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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

The Conveniences I Used to Write a Book About Inconvenience (Definitely Not AI)

The Conveniences I Used to Write a Book About Inconvenience (Definitely Not AI)

Gabe Bullard on Avoiding AI, Enshittification, and How Convenience Culture Makes a Lot of Things Worse

By Gabe Bullard | September 15, 2026

Emily St. John Mandel, Leigh Bardugo, Kate Atkinson and more: 20 new books out today!

Emily St. John Mandel, Leigh Bardugo, Kate Atkinson and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | September 15, 2026

This Week in Literary History: John Keats Writes “To Autumn”

This Week in Literary History: John Keats Writes “To Autumn”

Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness

By Literary Hub | September 14, 2026

A Question of Innocence: On Writing About Real and Imagined Lives In and Outside of Prison

A Question of Innocence: On Writing About Real and Imagined Lives In and Outside of Prison

John J. Lennon Talks to Harriet Clark, Author of The Hill

By John J. Lennon | September 14, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

When Your Town Needs a Bookstore... Why Not Open One Yourself?

By Rachel Pastan | September 14, 2026

Rabih Alameddine on Writing Humor In Times of Tumult and Tragedy

By The Center for Fiction | September 14, 2026

How Raising a Multilingual Tot Helped Me Write a Multicultural Novel

By Bo Wang | September 14, 2026

The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

The Legend of “The Legend of Sleepy Hollow”

Phillip Lopate on the Enduring Legacy of Washington Irving’s Most Famous Short Story

By Phillip Lopate | September 11, 2026

The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees

The War on Terror Through the Eyes of Queer Afghan Refugees

Steven W. Thrasher Reflects on 9/11 and Its Aftermath Through Reading No God But Us and The Sense of Brown

By Steven W. Thrasher | September 11, 2026

Harlan Coben Answers the Age-Old Question: “Where Do You Get Your Ideas?”

Harlan Coben Answers the Age-Old Question: “Where Do You Get Your Ideas?”

“Sometimes, it’s a simple ‘what-if.’”

By Harlan Coben | September 11, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Emma Cline, Francis Fukuyama, R.F. Kuang, and more

By Book Marks | September 11, 2026

Tom Cole on Autofiction, Shame-Based Writing, and Being an Unreliable Narrator

Tom Cole on Autofiction, Shame-Based Writing, and Being an Unreliable Narrator

The Author of Chimes in Conversation with Morgan Bassichis

By Morgan Bassichis | September 11, 2026

My Partner Refuses to Read or Even TALK About Books? Should We Break Up?

My Partner Refuses to Read or Even TALK About Books? Should We Break Up?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior on This Week’s Am I the Literary Asshole?

By Kristen Arnett | September 10, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“He writes in a sort of thespian-bro argot, spiking locker-room jokes with rococo word choices like a frat-house Faulkner.”

By Book Marks | September 10, 2026

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