“Nobody saw it as contemporary.” Why Stacey Abrams’s new novel went unpublished for a decade.

“Nobody saw it as contemporary.” Why Stacey Abrams’s new novel went unpublished for a decade.

By Walker Caplan | April 26, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 26th to April 30th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 26th to April 30th

Including a Dolly Parton Poetry Concert!

By Rasheeda Saka | April 26, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | April 23, 2021

These are the 50 best-selling books of all time (on Amazon).

These are the 50 best-selling books of all time (on Amazon).

By Emily Temple | April 23, 2021

Cover reveal: Wole Soyinka's <em>Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth</em>.

Cover reveal: Wole Soyinka's Chronicles from the Land of the Happiest People on Earth.

By Literary Hub | April 23, 2021

This year's International Booker Prize shortlist is dominated by indie publishers.

This year's International Booker Prize shortlist is dominated by indie publishers.

By Walker Caplan | April 22, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Will and Attention: A Memoir
  • The AGI Chronicles: The Inside Story of the Race to Create an Artificial Superintelligence
  • Luna, Phoenix, Queen
  • Music Against the Night
  • Peck & Peck
  • The Best Kind of American: A True Story of Murder, War, and America's Undoing in the Middle East
  • The End of Everything
  • Morbid: Debunking Modern Longevity Science
  • American Socialist: The Life and Legacy of Eugene V. Debs
  • Solace House

This Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day—go forth and buy books!

By Walker Caplan | April 22, 2021

Louise Erdrich’s The Night Watchman has won the Aspen Words Literary Prize.

By Walker Caplan | April 22, 2021

Despite protests from employees, Simon & Schuster still plans to publish Mike Pence’s book.

By Walker Caplan | April 21, 2021

Blake Bailey has been dropped by his agency following sexual abuse allegations.

Blake Bailey has been dropped by his agency following sexual abuse allegations.

By Emily Temple | April 21, 2021

Simon & Schuster workers are protesting their employer’s publishing decisions.

Simon & Schuster workers are protesting their employer’s publishing decisions.

By Jonny Diamond | April 20, 2021

Announcing the <em>The Best Short Stories 2021</em>

Announcing the The Best Short Stories 2021

See the O. Henry Prize Winners and Read Three of the Winning Stories

By Literary Hub | April 20, 2021

Elizabeth Acevedo will publish her first novel for adults in 2023.

Elizabeth Acevedo will publish her first novel for adults in 2023.

By Vanessa Willoughby | April 19, 2021

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 19th to April 25th

Your Week in Virtual Book Events, April 19th to April 25th

Including Ploughshares’ Awards Celebration and the 2nd Annual National Antiracist Book Festival

By Rasheeda Saka | April 19, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | April 16, 2021

The first wave of pandemic novels is beginning in earnest, with Gary Shteyngart at the helm.

The first wave of pandemic novels is beginning in earnest, with Gary Shteyngart at the helm.

By Walker Caplan | April 16, 2021

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