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Is Nonfiction in Crisis? These 14 Books Suggest Otherwise

Is Nonfiction in Crisis? These 14 Books Suggest Otherwise

Maris Kreizman Recommends David Treuer, Franny Choi, Zaina Arafat, and More

By Maris Kreizman | September 17, 2026

5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The result is a strange, bewitching experiment in autobiography.”

By Book Marks | September 17, 2026

How Books Can Make an Awkward Encounter Slightly Less Awkward

How Books Can Make an Awkward Encounter Slightly Less Awkward

Nanako Hanada on Using Online Meetup Platforms To Dispense Literary Recommendations

By Nanako Hanada | September 17, 2026

Nine Books of Poetry About Breakups (and Awakenings)

Nine Books of Poetry About Breakups (and Awakenings)

Elizabeth Metzger Recommends Anne Carson, Sandra Lim, Maggie Millner, and More

By Elizabeth Metzger | September 17, 2026

Writing Through Loss: On Crafting Nonfiction That Tackles America’s Opioid Crisis

Writing Through Loss: On Crafting Nonfiction That Tackles America’s Opioid Crisis

Nadia Bowers and Stephanie Wittels Wachs Discuss Their Shared Stories of Losing Loved Ones to Addiction

By Nadia Bowers and Stephanie Wittels Wachs | September 17, 2026

The Great American Road Trip Novel Isn’t Just For White People

The Great American Road Trip Novel Isn’t Just For White People

Winnie M. Li Recommends Valeria Luiselli, William Least Heat-Moon, Jesmyn Ward and More

By Winnie M. Li | September 17, 2026

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Emily McBride on Maternal Mental Health and the Lindsay Clancy Trial

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 17, 2026

Revisiting Vikram Chandra’s Ode to the Art of Human Coding in the Age of AI

By Tobias Carroll | September 16, 2026

How an Egyptian Prison Poem Came to Structure My Memoir

By Abdelrahman ElGendy | September 16, 2026

Who Are MFA Workshops *Really* For?

Who Are MFA Workshops Really For?

Devon Halliday Considers the MFA and Its Discontents

By Devon Halliday | September 16, 2026

In Prison, White Supremacist Literature Is Required Reading

In Prison, White Supremacist Literature Is Required Reading

“White supremacy welcomed his rage, and that made it irresistible.”

By Joseph Margulies | September 16, 2026

Embodied, Unbodied, and the Body Destroyed: Five Books About the Body

Embodied, Unbodied, and the Body Destroyed: Five Books About the Body

Lydia Mathis Recommends Justin Torres, Jesmyn Ward, Sarah Gailey, and More

By Lydia Mathis | September 16, 2026

The Ultimate Fall 2026 Reading List

The Ultimate Fall 2026 Reading List

84 Books the Critics Think You Should Read This Season

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2026

Emily St. John Mandel on Writing a Novel of Dystopian Counterlives

Emily St. John Mandel on Writing a Novel of Dystopian Counterlives

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Exit Party

By Jane Ciabattari | September 15, 2026

How Madeleine Thien Organizes Her Bookshelves, Among Other Things

How Madeleine Thien Organizes Her Bookshelves, Among Other Things

A Questionnaire With the Author of Simple Recipes

By Madeleine Thien | September 15, 2026

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Jim Shepard, Paisley Rekdal, Emily Ogden and More

By Teddy Wayne | September 15, 2026

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