Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

Rabih Alameddine Recommends Gerbrand Bakker, Hans Fallada, Leo Tolstoy, and More

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Back-to-School Treasures: Here Are the Children’s Books To Buy This September

Back-to-School Treasures: Here Are the Children’s Books To Buy This September

Caroline Carlson Recommends Ten Great New Children’s Books Out in This Month

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Joan Silber on the Process of Discovery, Fiction About Friendship, and the Meaning of Mercy

Joan Silber on the Process of Discovery, Fiction About Friendship, and the Meaning of Mercy

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Mercy

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False Lore and Trickster Time Travel: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

False Lore and Trickster Time Travel: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September

Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Susan Howe, Gary Jackson, I.S. Jones, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | September 2, 2025

Myriam Gurba on Packing a Punch with Language

Myriam Gurba on Packing a Punch with Language

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Impulses, Sources, Trajectories: Douglas Unger on Discovering Why You Write

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Garth Greenwell! Sally Rooney! Joe Sacco! 24 books out in paperback this September.

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To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

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In Praise of CliffsNotes Study Guides in the Age of AI

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Joelle Renstrom Reconsiders What Teachers Used to Dismiss as a Shortcut

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