Meghan O’Rourke, Zaina Arafat, Philippa Gregory, and more: 20 new books out today!

Meghan O’Rourke, Zaina Arafat, Philippa Gregory, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 20, 2026

On Writing About Syria’s Uyghur Community As a Chinese-American

On Writing About Syria’s Uyghur Community As a Chinese-American

Emily Feng Considers the Challenges of Navigating Trauma and Identity in a Post-War Context

By Emily Feng | October 19, 2026

Why Are So Many Contemporary Novelists Not Naming the Narrator?

Why Are So Many Contemporary Novelists Not Naming the Narrator?

Ilana Bean Considers Contemporary Namelessness

By Ilana Bean | October 19, 2026

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

Amy M. King Explores the Landscapes and Botany That Shaped the Sisters’ Novels

By Amy M. King | October 19, 2026

Joseph Luzzi on Finding Inspiration Through His Mother’s Storytelling

Joseph Luzzi on Finding Inspiration Through His Mother’s Storytelling

“And so she held forth, the words pouring out of her in what would be her lone work and her masterpiece, the Book of Life.”

By Joseph Luzzi | October 19, 2026

How the Growing Role of Memoir in the Academy Offers a New Way to Teach Race and Gender

How the Growing Role of Memoir in the Academy Offers a New Way to Teach Race and Gender

A Conversation with Tiffany Gayle Chenault and Georgiann Davis

By Tiffany Gayle Chenault and Georgiann Davis | October 19, 2026

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What Three Recent Films Reveal About How We View Poets and Poetry

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Will Maclean on F*cking Up a Notebook to Write a Novel

Will Maclean on F*cking Up a Notebook to Write a Novel

“The notebook is a refuge from the digital world.”

By Will Maclean | October 16, 2026

How E.L. Shen Came to Understand Her Assassinated Ancestor Through Writing About Him

How E.L. Shen Came to Understand Her Assassinated Ancestor Through Writing About Him

“My ancestor is no longer just a myth... he is simply a man.”

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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“If these characters were dogs, they would be constantly lifting their legs at one another.”

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Why Are Publishers Suing Big Tech With One Hand and Embracing AI With the Other?

Why Are Publishers Suing Big Tech With One Hand and Embracing AI With the Other?

Maris Kreizman on the Ever-Shifting Definition of Fair Use

By Maris Kreizman | October 15, 2026

Anna North on the Genre You Didn’t Know You Needed: Bogcore

Anna North on the Genre You Didn’t Know You Needed: Bogcore

With Work by Annie Proulx, Kay Chronister, Seamus Heaney and More

By Anna North | October 15, 2026

My Body Is a Poem: Emily Hyland In Praise of a Poetics of Physicality

My Body Is a Poem: Emily Hyland In Praise of a Poetics of Physicality

“The embodied realm is eager for inquiry, if one is willing and interested.”

By Emily Hyland | October 15, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What David Naimon Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What David Naimon Is Reading Now, and Next

The Author of Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing with David Naimon Recommends Sabrina Orah Mark, Evelyn Araluen, and Mykaela Saunders

By Diana Arterian | October 15, 2026

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