The Case for Polyamory: Alejandro Varela on Writing a Novel That Questions Everything

The Case for Polyamory: Alejandro Varela on Writing a Novel That Questions Everything

“Once society’s fallibility becomes apparent, everything else comes into question.”

By Alejandro Varela | September 9, 2025

Taking Center Stage: Eight Novels That Celebrate Black Performance

Taking Center Stage: Eight Novels That Celebrate Black Performance

Lauren Morrow Recommends Percival Everett, Zadie Smith, Nicole Cuffy, and More

By Lauren Morrow | September 9, 2025

Elizabeth Gilbert! Mick Herron! Sarah Moss! 24 new books out today.

Elizabeth Gilbert! Mick Herron! Sarah Moss! 24 new books out today.

By Julia Hass | September 9, 2025

15 Novels You Need to Read This Fall

15 Novels You Need to Read This Fall

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By Emily Temple | September 8, 2025

“Never Had a Dirty Book Done So Badly.” On Some Unlikely Books First Published with Viking

“Never Had a Dirty Book Done So Badly.” On Some Unlikely Books First Published with Viking

Paul Slovak Digs Into Titles by Leonard Cohen, John Williams, Alfred Doblin, and More

By Paul Slovak | September 8, 2025

Laughing in Hell: How We Tell the Stories of Other Peoples’ Suicides

Laughing in Hell: How We Tell the Stories of Other Peoples’ Suicides

Sarah Adler on Reading Blake Butler in the Wake of Loss

By Sarah Adler | September 8, 2025

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Breadcrumbs: Searching for Synchronicity, in Life and Literature

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Failing Better: On The Tennis Player and The Writer

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Lalla Romano Was Writing Autofiction Before It Existed

Lalla Romano Was Writing Autofiction Before It Existed

On the Late Italian Writer’s Masterpiece, “In Farthest Seas”

By Brian Robert Moore | September 5, 2025

On Not Writing, and Letting Wildness Be Your Guide

On Not Writing, and Letting Wildness Be Your Guide

Leila Chatti Wrestles With the Daily Idea of Being a Writer

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The (Almost) Wildness of Elizabeth Bennet

The (Almost) Wildness of Elizabeth Bennet

Devoney Looser on the Perennial Appeal of Jane Austen’s Remarkable Heroine

By Devoney Looser | September 4, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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I Can’t Let Go of a Ten-Year-Old Literary Grudge: Am I the Asshole?

I Can’t Let Go of a Ten-Year-Old Literary Grudge: Am I the Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | September 4, 2025

Big Sister Writer, Little Brother Editor: Can They Work Together?

Big Sister Writer, Little Brother Editor: Can They Work Together?

Laura and Colin Dickerman in Conversation About Laura’s New Novel, “Hot Desk”

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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

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