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Can romance novels solve the straight man reading crisis?

Can romance novels solve the straight man reading crisis?

By Brittany Allen | October 8, 2026

The Third Circuit finds that AI companies can’t use material with an original “creative spark.”

The Third Circuit finds that AI companies can’t use material with an original “creative spark.”

By James Folta | October 8, 2026

Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Anne Carson has won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Literature.

By Emily Temple | October 8, 2026

Here are the winners of the 2026 Kirkus Prize.

Here are the winners of the 2026 Kirkus Prize.

By Literary Hub | October 7, 2026

Read the winning story of the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing.

Read the winning story of the 2026 Caine Prize for African Writing.

By Literary Hub | October 7, 2026

Here are the 2026 National Book Awards finalists.

Here are the 2026 National Book Awards finalists.

By Literary Hub | October 6, 2026

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What to read after you see the Bayeux Tapestry.

By James Folta | October 5, 2026

Inside the ALA’s list of the 150 most banned books of the last 35 years.

By Brittany Allen | October 5, 2026

Audible has a creepy new feature that lets you talk to characters in books.

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2026

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

Edited by Kristen Arnett and P. Scott Cunningham

By Literary Hub | October 2, 2026

Russia has destroyed “one third of all the books printed in Ukraine this year.”

Russia has destroyed “one third of all the books printed in Ukraine this year.”

By Brittany Allen | October 1, 2026

9 books to read if you, a fully grown adult, have never read a book.

9 books to read if you, a fully grown adult, have never read a book.

By James Folta | October 1, 2026

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is expanding to serve more kids.

Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is expanding to serve more kids.

By Brittany Allen | October 1, 2026

Here are the finalists for the 2026 Cercador Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2026 Cercador Prize.

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2026

Here’s the Center for Fiction’s 2026 First Novel Prize shortlist.

Here’s the Center for Fiction’s 2026 First Novel Prize shortlist.

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2026

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