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Adam Wilson on Plot vs. “Concept” (and Why He’ll Never Write a Yankees Fan)

Adam Wilson on Plot vs. “Concept” (and Why He’ll Never Write a Yankees Fan)

The Author of Fail Sons Talks to Sam Axelrod

By Sam Axelrod | October 6, 2026

Lydia Millet on Writing a Double Novel of Grief and Loss

Lydia Millet on Writing a Double Novel of Grief and Loss

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Fair Ones

By Jane Ciabattari | October 6, 2026

How a Lightning Strike Affected My Identity—And My Main Character’s

How a Lightning Strike Affected My Identity—And My Main Character’s

Nafissa Thompson-Spires on Being a Live Wire

By Nafissa Thompson-Spires | October 6, 2026

Barbara Kingsolver, Lydia Millet, Patricia Lockwood, and more: 20 new books out today!

Barbara Kingsolver, Lydia Millet, Patricia Lockwood, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 6, 2026

How Feminist Activist Robin Morgan Helped Preserve the Legacy of Sylvia Plath

How Feminist Activist Robin Morgan Helped Preserve the Legacy of Sylvia Plath

Emily Van Duyne Remembers the Organizer and Writer

By Emily Van Duyne | October 5, 2026

Revisiting an Unsung 100-Year-Old Novel From an Intellectual New York Family

Revisiting an Unsung 100-Year-Old Novel From an Intellectual New York Family

On Reading Ettie Stettheimer’s Love Days

By Mabel Capability Taylor | October 5, 2026

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We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

By Charlotte Donlon | October 5, 2026

9 Novels About Being the Poorest Person in the Room

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Rebranding Samantha: Reflections on the First “Grown Up” American Girl Book

By Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith | October 5, 2026

We Are the Medicine: Recommendations on the Ever Growing List of Latinx Literature

We Are the Medicine: Recommendations on the Ever Growing List of Latinx Literature

Tomas Moniz Recommends Michael Nava, Tomás Rivera, José Vadi, and More

By Tomas Moniz | October 4, 2026

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Enjoy in October

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Enjoy in October

Featuring New Books by David Treuer, Wendy S. Walters, Thomas Frank, and More.

By Literary Hub | October 2, 2026

“You Have to Love It.” Brittany Cavallaro on Writing for Young Adults

“You Have to Love It.” Brittany Cavallaro on Writing for Young Adults

The Author of Wayfarers on Writing, Teaching, and Listening

By Brittany Cavallaro | October 2, 2026

Do Smartphones Belong in Fiction?

Do Smartphones Belong in Fiction?

Ankur Thakkar on Navigating Technology on the Page

By Ankur Thakkar | October 2, 2026

Revelations, Regret, Relief: Nine Books With Big Secrets

Revelations, Regret, Relief: Nine Books With Big Secrets

Julia Cohen Recommends Brandon Shimoda, Andrea Lawlor, and More

By Julia Cohen | October 2, 2026

Time Travel Romance and Haunted TV Channels: October’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Time Travel Romance and Haunted TV Channels: October’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Thrilling and Chilling Reads from Claire North, Audrey Niffenegger, Yoon Ha Lee, and More

By Natalie Zutter | October 1, 2026

Now and Then, Mothers and Daughters, Sonnets and Sequences: Seven Poetry Books to Read This Month

Now and Then, Mothers and Daughters, Sonnets and Sequences: Seven Poetry Books to Read This Month

Craig Morgan Teicher Recommends Samuel Amadon, Erin Belieu, Tina Chang, and More

By Craig Morgan Teicher | October 1, 2026

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