Happy birthday words, happy birthday nouns, happy birthday Margaret Wise Brown!

Happy birthday words, happy birthday nouns, happy birthday Margaret Wise Brown!

By Katie Yee | May 23, 2019

Sharing stories of writer Judith Kerr's kindness, energy, and love for cats.

Sharing stories of writer Judith Kerr's kindness, energy, and love for cats.

By Corinne Segal | May 23, 2019

It's been a gratifying journey for Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth, Man Booker International Prize winners.

It's been a gratifying journey for Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth, Man Booker International Prize winners.

By Aaron Robertson | May 23, 2019

Marie Kondo is writing another book for you to throw out.

Marie Kondo is writing another book for you to throw out.

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2019

Hilary Mantel's final Thomas Cromwell novel finally has a pub date.

Hilary Mantel's final Thomas Cromwell novel finally has a pub date.

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2019

New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

New Books Tuesday: Your weekly guide to what’s publishing today, fiction and nonfiction.

By Emily Temple | May 21, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Switzy
  • Taipei Story
  • Ambivalence: An Education
  • The Pirate Queen
  • The Living Realm
  • Frenchman Flat: The Rise and Fall of Atomic Bombs
  • In the Realm of the Last Man: A Memoir
  • Love Machines: How Artificial Intelligence Is Transforming Our Relationships
  • The Passing of the Dragon and Other Stories
  • Tower Hill: A Plantation on the Edge of Rebellion

Audiobooks: The Past, Present, and Future of Another Way to Read

By James Tate Hill | May 21, 2019

Your weekly book deal memo: Chelsea Manning, Lauren Oyler, Judith Jones

By Emily Temple | May 17, 2019

At last night's Authors Guild benefit, calls to support authors in a troubled democracy.

By Corinne Segal | May 16, 2019

Discovering an Iconic Literary Character Was Based on Your Grandfather

Discovering an Iconic Literary Character Was Based on Your Grandfather

Did Joseph Heller Base Catch-22's John Yossarian on Julius Fish?

By Brian Birnbaum | May 16, 2019

Announcing the 100th Annual O. Henry Prize

Announcing the 100th Annual O. Henry Prize

Read Five of the Winning Stories

By Literary Hub | May 16, 2019

Good for publishing, bad for our souls: Michael Wolff has written a sequel to <em>Fire and Fury</em>.

Good for publishing, bad for our souls: Michael Wolff has written a sequel to Fire and Fury.

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2019

Which Writers Have Won the Most Major Prizes?

Which Writers Have Won the Most Major Prizes?

A Ranking by the Most Absurd Metric

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2019

The Bay Area Book Festival in Three Acts

The Bay Area Book Festival in Three Acts

Jane Ciabattari Reports From the Best Fest in the West

By Jane Ciabattari | May 15, 2019

In Memoriam: Stanley Plumly

In Memoriam: Stanley Plumly

Dan Halpern, Jill Bialosky, and Carl Phillips Remember the Former
Poet Laureate of Maryland

By Literary Hub | May 9, 2019

Mary Karr Thought Her Whiting Award Call Was a Prank and Hung Up

Mary Karr Thought Her Whiting Award Call Was a Prank and Hung Up

On the Life-Changing Award She Won 30 Years Ago

By Mary Karr | May 3, 2019

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