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How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Overlooked Story Collection Helped Me Write My LA Novel

How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Overlooked Story Collection Helped Me Write My LA Novel

Krista Diamond on What She Learned From the East Coast Writer’s California Sojourn

By Krista Diamond | June 23, 2026

Nine Books That Showcase Queer Life in the Arab World

Nine Books That Showcase Queer Life in the Arab World

Addie Leak Recommends Fadi Zaghmout, Muhammad Abdelnabi, Samar Yazbek and More

By Addie Leak | June 23, 2026

Maggie Haberman, Eve Babitz, Daniel Kraus, and more: 21 new books out today!

Maggie Haberman, Eve Babitz, Daniel Kraus, and more: 21 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | June 23, 2026

Feeling Creatively Stuck? Try Following the Routines of Other Types of Artists

Feeling Creatively Stuck? Try Following the Routines of Other Types of Artists

Aigner Loren Wilson on Finding Unexpected Ways Out of Your Ruts

By Aigner Loren Wilson | June 22, 2026

Sorry, Chicago Manual of Style: I’m Not Going to Stop Capitalizing the Word “Earth”

Sorry, Chicago Manual of Style: I’m Not Going to Stop Capitalizing the Word “Earth”

Meg Charlton on Aliens, Sayaka Murata’s Earthlings, and Style Guides

By Meg Charlton | June 22, 2026

When George Sand Hit the Town in Men’s Clothes

When George Sand Hit the Town in Men’s Clothes

Fiona Sampson on the Pseudonymous Writer’s Breaking of Binaries and Boundaries

By Fiona Sampson | June 22, 2026

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This Week in Literary History: Washington Irving’s “Rip Van Winkle” is Published

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How Do You Create Surprise When Your Story’s Ending Is Inevitable?

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The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

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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

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By Book Marks | June 18, 2026

My Newly Successful Friend Won’t Stop Namedropping: Is She the Literary Asshole?

My Newly Successful Friend Won’t Stop Namedropping: Is She the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 18, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Whether looming in dark gothic tales or permeating what might seem a sunny suburban world, dread stalks the fiction of Joyce Carol Oates.”

By Book Marks | June 18, 2026

The Losses that Carry Us: A Tribute to Marjane Satrapi

The Losses that Carry Us: A Tribute to Marjane Satrapi

Fatemeh Shams on Loss, Veil, Exile, and the Passing of a Literary Giant

By Fatemeh Shams | June 18, 2026

Follow Awe: Deb Olin Unferth on Writing Speculative Fiction

Follow Awe: Deb Olin Unferth on Writing Speculative Fiction

“Eco-fiction feels to me like the most important thing I could be writing right now.”

By Deb Olin Unferth | June 18, 2026

How to Write a Novel in 33 Days

How to Write a Novel in 33 Days

Catriona Silvey on Turning an Inspiration-Fueled First Draft Into a Coherent Novel

By Catriona Silvey | June 18, 2026

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