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Here’s the longlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize.

Here’s the longlist for the 2026 International Booker Prize.

By Literary Hub | February 24, 2026

Five great episodes of Michael Silverblatt’s <em>Bookworm,</em> in honor of the late host.

Five great episodes of Michael Silverblatt’s Bookworm, in honor of the late host.

By Brittany Allen | February 19, 2026

What Do You Do When the Biggest Platforms For Readers Are Kind of Evil?

What Do You Do When the Biggest Platforms For Readers Are Kind of Evil?

Maris Kreizman on the Ethical Pitfalls of the Digital World

By Maris Kreizman | February 19, 2026

Find your next read in this dataset of international bestsellers.

Find your next read in this dataset of international bestsellers.

By James Folta | February 17, 2026

Not-so-happy 100th birthday to Ireland’s Committee of Evil Literature.

Not-so-happy 100th birthday to Ireland’s Committee of Evil Literature.

By Brittany Allen | February 17, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | February 13, 2026

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Arundhati Roy quits this year’s Berlinale over “jaw-dropping” jury remarks against political art and Gaza.

By James Folta | February 13, 2026

Have You Ever Tried Going on a Blind Date With a Book?

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | February 13, 2026

American Woman doll? Samantha is getting a grown-up novel.

By Brittany Allen | February 11, 2026

It’s hypocritical to denounce book bans while publishing their defenders.

It’s hypocritical to denounce book bans while publishing their defenders.

By James Folta | February 9, 2026

Anthropic didn’t want us to know that they were destroying millions of books to feed their software.

Anthropic didn’t want us to know that they were destroying millions of books to feed their software.

By James Folta | February 6, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | February 6, 2026

The Radical Power of a Bookstore: On Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights

The Radical Power of a Bookstore: On Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights

Gioia Woods Reflects on the Life of a Literary Icon

By Gioia Woods | February 6, 2026

Against the “King Voice.” On the Evolution of Vocal Authority, from Orson Welles to Sarah Vowell

Against the “King Voice.” On the Evolution of Vocal Authority, from Orson Welles to Sarah Vowell

Sarah Montague Considers the Evolution of Vocal Authority, from Orson Welles to Sarah Vowell

By Sarah Montague | February 5, 2026

<em>The Washington Post</em> is gutting its books coverage.

The Washington Post is gutting its books coverage.

By Brittany Allen | February 4, 2026

On Russia’s New Official Dictionary and the Language of Authoritarianism

On Russia’s New Official Dictionary and the Language of Authoritarianism

Katherine Kelaidis Considers the Dictionary as a Prescriptive Ideological Document

By Katherine Kelaidis | February 4, 2026

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