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The Annotated Nightstand: What Kevin Young Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Kevin Young Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Nicholas Boggs, Mavis Gallant, Jack Kerouac and More

By Diana Arterian | September 4, 2025

A New Translation of <em>Grave of the Fireflies</em> Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

A New Translation of Grave of the Fireflies Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

Ginny Tapley Takemori on the Realities of War and Translating for a New Audience

By Ginny Tapley Takemori | September 4, 2025

On the Literature of Ambitious Women

On the Literature of Ambitious Women

Eliana Ramage Recommends Benedict Nguyễn, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Danzy Senna and More

By Eliana Ramage | September 4, 2025

Patrick Ryan on The Good Heart of <em>Buckeye</em>

Patrick Ryan on The Good Heart of Buckeye

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 4, 2025

How One Snail Inspired Two Novels on Two Different Continents

How One Snail Inspired Two Novels on Two Different Continents

Maria Reva, Jasmin Schreiber, and Ed Yong Discuss Endlings, Ecological Grief, and Using Others’ Pain for Art

By Maria Reva | September 3, 2025

Emily Wilson Explores The <i>Aeneid </i>’s Influence on the Contemporary Western World

Emily Wilson Explores The Aeneid ’s Influence on the Contemporary Western World

“This ancient epic raises profound, provocative questions that are now more pressing than ever.”

By Emily Wilson | September 3, 2025

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The Literary Afterlives of <em>Labyrinth</em>

The Literary Afterlives of Labyrinth

Logan Karlie on the the Goblin King and the Liminal Space Between Dreams and Reality

By Logan Karlie | September 2, 2025

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Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

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

By Rabih Alameddine | September 2, 2025

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

By Caroline Carlson | September 2, 2025

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

By Jane Ciabattari | September 2, 2025

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

Fall sees new novellas, series enders, and standalones from C.L. Clark, Naomi Novik, K.J. Parker, and more

By Natalie Zutter | September 2, 2025

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

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | September 2, 2025

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