Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.

By Literary Hub | April 21, 2026

$2M worth of stolen rare books have been returned to the Whitney family.

$2M worth of stolen rare books have been returned to the Whitney family.

And it only took 37 years.

By Brittany Allen | April 20, 2026

These were the 11 most challenged books in 2025.

These were the 11 most challenged books in 2025.

By Emily Temple | April 20, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 17, 2026

It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary Publishing. And That’s Very, Very Bad.

It’s Getting Harder to Spot AI in Contemporary Publishing. And That’s Very, Very Bad.

Maris Kreizman on the Increasingly Impossible Job of the Editor

By Maris Kreizman | April 16, 2026

Here are the winners of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards.

By Literary Hub | April 15, 2026

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The Center for the Art of Translation is getting a permanent home in San Francisco.

By Brittany Allen | April 15, 2026

Meet this year’s literary Guggenheim fellows.

By Brittany Allen | April 14, 2026

You can spend a night (or several) in the horny hockey cottage from Heated Rivalry.

By James Folta | April 14, 2026

7 movies that were tragically cut from our Best Literary Film Adaptations bracket.

7 movies that were tragically cut from our Best Literary Film Adaptations bracket.

By James Folta | April 14, 2026

Announcing the Winners of the 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Announcing the Winners of the 2026 O. Henry Prize for Short Fiction

Series Editor Jenny Minton Quigley on Tommy Orange, Chekhov, and Humble Stories

By Jenny Minton Quigley | April 14, 2026

Dissenting opinion: Why Emerald Fennell’s <em>'Wuthering Heights'</em> is good, actually.

Dissenting opinion: Why Emerald Fennell’s 'Wuthering Heights' is good, actually.

By Drew Broussard | April 13, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 10, 2026

Here are the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees.

Here are the National Book Foundation’s 5 Under 35 honorees.

By Literary Hub | April 8, 2026

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!

Today is (the very first) National Black Bookstore day!

Celebrate with a treat from a Black-owned indie bookstore.

By Brittany Allen | April 7, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 3, 2026

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