Here are the finalists for the 2019 John Leonard Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2019 John Leonard Prize.

By Eleni Theodoropoulos | December 6, 2019

Rituals, Hacking, Truman Capote, and Nicolas Cage: the week in book deals.

Rituals, Hacking, Truman Capote, and Nicolas Cage: the week in book deals.

By Emily Temple | December 6, 2019

Five Books You May Have Missed in November (That Will Make Good Gifts!)

Five Books You May Have Missed in November (That Will Make Good Gifts!)

From a Hawaiian-Chinese-Norwegian Modern-Day Ninja
to the Alaskan Fishing Village

By Bethanne Patrick | December 6, 2019

A new book suggests Albert Camus was assassinated, but is speculation a good idea?

A new book suggests Albert Camus was assassinated, but is speculation a good idea?

By Aaron Robertson | December 5, 2019

A Seattle man is memorizing <em>Finnegans Wake</em> for some reason.

A Seattle man is memorizing Finnegans Wake for some reason.

By Dan Sheehan | December 4, 2019

Announcing the Winners of Reading Women's 2019 Award!

Announcing the Winners of Reading Women's 2019 Award!

Drumroll, Please

By Reading Women | December 4, 2019

Best Reviewed
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  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • The Great Wherever
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

Jeff VanderMeer's "Borne" universe set to become a TV show.

By Jonny Diamond | December 3, 2019

Here are the 10 books you should read this week.

By Katie Yee | December 3, 2019

Margaret Atwood and her late husband Graeme Gibson reminisce about the intense literary scene of 1970s Toronto.

By Jonny Diamond | December 3, 2019

Milan Kundera's Czech citizenship has been restored, and he feels fine about it.

Milan Kundera's Czech citizenship has been restored, and he feels fine about it.

By Corinne Segal | December 3, 2019

This year’s Bad Sex Writing award split between two men and I refuse to make any jokes about it.

This year’s Bad Sex Writing award split between two men and I refuse to make any jokes about it.

By Jonny Diamond | December 3, 2019

The Apostrophe Protection Society is dead, and we killed it.

The Apostrophe Protection Society is dead, and we killed it.

By Jessie Gaynor | December 2, 2019

Two of the people brought in to clean up the Nobel committee’s act have quit in frustration.

Two of the people brought in to clean up the Nobel committee’s act have quit in frustration.

By Jonny Diamond | December 2, 2019

Children who own books more likely to be good readers, reveals obvious study.

Children who own books more likely to be good readers, reveals obvious study.

By Jonny Diamond | December 2, 2019

Michael Eric Dyson on Faith, Blackness, and Jay Z's Appreciation for Language

Michael Eric Dyson on Faith, Blackness, and Jay Z's Appreciation for Language

In Conversation with Will Schwalbe on But That's Another Story

By But That's Another Story | December 2, 2019

Damp, wrinkly, virile: Here are this year's Bad Sex in Fiction Award nominees.

Damp, wrinkly, virile: Here are this year's Bad Sex in Fiction Award nominees.

By Jessie Gaynor | November 27, 2019

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