Meet the literary critics who are keeping the culture honest (and sometimes spicy).

Meet the literary critics who are keeping the culture honest (and sometimes spicy).

By Brittany Allen | July 2, 2024

10 Great New Children’s Books to Throw in Your Beach Bag

10 Great New Children’s Books to Throw in Your Beach Bag

Caroline Carlson Recommends 10 New Titles Out in July

By Caroline Carlson | July 2, 2024

What Working at Restaurants Can Teach Writers

What Working at Restaurants Can Teach Writers

Ethan Joella on Wanting to Open an Eatery, Teenage Jobs, and the Similarities Between Serving Customers and Readers

By Ethan Joella | July 2, 2024

Nina Schuyler on Giving a Voice to Nature in Fiction

Nina Schuyler on Giving a Voice to Nature in Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of "In This Ravishing World"

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Joy Williams! Rust Belt writers! Phillip Lopate! 25 new books out today.

Joy Williams! Rust Belt writers! Phillip Lopate! 25 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 2, 2024

Dragon Heists and Choose-Your-Own-Futures: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Dragon Heists and Choose-Your-Own-Futures: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Summer stunners from Peng Shepherd, Aliette de Bodard, and China Miéville and Keanu Reeves

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“It’s Harder for Me to Talk About Them.” Percival Everett on the Paintings He Makes

By J.C. Gabel | July 1, 2024

Gravity and Grace: What Becoming a Nurse Teaches You About Being a Poet

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On Co-Writing, Belonging, and Punishing Your Characters: Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett in Conversation

On Co-Writing, Belonging, and Punishing Your Characters: Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett in Conversation

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Rachel Khong on How Big Questions Inform Fiction

Rachel Khong on How Big Questions Inform Fiction

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Tommy Orange on the Unconscious

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June’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

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June’s Best Reviewed Fiction

June’s Best Reviewed Fiction

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Julia Phillips on the Writing Lessons of Fairy Tales

Julia Phillips on the Writing Lessons of Fairy Tales

"Close the circle—even if your characters suffer, your readers will remember it."

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Ann Beattie! Mysterious Korean SF! Colin Channer! 26 books out in paperback this July.

Ann Beattie! Mysterious Korean SF! Colin Channer! 26 books out in paperback this July.

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 28, 2024

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