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Jenny Lawson Thinks It’s Okay If You’re Not For Everyone

Jenny Lawson Thinks It’s Okay If You’re Not For Everyone

The Author of How to Be Okay When Nothing is Okay on Rejection Sensitivity

By Jenny Lawson | March 31, 2026

Ashley Nelson Levy on Female Friendship, Disappointment, and Balancing Her Writing With Running a Press

Ashley Nelson Levy on Female Friendship, Disappointment, and Balancing Her Writing With Running a Press

The Author of The Riff Talks to Meara Sharma

By Meara Sharma | March 31, 2026

Colm Tóibín on Crafting a Collection of Irish Homecoming

Colm Tóibín on Crafting a Collection of Irish Homecoming

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The News from Dublin

By Jane Ciabattari | March 31, 2026

A Resonant Silence: Heather Cleary on Translating María Ospina’s <em>Only a Little While Here</em>

A Resonant Silence: Heather Cleary on Translating María Ospina’s Only a Little While Here

"There is a powerful form of resistance to be found in lingering with the unfamiliar..."

By Heather Cleary | March 31, 2026

Tana French, Colm Tóibín, Yann Martel and more: 20 new books out today!

Tana French, Colm Tóibín, Yann Martel and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | March 31, 2026

Álvaro Enrigue’s <em>Now I Surrender</em> Is a Celebration of Apache Resistance

Álvaro Enrigue’s Now I Surrender Is a Celebration of Apache Resistance

Anderson Tepper Profiles the Author of “Brainspinning” Historical Novels

By Anderson Tepper | March 30, 2026

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Percival Everett, Andrea Long Chu, Gatsby... 23 new paperbacks out this April.

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19th-Century Blues: When Science Killed God and Made Some Englishmen Sad

By Adrian McKinty | March 27, 2026

Langston Hughes: Novelist, Poet, Activist and... Translator

By Ricardo Wilson II | March 27, 2026

March’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

March’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Christopher Clark, Ian Buruma, Tom Junod, and More

By Book Marks | March 27, 2026

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March’s Best Reviewed Fiction

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How William Kennedy Turned a Bedtime Story For His Four-Year-Old Into a Publishing Sensation

How William Kennedy Turned a Bedtime Story For His Four-Year-Old Into a Publishing Sensation

Stephanie Gorton Talks to the Legendary Author of Ironweed About the Making of Charlie Malarkey and the Belly-Button Machine

By Stephanie Gorton | March 26, 2026

On the Auction Block: Jack Kerouac’s Record-Breaking Manuscripts

On the Auction Block: Jack Kerouac’s Record-Breaking Manuscripts

Jean-Christophe Cloutier Considers the History of Kerouac’s Posthumous Sales

By Jean-Christophe Cloutier | March 26, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Thinking So Much Book Publicity is Cringe?

Am I the Asshole For Thinking So Much Book Publicity is Cringe?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | March 26, 2026

Six Retellings That Pull Apart Fairy Tales and Stitch Them Back Together in New and Wondrous Ways

Six Retellings That Pull Apart Fairy Tales and Stitch Them Back Together in New and Wondrous Ways

Bar Fridman-Tell Recommends Kelly Link, Roshani Chokshi, T. Kingfisher, and More

By Bar Fridman-Tell | March 26, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“With minimal skepticism, he platforms schemes that range from the contested and implausible... to the wholly impossible.”

By Book Marks | March 26, 2026

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