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May’s Best Reviewed Fiction

May’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart, Ali Smith, and More

By Book Marks | May 29, 2026

Language Play(s): Ensemble, Chorus, and the Redistributed Lyric

Language Play(s): Ensemble, Chorus, and the Redistributed Lyric

Soham Patel on the Poetics of Language, Form, and Situation

By Soham Patel | May 29, 2026

“Parallel Lives,” a Poem by Eman Abdelhadi

“Parallel Lives,” a Poem by Eman Abdelhadi

From Homosexual Intifada: A Queer Palestinian Anthology

By Eman Abdelhadi | May 29, 2026

50 Great Classic Novels <br>Under 200 Pages

50 Great Classic Novels
Under 200 Pages

Short and Sweet

By Emily Temple | May 28, 2026

On the Literary Afterlife of Japan’s First Working Woman Writer

On the Literary Afterlife of Japan’s First Working Woman Writer

Translator Bryan Karetnyk Considers the Work of Higuchi Ichiyō

By Bryan Karetnyk | May 28, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The Kardashians don’t just reflect the zeitgeist, they create it, influencing the ways we spend our money, think about our bodies and understand online identity.”

By Book Marks | May 28, 2026

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  • The Long Revolution: Creating a United States After 1776

The Digital Economy is Destroying Our Lives and Our Planet—and AI is Only Going to Make It Worse

By Matthew Cole | May 28, 2026

“Do Indians Still Exist?” On Intergenerational Trauma and Indigenous Resilience

By Blair Palmer Yoxall | May 28, 2026

Namwali Serpell and Dionne Custer Edwards on Toni Morrison’s Sula

By Passages: On Morrison | May 28, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 24, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 28, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending May 24, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 28, 2026

Barry Walters on LGBTQ Music 1969-2000

Barry Walters on LGBTQ Music 1969-2000

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 28, 2026

How Medieval Doctors, Christian and Muslim, Treated the Black Death

How Medieval Doctors, Christian and Muslim, Treated the Black Death

Thomas Asbridge Considers the Influence of Religious Tradition on Medical Practice in the Middle Ages

By Thomas Asbridge | May 27, 2026

Why Michael Crichton’s Best Novel Failed as a Movie

Why Michael Crichton’s Best Novel Failed as a Movie

Ian Mackenzie on the Formative Reading and the Lasting Influence of Sphere

By Ian Mackenzie | May 27, 2026

How Bees Came to the United States and Changed Our Landscape

How Bees Came to the United States and Changed Our Landscape

Jennie Durant Explores the History of Beekeeping and Its Impact on American Agriculture

By Jennie Durant | May 27, 2026

“Your dangerous shoe.” A Poem by Lila Matsumoto

“Your dangerous shoe.” A Poem by Lila Matsumoto

From the Collection Talk a Blue Streak

By Lila Matsumoto | May 27, 2026

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