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

Remembering Alice Mayhew, Legendary Editor

Remembering Alice Mayhew, Legendary Editor

Samuel Freedman on Working With One of the Greats

By Samuel Freedman | February 5, 2020

Kamau Brathwaite, a leading figure of postwar Caribbean literature, has died at 89.

Kamau Brathwaite, a leading figure of postwar Caribbean literature, has died at 89.

By Aaron Robertson | February 5, 2020

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By Jessie Gaynor | February 5, 2020

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

By Corinne Segal | February 4, 2020

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By Katie Yee | February 4, 2020

Jane Austen, Gritty Educational Reformer of the Working Class

Jane Austen, Gritty Educational Reformer of the Working Class

Janine Barchas on How the Proliferation of Penny Editions
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By Janine Barchas | February 4, 2020

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

By Red Newsom | February 3, 2020

Dave Matthews is writing a middle grade fantasy novel.

Dave Matthews is writing a middle grade fantasy novel.

By Dan Sheehan | January 31, 2020

Brideshead Revisited.">Evelyn Waugh's granddaughter is publishing a Brideshead Revisited.">

Brideshead Revisited.">Evelyn Waugh's granddaughter is publishing a "crime comedy" spinoff of Brideshead Revisited.

By Emily Temple | January 31, 2020

Jerry Seinfeld's first book since the '90s will show how his jokes have evolved.

Jerry Seinfeld's first book since the '90s will show how his jokes have evolved.

By Aaron Robertson | January 30, 2020

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