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

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

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

In Memoriam: Stanley Plumly

By Literary Hub | May 9, 2019

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

By Mary Karr | May 3, 2019

Alexander Chee, Masha Gessen, and Barbara Smith
on Their Literary Influences

By William Johnson | May 2, 2019

These Are the Best University Press Book Designs of 2018

These Are the Best University Press Book Designs of 2018

Selections from the 2019 AUPresses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2019

Ian McEwan on Bach, Philip Roth and Living an Episodic Life

Ian McEwan on Bach, Philip Roth and Living an Episodic Life

"All creative acts demand a fruitful pause at certain points."

By Literary Hub | April 23, 2019

Isabella Hammad: A Book is Like a Letter—Not Often Addressed to Us

Isabella Hammad: A Book is Like a Letter—Not Often Addressed to Us

6 Great Books of Correspondence

By Isabella Hammad | April 22, 2019

A Poem from Forrest Gander's <em>Be With</em>, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

A Poem from Forrest Gander's Be With, Winner of the Pulitzer Prize

'And into / what do you stumble / but this violet / extinction?'

By Forrest Gander | April 15, 2019

Bright Lights, Big City, New Bookstore

Bright Lights, Big City, New Bookstore

Talking to Benjamin Rybeck, Bookseller at the Center for Fiction

By Matt Grant | April 8, 2019

At the Birth of the Mexican MeToo Movement, a Statement From<br> Women in Publishing

At the Birth of the Mexican MeToo Movement, a Statement From
Women in Publishing

A Collective Call from Mujeres Juntas Marabunta

By Mujeres Juntas Marabunta | April 7, 2019

A Rare Book Exhibition Celebrates Historic Contributions by Women

A Rare Book Exhibition Celebrates Historic Contributions by Women

Scientific Discoveries, Women-Only Climbing Clubs, and Much More

By Literary Hub | April 4, 2019

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