Life Imitates Art: On <em>The Sorrows of Young Werther</em>, Moral Panic and the Power of Books

Life Imitates Art: On The Sorrows of Young Werther, Moral Panic and the Power of Books

Ed Simon Considers the Phenomenon of Killing Yourself (and Others) in the Name of Literature

By Ed Simon | September 27, 2024

September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring the Weimar Republic, the Brooklyn Rave Scene, Connie Chung’s Memoir, and More

By Book Marks | September 27, 2024

The Surreal, Destabilizing Strangeness of Poetry: A Conversation with Michael Leong

The Surreal, Destabilizing Strangeness of Poetry: A Conversation with Michael Leong

Peter Mishler Talks to the Author of “Words on Edge”

By Peter Mishler | September 27, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Garth Greenwell Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Garth Greenwell Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Mark Haber, Noor Naga, Mavis Gallant, and Others

By Diana Arterian | September 27, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“I can’t think of another novel that treats the Earth’s plight with such an expansive and disorienting vision.”

By Book Marks | September 26, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Isabella Hammad Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Isabella Hammad Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Enrique Vila-Matas, Dinaw Mengestu, Hussein Barghouthi, and Others

By Diana Arterian | September 26, 2024

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An Expat’s Homebase: How the Iconic Village Voice Bookshop in Paris Launched Lit Mags

By Odile Hellier | September 26, 2024

Myriam J.A. Chancy on Haitian American Communities

By Fiction Non Fiction | September 26, 2024

The Forgotten Female Novelist Who Foresaw Ecology, Environmentalism, and Realist Fiction

By John MacNeill Miller | September 25, 2024

Isabella Hammad’s (Incomplete) Essential List of Books About Palestine

Isabella Hammad’s (Incomplete) Essential List of Books About Palestine

Featuring Jean Genet, Ghassan Kanafani, Mahmoud Darwish, and More

By Isabella Hammad | September 24, 2024

On Returning to and Reinterpreting the Classics: Olga Tokarczuk in Conversation with Translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones

On Returning to and Reinterpreting the Classics: Olga Tokarczuk in Conversation with Translator Antonia Lloyd-Jones

On Her New Book, “The Empusium”

By Literary Hub | September 24, 2024

Messy, Impractical and Irresistible: In Praise of Over-the-Top Romance

Messy, Impractical and Irresistible: In Praise of Over-the-Top Romance

Nora Nguyen on the Virtues of Yearning, Longing and Other Unseemly Declarations of Love

By Nora Nguyen | September 24, 2024

Middle Grade for All Ages: 10 Great Books with Strong Tween Characters

Middle Grade for All Ages: 10 Great Books with Strong Tween Characters

Stuart Gibbs Recommends James Ponti, Christina Soontornvat, Karina Yan Glaser, and More

By Stuart Gibbs | September 24, 2024

Sally Rooney! Olga Tokarczuk! Pedro Almodóvar! 27 new books out today.

Sally Rooney! Olga Tokarczuk! Pedro Almodóvar! 27 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | September 24, 2024

How Jack London Foresaw the Anti-Democratic Future With <em>The Iron Heel</em>

How Jack London Foresaw the Anti-Democratic Future With The Iron Heel

Ken McGoogan on the Dangers of Oligarchic Totalitarian Rule in Fiction and in Real Life

By Ken McGoogan | September 23, 2024

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

(A back-to-school themed flowchart)

By Emily Temple | September 23, 2024

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