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Remembering the Great William Gass

Remembering the Great William Gass

"It must be epiphanous, yet remain an enigma."

By Nick Ripatrazone | December 8, 2017

William H. Gass's Advice for Writers:

William H. Gass's Advice for Writers: "You Have to be Grimly Determined."

1924-2017

By Emily Temple | December 7, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week:

5 Books Making News This Week: "Best of" Season Edition

Kevin Young, Mary Oliver, Fred Moten, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | December 5, 2017

See It Here First: The Cover for Porochista Khakpour's New Memoir

See It Here First: The Cover for Porochista Khakpour's New Memoir

A Behind-the-Scenes Look at Sick

By Literary Hub | November 30, 2017

Some Baffling Omissions From the NY Times' 100 Notable Books List

Some Baffling Omissions From the NY Times' 100 Notable Books List

What, Exactly, Counts as Notable?

By Literary Hub | November 30, 2017

A Weekend at Wordstock, Portland's Wonderful Lit Fest

A Weekend at Wordstock, Portland's Wonderful Lit Fest

A Report from the Largest Celebration of Books in the Pacific Northwest

By Zoë Ruiz | November 22, 2017

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • On Morrison
  • Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Colour
  • So Old, So Young
  • Rebel English Academy
  • A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides
  • Evil Genius

Maybe a Bookseller Can Fix the Mess in Washington?

By Matt Grant | November 21, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: Collections, Translation, and Noir

By Jane Ciabattari | November 21, 2017

A Night at the National Book Awards

By Kyle Lucia Wu | November 17, 2017

David France Has Won the 2017 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction

David France Has Won the 2017 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction

For How to Survive a Plague, a history of activists vs. the AIDS epidemic

By Emily Temple | November 16, 2017

The 2017 National Book Award Winners Announced

The 2017 National Book Award Winners Announced

In Fiction, Nonfiction, Poetry and Young People's Literature

By Emily Temple | November 16, 2017

Against Amazon: Seven Arguments, One Manifesto

Against Amazon: Seven Arguments, One Manifesto

"Amazon appropriated our books. We will appropriate Amazon logic."

By Jorge Carrión | November 15, 2017

Documenting a Legendary Publisher's Final Project

Documenting a Legendary Publisher's Final Project

Uncovering the Story of Barney Rosset Through Friends, Family, and a Shaman

By Sandy Gotham Meehan | November 15, 2017

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Simon Schama

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Simon Schama

The author of Belonging on loving Tolstoy and being brave

By Emily Temple | November 15, 2017

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Daniel Mendelsohn

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist Daniel Mendelsohn

The author of An Odyssey on narrative structure and the beauty of nonfiction

By Emily Temple | November 14, 2017

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist David France

Meet Baillie Gifford Prize Finalist David France

The Author of How to Survive a Plague on the remarkable legacies of AIDS activists

By Emily Temple | November 14, 2017

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