Colm Tóibín on James Baldwin’s Enduring, International Influence

Colm Tóibín on James Baldwin’s Enduring, International Influence

Caoilinn Hughes in Conversation with the Author of “On James Baldwin”

By Caoilinn Hughes | August 2, 2024

Bret Anthony Johnson on Creating a Story’s Foundation

Bret Anthony Johnson on Creating a Story’s Foundation

"In fiction, place is where the writer and reader first collaborate."

By Bret Anthony Johnson | August 2, 2024

Pocket Universes, and a Villainess to Root For: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Pocket Universes, and a Villainess to Root For: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Stack your summer with new reads from Nalo Hopkinson, Madeline Ashby, Beth Revis, and more

By Natalie Zutter | August 1, 2024

Graphic Novels, Multigenerational Epics, and More: 10 Great Children’s Books Out This August

Graphic Novels, Multigenerational Epics, and More: 10 Great Children’s Books Out This August

Caroline Carlson Recommends What To Read With Your Kids This Month

By Caroline Carlson | August 1, 2024

Capturing the Strange Terror of the World: 7 New Poetry Collections to Read This August

Capturing the Strange Terror of the World: 7 New Poetry Collections to Read This August

David Woo Recommends Rae Armantrout, Daniel Borzutzky, Andrea Cohen, and More

By David Woo | August 1, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The idea of Palestinians as ghosts—haunting history, the land, Israelis themselves—runs through Hammad’s novel.”

By Book Marks | August 1, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Etna
  • Triage
  • The Amateur
  • The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
  • The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence
  • Sunrise
  • A Tender Age
  • Don't Be Evil: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and My Escape from Big Tech
  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
  • The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

Elle Everhart and Ellie Palmer on the Rise of Romance

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 1, 2024

Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Falling in Love With Life

By Talk Easy | August 1, 2024

July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

By Book Marks | July 31, 2024

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Kevin Barry, Lev Grossman, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and More

By Book Marks | July 31, 2024

Our “Long-Living Badasses.” Why So Much Asian American Fiction Focuses on Grandparents

Our “Long-Living Badasses.” Why So Much Asian American Fiction Focuses on Grandparents

Soma Mei Sheng Frazier on America's Youth-Obsessed Culture

By Soma Mei Sheng Frazier | July 31, 2024

Ananda Lima & L. M. Sagas on the Devil and A.I.

Ananda Lima & L. M. Sagas on the Devil and A.I.

In Conversation with Drew Broussard

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | July 31, 2024

Yiyun Li! Maya Binyam! Tom Wolfe! 27 books out in paperback this August.

Yiyun Li! Maya Binyam! Tom Wolfe! 27 books out in paperback this August.

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 31, 2024

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

Daisy Dunn on Sappho's Genre-Defying Verses and the Invention of the Term “Lesbian”

By Daisy Dunn | July 30, 2024

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

Mai Sennaar on Alfred Hitchcock, Cheikh Anta Diop, and an Unexpected Antidote to Writer’s Block

By Mai Sennaar | July 30, 2024

Clown School is Terrifying, But It Made Me a Better Writer

Clown School is Terrifying, But It Made Me a Better Writer

Alison Espach on Finding Her Inner Clown, Public Failure, and Interrogating Your Writing

By Alison Espach | July 30, 2024

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