Remembering Alice Mayhew, Legendary Editor

Remembering Alice Mayhew, Legendary Editor

Samuel Freedman on Working With One of the Greats

By Samuel Freedman | February 5, 2020

Kamau Brathwaite, a leading figure of postwar Caribbean literature, has died at 89.

Kamau Brathwaite, a leading figure of postwar Caribbean literature, has died at 89.

By Aaron Robertson | February 5, 2020

Barnes & Noble's diverse covers initiative is... not great!

Barnes & Noble's diverse covers initiative is... not great!

By Jessie Gaynor | February 5, 2020

Farewell to Emily Books, a champion of the adventurous, rebellious, and under-recognized.

Farewell to Emily Books, a champion of the adventurous, rebellious, and under-recognized.

By Corinne Segal | February 4, 2020

10 new books you should read this week.

10 new books you should read this week.

By Katie Yee | February 4, 2020

Jane Austen, Gritty Educational Reformer of the Working Class

Jane Austen, Gritty Educational Reformer of the Working Class

Janine Barchas on How the Proliferation of Penny Editions
Brought Literature to the Masses

By Janine Barchas | February 4, 2020

Best Reviewed
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  • The Silver Book
  • The Land in Winter
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  • Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime
  • The History of Money: A Story of Humanity
  • The American Revolution: An Intimate History

Edwidge Danticat takes home the $100,000 Vilcek Prize in Literature.

By Katie Yee | February 3, 2020

Literary agents representing resistance superhero “Anonymous” go on record refuting scurrilous rumors.

By Jonny Diamond | February 3, 2020

On My Dark Vanessa and the Way Stories of Trauma Get Told

By Red Newsom | February 3, 2020

Dave Matthews is writing a middle grade fantasy novel.

Dave Matthews is writing a middle grade fantasy novel.

By Dan Sheehan | January 31, 2020

Brideshead Revisited.">Evelyn Waugh's granddaughter is publishing a Brideshead Revisited.">

Brideshead Revisited.">Evelyn Waugh's granddaughter is publishing a "crime comedy" spinoff of Brideshead Revisited.

By Emily Temple | January 31, 2020

Jerry Seinfeld's first book since the '90s will show how his jokes have evolved.

Jerry Seinfeld's first book since the '90s will show how his jokes have evolved.

By Aaron Robertson | January 30, 2020

Here's the first trailer for <em>The Plot Against America</em>.

Here's the first trailer for The Plot Against America.

By Jessie Gaynor | January 30, 2020

Attention: we are getting TWO new Katherine Dunn books.

Attention: we are getting TWO new Katherine Dunn books.

By Emily Temple | January 30, 2020

The publishing industry is probably even less diverse than you thought.

The publishing industry is probably even less diverse than you thought.

By Aaron Robertson | January 29, 2020

The <em>real</em> Literary Twitter drama this week was about . . . fonts.

The real Literary Twitter drama this week was about . . . fonts.

By Aaron Robertson | January 29, 2020

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