Joshua Jelly-Schapiro on Harry Belafonte’s Extraordinary Art & Activism

Joshua Jelly-Schapiro on Harry Belafonte’s Extraordinary Art & Activism

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On the Poetics of Canine Narration

On the Poetics of Canine Narration

Erik Gleibermann Considers Etna, The Call of the Wild, and More

By Erik Gleibermann | August 5, 2026

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

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By Literary Hub | August 5, 2026

Complicating the Marriage Plot: A Reading List

Complicating the Marriage Plot: A Reading List

Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn Recommends Gun-Britt Sundström, Kelly Link, Marie Helene Bertino and More

By Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn | August 4, 2026

Paul Yoon, Meaghan Beatley, Claudia Rankine, and more: 22 new books out today!

Paul Yoon, Meaghan Beatley, Claudia Rankine, and more: 22 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | August 4, 2026

Orna Guralnik on Listening for the Unconscious

Orna Guralnik on Listening for the Unconscious

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

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Reckoning with the Long Literary Tradition of Age-Gap Relationships

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10 Great New Children’s Books Out in August 2026

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Sea Monster Villages and Soul Traders: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s <em>Macbeth</em> is Performed for the First Time (Probably)

This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is Performed for the First Time (Probably)

Toil and Trouble

By Literary Hub | August 3, 2026

Jamaica Kincaid! Eimear McBride! 19 books out in paperback this August.

Jamaica Kincaid! Eimear McBride! 19 books out in paperback this August.

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 31, 2026

Read the First Reviews of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s <em>The Little Prince</em>.

Read the First Reviews of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince.

”The Little Prince will shine upon children with a sidewise gleam.“

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July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

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July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Rachel Aviv, David Thompson, Pamela Colloff, and More

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Dog Days lends itself to exactly this kind of paranoid reading, not only describing but enacting the magical thinking of trauma survivors.”

By Book Marks | July 30, 2026

Lupe Mendez on Texas Politics and the Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

Lupe Mendez on Texas Politics and the Killing of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 30, 2026

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