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

Revelations, Regret, Relief: Nine Books With Big Secrets

Revelations, Regret, Relief: Nine Books With Big Secrets

Julia Cohen Recommends Brandon Shimoda, Andrea Lawlor, and More

By Julia Cohen | October 2, 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

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

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James Richardson on <em>Within the Hour: Poems and Aphorisms, 1971-2026</em>

James Richardson on Within the Hour: Poems and Aphorisms, 1971-2026

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 1, 2026

Thomas McGuane is Writing the Most Vital Literature of the Trump Era

Thomas McGuane is Writing the Most Vital Literature of the Trump Era

Ryan Chapman on the Recent Story Collection A Wooded Shore

By Ryan Chapman | September 30, 2026

September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

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September’s Best Reviewed Fiction

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A Reticent Eloquence: Colm Tóibín on the Poetry of Thom Gunn

A Reticent Eloquence: Colm Tóibín on the Poetry of Thom Gunn

“He is ensuring that what he feels and what he thinks are secondary to the subject, the person who is dead or dying.”

By Colm Tóibín | September 30, 2026

Happy International Translation Day!

Happy International Translation Day!

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Cheever on Cheever! Tracy K. Smith! 20 great books out in paperback this month.

Cheever on Cheever! Tracy K. Smith! 20 great books out in paperback this month.

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