How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026.

How to reboot this year’s crop of public domain books for 2026.

By James Folta | January 15, 2026

A new weekly top 40 list highlights bestselling indie books.

A new weekly top 40 list highlights bestselling indie books.

By James Folta | January 15, 2026

Meet the 2026 United States Artists Writing Fellows.

Meet the 2026 United States Artists Writing Fellows.

By Literary Hub | January 14, 2026

Here are the finalists for this year's Story Prize.

Here are the finalists for this year's Story Prize.

By Brittany Allen | January 14, 2026

Following backlash over the booting of a Palestinian author, Adelaide Writers’ Week has been canceled.

Following backlash over the booting of a Palestinian author, Adelaide Writers’ Week has been canceled.

By Brittany Allen | January 13, 2026

Resolved to finish more books in 2026? Here’s your guide to the web’s best reading challenges. 

Resolved to finish more books in 2026? Here’s your guide to the web’s best reading challenges. 

By Brittany Allen | January 13, 2026

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Can’t focus on reading? BookTok has an ambiance video to fix that.

By James Folta | January 13, 2026

Lace up your skates, the next horny hockey book is coming.

By James Folta | January 12, 2026

Thanks to the Trump administration, LGBTQ+ books are getting harder to sell.

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, and the Making of <em>In Cold Blood</em>

Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, and the Making of In Cold Blood

Gayle Feldman on How Random House Brought Capote’s Magnum Opus to Bookshelves Across America

By Gayle Feldman | January 12, 2026

Dozens of writers are boycotting the Adelaide festival for booting Palestinian-Australian Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah.

Dozens of writers are boycotting the Adelaide festival for booting Palestinian-Australian Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah.

By James Folta | January 9, 2026

France and Mexico celebrated their friendiversary by exchanging ancient books.

France and Mexico celebrated their friendiversary by exchanging ancient books.

By Brittany Allen | January 8, 2026

Here Are Your Guides Through the Opaque World of Book Publishing

Here Are Your Guides Through the Opaque World of Book Publishing

Maris Kreizman Recommends New Books by Kate McKean and Alia Hannah Habib

By Maris Kreizman | January 8, 2026

The boycott of PEN America led by Writers Against the War on Gaza was a success.

The boycott of PEN America led by Writers Against the War on Gaza was a success.

By James Folta | January 6, 2026

Harlequin France is firing its human translators and replacing them with—welp, you guessed it.

Harlequin France is firing its human translators and replacing them with—welp, you guessed it.

By Brittany Allen | January 5, 2026

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