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

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

By Corinne Segal | February 4, 2020

10 new books you should read this week.

10 new books you should read this week.

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
Brought Literature to the Masses

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

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Villa Coco
  • Something We Said: Richard Pryor, a Notorious Word, and Me
  • Contrapposto
  • Earth 7
  • The Traveler: One Man's Quest for Humanity from the South Seas to Revolutionary Paris
  • Flyboy in the Buttermilk: Essays on Contemporary America

Dave Matthews is writing a middle grade fantasy novel.

By Dan Sheehan | January 31, 2020

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.

By Aaron Robertson | January 30, 2020

Here's the first trailer for <em>The Plot Against America</em>.

Here's the first trailer for The Plot Against America.

By Jessie Gaynor | January 30, 2020

Attention: we are getting TWO new Katherine Dunn books.

Attention: we are getting TWO new Katherine Dunn books.

By Emily Temple | January 30, 2020

The publishing industry is probably even less diverse than you thought.

The publishing industry is probably even less diverse than you thought.

By Aaron Robertson | January 29, 2020

The <em>real</em> Literary Twitter drama this week was about . . . fonts.

The real Literary Twitter drama this week was about . . . fonts.

By Aaron Robertson | January 29, 2020

Actual cancel culture: White House threatens John Bolton about impending book.

Actual cancel culture: White House threatens John Bolton about impending book.

By Jonny Diamond | January 29, 2020

Don't worry—Jared Kushner says he's read 25 books on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

Don't worry—Jared Kushner says he's read 25 books on the Israel-Palestine conflict.

By Jessie Gaynor | January 29, 2020

Here are your 2020 PEN America literary awards finalists.

Here are your 2020 PEN America literary awards finalists.

By Emily Temple | January 28, 2020

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