10 Great New Children’s Books Out in October 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in October 2026

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This Month

By Caroline Carlson | October 1, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“His output more closely resembles that of an old studio film director’s than of a typical contemporary literary novelist.”

By Book Marks | October 1, 2026

James Richardson on <em>Within the Hour: Poems and Aphorisms, 1971-2026</em>

James Richardson on Within the Hour: Poems and Aphorisms, 1971-2026

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 1, 2026

Why We are Suing the City of Los Angeles to Save Libraries

Why We are Suing the City of Los Angeles to Save Libraries

A conversation between Jenan Matari and Nora Lester Murad

By Jenan A. Matari and Nora Lester Murad | September 30, 2026

Thomas McGuane is Writing the Most Vital Literature of the Trump Era

Thomas McGuane is Writing the Most Vital Literature of the Trump Era

Ryan Chapman on the Recent Story Collection A Wooded Shore

By Ryan Chapman | September 30, 2026

September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Jon Ronson, Emily Wilson, Doireann Ní Ghríofa, and More

By Book Marks | September 30, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
  • Emperor of Nothing: The Making of Larry David
  • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
  • Queen of Lombard Street
  • Paradise Burns
  • Doppelgänger
  • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
  • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
  • The Turning of Sally-Mae

September’s Best Reviewed Fiction

By Book Marks | September 30, 2026

A Reticent Eloquence: Colm Tóibín on the Poetry of Thom Gunn

By Colm Tóibín | September 30, 2026

Happy International Translation Day!

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2026

Cheever on Cheever! Tracy K. Smith! 20 great books out in paperback this month.

Cheever on Cheever! Tracy K. Smith! 20 great books out in paperback this month.

By Gabrielle Bellot | September 30, 2026

Hernan Diaz's New Novel Isn’t a Dystopia—Trust Him

Hernan Diaz's New Novel Isn’t a Dystopia—Trust Him

Eric Olson Profiles the Author of Ply

By Eric Olson | September 29, 2026

What Gertrude Stein, T. S. Eliot and Joan Didion Really Meant With Their Most Famous Aphorisms

What Gertrude Stein, T. S. Eliot and Joan Didion Really Meant With Their Most Famous Aphorisms

Eli Burnstein Traces the Origins of Some of the Most Popular Phrases in Literature

By Eli Burnstein | September 29, 2026

Nina Schuyler on Personifying a River in Craft and Creative Voice

Nina Schuyler on Personifying a River in Craft and Creative Voice

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Open the Floodgates

By Jane Ciabattari | September 29, 2026

The “Mutually Confounding” Relationship Between Librarian and Researcher

The “Mutually Confounding” Relationship Between Librarian and Researcher

Matthew J. Prigge on Writing His Book With the Help of a Librarian and a Stack of Boxes in the Basement

By Matthew J. Prigge | September 29, 2026

Robert Kolker Motivates Himself By Asking “What if Writing Were Fun?”

Robert Kolker Motivates Himself By Asking “What if Writing Were Fun?”

The Author of The Vanishing Family Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | September 29, 2026

Min Jin Lee, Hernan Diaz, Ayad Akhtar, and more: 22 new books out today!

Min Jin Lee, Hernan Diaz, Ayad Akhtar, and more: 22 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | September 29, 2026

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