and Heritances: September Poetry Releases

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Kathy Fagan, Leslie McIntosh, Emily Skaja, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | September 1, 2026

Isaac Chotiner on Deep Knowledge and Gotcha Interviews

Isaac Chotiner on Deep Knowledge and Gotcha Interviews

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | September 1, 2026

Marlon James, Chloe Benjamin, Emily Wilson, and more: 21 new books out today!

Marlon James, Chloe Benjamin, Emily Wilson, and more: 21 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | September 1, 2026

Marlon James on (Finally) Writing a Novel That Draws From His Life

Marlon James on (Finally) Writing a Novel That Draws From His Life

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of The Disappearers

By Eric Olson | August 31, 2026

Fun, Feminine and Fundamental: In Defense of Frivolity

Fun, Feminine and Fundamental: In Defense of Frivolity

Jehanne Dubrow Asks Us to Reconsider Our Denigration of the Lighter Side of Life

By Jehanne Dubrow | August 31, 2026

Best Reviewed
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  • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
  • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
  • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
  • Queen of Lombard Street
  • Paradise Burns
  • Doppelgänger
  • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
  • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
  • The Turning of Sally-Mae

What Does Beatlemania Have to Teach Us About Pop Culture Today?

By Samira Ahmed and Samira Ahmed | August 31, 2026

Adam Johnson, Muriel Spark, bardic rivalry... and 25 more books out in paperback this September.

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 31, 2026

Eight Simple Rules for Dating Your Historical Fiction

By Paraic O'Donnell | August 28, 2026

August’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

August’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Big Tech, Psychedelic Toads, Howard Zinn, and More

By Book Marks | August 28, 2026

August’s Best Reviewed Fiction

August’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Chang-Rae Lee, Téa Obreht, Paul Yoon, and More

By Book Marks | August 28, 2026

Long Before <em>Toy Story</em>, It-Narratives Imagined the Inner Lives of Objects

Long Before Toy Story, It-Narratives Imagined the Inner Lives of Objects

Madeline Zehnder on the History of Thing Narrators

By Madeline Zehnder | August 28, 2026

Help, My Writing Group Thinks My Latest Story Was Really Funny: It Wasn’t Meant to Be

Help, My Writing Group Thinks My Latest Story Was Really Funny: It Wasn’t Meant to Be

This Week, Kristen Arnett Answers Questions About Bad Editors, Novel Draft Panic, and Writing Group Anxieties

By Kristen Arnett | August 27, 2026

The Letter Doula: How to Help a Life Arrive on the Page

The Letter Doula: How to Help a Life Arrive on the Page

Ronda Beaman Offers Some Tips For Expressing Our Most Intimate Thoughts on Paper

By Ronda Beaman | August 27, 2026

Short But Sweet: Nine Novellas To Read In a Single Afternoon

Short But Sweet: Nine Novellas To Read In a Single Afternoon

David W. Berner Recommends Per Petterson, Claire Keagan, Helen DeWitt and More

By David W. Berner | August 27, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"Rare indeed to find a real reporter who is also a real thinker. And the bastard’s funny, too."

By Book Marks | August 27, 2026

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