Pedro Almodóvar is adapting Lucia Berlin’s <em>A Manual For Cleaning Women </em> and I am nervous.

Pedro Almodóvar is adapting Lucia Berlin’s A Manual For Cleaning Women and I am nervous.

By Jonny Diamond | February 10, 2020

Stephen Colbert thinks <em>The Hobbit</em> is only okay.

Stephen Colbert thinks The Hobbit is only okay.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 7, 2020

Here's the longlist for the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

Here's the longlist for the 2020 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 7, 2020

V. British news: Julian Fellowes will write the script for <em>The Wind in the Willows</em> movie.

V. British news: Julian Fellowes will write the script for The Wind in the Willows movie.

By Jessie Gaynor | February 6, 2020

The next novel in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead saga could be one of the most important books of 2020.

The next novel in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead saga could be one of the most important books of 2020.

By Aaron Robertson | February 6, 2020

Roxane Gay's favorite book of 2019 was <em>Girl, Woman, Other</em>.

Roxane Gay's favorite book of 2019 was Girl, Woman, Other.

By Corinne Segal | February 6, 2020

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Farewell to Emily Books, a champion of the adventurous, rebellious, and under-recognized.

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10 new books you should read this week.

10 new books you should read this week.

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Jane Austen, Gritty Educational Reformer of the Working Class

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Edwidge Danticat takes home the $100,000 Vilcek Prize in Literature.

Edwidge Danticat takes home the $100,000 Vilcek Prize in Literature.

By Katie Yee | February 3, 2020

Literary agents representing resistance superhero “Anonymous” go on record refuting scurrilous rumors.

Literary agents representing resistance superhero “Anonymous” go on record refuting scurrilous rumors.

By Jonny Diamond | February 3, 2020

On <em>My Dark Vanessa</em> and the Way Stories of Trauma Get Told

On My Dark Vanessa and the Way Stories of Trauma Get Told

Red Newsom Considers the Line Between Experience and Fiction

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Dave Matthews is writing a middle grade fantasy novel.

Dave Matthews is writing a middle grade fantasy novel.

By Dan Sheehan | January 31, 2020

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