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Karen Thompson Walker on Conceiving the Inconceivable in Fiction

Karen Thompson Walker on Conceiving the Inconceivable in Fiction

“There is a pleasure in being reminded that we don’t yet know all there is to know about the universe.”

By Karen Thompson Walker | February 28, 2025

February’s Best Reviewed Fiction

February’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Ali Smith, Anne Tyler, Curtis Sittenfeld, and More

By Book Marks | February 28, 2025

The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of March

The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of March

AudioFile Presents the Month to Come in Literary Listening

By Audiofile Magazine | February 28, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“For me it was cathartic, almost spiritual, to have these ugly truths articulated.”

By Book Marks | February 27, 2025

“We Owe Them Recognition.” On Recovering and Preserving Mexico’s Trans History

“We Owe Them Recognition.” On Recovering and Preserving Mexico’s Trans History

Alexandra R. DeRuiz Explores Her Country's Continuing Struggle for LGBTQ Rights, Visibility and Acceptance

By Alexandra R. DeRuiz | February 27, 2025

Bridges to a Misunderstood World: Seven Memoirs That Show the Many Sides of Cuba

Bridges to a Misunderstood World: Seven Memoirs That Show the Many Sides of Cuba

Rebe Huntman Recommends Ruth Behar, Daisy Hernández, Alma Gillermoprieto, and More

By Rebe Huntman | February 27, 2025

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Roots of Stone: Diana McCaulay on Finding Your Story In That of Your Ancestors

By Diana McCaulay | February 27, 2025

Ten Essential Novels That Showcase the Rich Literary Culture of the Middle East

By Nussaibah Younis | February 27, 2025

Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 27, 2025

Dionne Brand on José Saramago’s <em>Seeing</em>

Dionne Brand on José Saramago’s Seeing

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | February 26, 2025

Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Cult of the Cowboy: Inside the Toxic Adoration of an All-American Obsession

Rachel Wagner on Video Games, Violence and the Enduring Allure of the Vigilante Hero

By Rachel Wagner | February 26, 2025

More than Cosplaying the Past: Andrea Barrett on Learning to Write Fresh Historical Fiction

More than Cosplaying the Past: Andrea Barrett on Learning to Write Fresh Historical Fiction

The Author of “Dust and Light” Shares Her Formative Influences for Using Fact in Fiction

By Andrea Barrett | February 26, 2025

Matters of the Heart: On Daily Life With a Defective Yet Vital Organ

Matters of the Heart: On Daily Life With a Defective Yet Vital Organ

Jeffrey L. Kosky: "My heart was defecting—as if it were not really mine—and the defector threatened to tear me apart."

By Jeffrey L. Kosky | February 26, 2025

Lit From the Chocolate City: Ten Washington D.C Books That Aren’t About Politicians

Lit From the Chocolate City: Ten Washington D.C Books That Aren’t About Politicians

Charlotte Taylor Fryar Recommends Edward P. Jones, Dinaw Mengestu, Morowa Yejidé, and More

By Charlotte Taylor Fryar | February 26, 2025

The Rise of Ronald Reagan, a Product of California

The Rise of Ronald Reagan, a Product of California

Michael Hiltzik on the Early Career of the Actor-Cum-Politician Who Changed America

By Michael Hiltzik | February 26, 2025

An Invisibility Cloak of the Self: Jane Tara on Being Told She Was Going Blind in Her Forties

An Invisibility Cloak of the Self: Jane Tara on Being Told She Was Going Blind in Her Forties

The Author of “Tilda Is Visible” Reflects on the World Before and After a Startling Vision Misdiagnosis

By Jane Tara | February 26, 2025

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