We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

We Banned the Soul from the Building: On AI, Spiritual Life, and Sustainable Practices for Writing

“AI will improve, but it will never develop the capacity for genuine longing, grief.”

By Charlotte Donlon | October 5, 2026

9 Novels About Being the Poorest Person in the Room

9 Novels About Being the Poorest Person in the Room

Carla Vass Recommends F. Scott Fitzgerald, Daphne du Maurier, Patricia Highsmith and More

By Carla Vass | October 5, 2026

Rebranding Samantha: Reflections on the First “Grown Up” American Girl Book

Rebranding Samantha: Reflections on the First “Grown Up” American Girl Book

Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith on Samantha: The Next Chapter

By Justine Orlovsky-Schnitzler and KC Hysmith | October 5, 2026

We Are the Medicine: Recommendations on the Ever Growing List of Latinx Literature

We Are the Medicine: Recommendations on the Ever Growing List of Latinx Literature

Tomas Moniz Recommends Michael Nava, Tomás Rivera, José Vadi, and More

By Tomas Moniz | October 4, 2026

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Enjoy in October

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Enjoy in October

Featuring New Books by David Treuer, Wendy S. Walters, Thomas Frank, and More.

By Literary Hub | October 2, 2026

How the American Media Manipulated the Public to Support War in Iraq

How the American Media Manipulated the Public to Support War in Iraq

Assal Rad on the Parallels Between Journalists’ Treatment of the Invasion of Iraq and the Genocide in Gaza

By Assal Rad | October 2, 2026

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“You Have to Love It.” Brittany Cavallaro on Writing for Young Adults

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How Jimmy Stewart in It’s a Wonderful Life Embodies the Best of America

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What Happens When Humans Show Up: On the Ecosystem Beneath Our Feet

By Frank Ashwood | October 2, 2026

Five Essential Books on Women in the Early Civil Rights Movement

Five Essential Books on Women in the Early Civil Rights Movement

Keri Leigh Merritt Recommends Patricia Bell-Scott, Jacqueline Dowd Hall, John Egerton and More

By Keri Leigh Merritt | October 2, 2026

Revelations, Regret, Relief: Nine Books With Big Secrets

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Julia Cohen Recommends Brandon Shimoda, Andrea Lawlor, and More

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Here is the Cover For <em>All This Beauty</em>, a New Anthology of Florida Writing

Here is the Cover For All This Beauty, a New Anthology of Florida Writing

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By Literary Hub | October 2, 2026

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

Prepare Your Notes on East of Eden

By Emily Temple | October 1, 2026

Time Travel Romance and Haunted TV Channels: October’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Time Travel Romance and Haunted TV Channels: October’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy

Thrilling and Chilling Reads from Claire North, Audrey Niffenegger, Yoon Ha Lee, and More

By Natalie Zutter | October 1, 2026

Now and Then, Mothers and Daughters, Sonnets and Sequences: Seven Poetry Books to Read This Month

Now and Then, Mothers and Daughters, Sonnets and Sequences: Seven Poetry Books to Read This Month

Craig Morgan Teicher Recommends Samuel Amadon, Erin Belieu, Tina Chang, and More

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10 Great New Children’s Books Out in October 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in October 2026

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This Month

By Caroline Carlson | October 1, 2026

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