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To Be Honest in Poetry Right Now is to Embrace the Abstract, Negative, and Weak

To Be Honest in Poetry Right Now is to Embrace the Abstract, Negative, and Weak

An Essay and Poem by Xuela Zhang

By Xuela Zhang | May 4, 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in May 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in May 2026

Caroline Carlson Recommends Upcoming Releases From Christian Robinson, Stephen Barr, Lauren Wolk and More

By Caroline Carlson | May 1, 2026

Lauren Groff: There is No Such Thing as Boredom, Only Noticing

Lauren Groff: There is No Such Thing as Boredom, Only Noticing

From Her Speech at the 2026 One Story Debutante Ball

By Lauren Groff | May 1, 2026

May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Speculative Adventures from Fonda Lee, Ada Hoffman, Veronica Roth, and more

By Natalie Zutter | May 1, 2026

Sarah L. Kaufman on Harnessing the Power of Verbs

Sarah L. Kaufman on Harnessing the Power of Verbs

How to Use Unusual Verbs to Create Fresh Images

By Sarah L. Kaufman | May 1, 2026

7 New Poetry Collections to Read This May

7 New Poetry Collections to Read This May

Rebecca Morgan Frank on New Work From Carolina Ebeid, Laura Kasischke, Luis Muñoz and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | May 1, 2026

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | May 1, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

Lynne Tillman Looks Inside the Diary of American Poet Charles Henri Ford

By Lynne Tillman | April 30, 2026

“Bridget Jones meets Slavoj Žižek.” And Other Wild Book Pitches From My Inbox

“Bridget Jones meets Slavoj Žižek.” And Other Wild Book Pitches From My Inbox

Maris Kreizman on What Makes a Good Publicist Pitch

By Maris Kreizman | April 30, 2026

April’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

April’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Patrick Radden Keefe, Antony Beevor, Lena Dunham, and more

By Book Marks | April 30, 2026

April’s Best Reviewed Fiction

April’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Ben Lerner, Gwendoline Riley, Maria Semple, and more

By Book Marks | April 30, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending April 26, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending April 26, 2026

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

Stephen King, Yiyun Li, Scandalous academics... 27 new paperbacks out this month.

Stephen King, Yiyun Li, Scandalous academics... 27 new paperbacks out this month.

By Gabrielle Bellot | April 30, 2026

Liam Callanan on Trump vs. the Pope

Liam Callanan on Trump vs. the Pope

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 30, 2026

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