• Literary Criticism

    On Poetry

    “Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

    By Spencer Reece  March 6, 2025
    Friendship

    Seven Novels That Explore Friendship In All Its Messy, Complex Beauty

    By Jeremy Gordon  March 6, 2025
    Am I the Literary Asshole?

    There Are Too Many DAMN Commas in Books These Days: Am I the Literary Asshole?

    By Kristen Arnett  March 6, 2025
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Karen Weingarten on Abortion Stories

    By Fiction Non Fiction  March 6, 2025
    The Hub

    A Small Press Book We Love:
    The President’s Room by Ricardo Romero

    By Drew Broussard  March 5, 2025
    Motherhood

    The Cords That Bind: On the Elusiveness of Solitude in Motherhood

    By Nicole Graev Lipson  March 5, 2025
    Transitions

    Emily St. James on Using Differing POVs to Write a Trans Novel

    By Emily St. James  March 5, 2025
    Thresholds

    Lidia Yuknavitch on Waiting for the Waves

    By Thresholds   March 5, 2025
    The Hub

    A Small Press Book We Love:
    Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

    By Jonny Diamond  March 4, 2025
    Russia

    Invasions, Empires, Political Bromances: Five Nonfiction Books That Explain Modern Russia

    By Charles Hecker  March 4, 2025
    Mythology

    On Reading Ovid’s Metamorphoses As a Military Spouse

    By Jehanne Dubrow  March 4, 2025
    New Books Tuesdays

    Laila Lalami! Alanis Morissette! 24 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  March 4, 2025
    Children's Literature

    Did You Know That James Baldwin Wrote for Children, Too?

    By Quartez Harris  March 3, 2025
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Dust Storms, Dream Hotels, and Road Trips: March’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

    By Natalie Zutter  March 3, 2025
    Poetry

    Angels, Apocalypse, Bees: Seven New Poetry Collections to Check Out in March

    By Rebecca Morgan Frank  March 3, 2025
    In Conversation

    Allegra Goodman and Emma Donoghue on Writing Stories Inspired by Their Kids (and Their Books)

    By Literary Hub  March 3, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    February’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

    By Book Marks  February 28, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    February’s Best Reviewed Fiction

    By Book Marks  February 28, 2025
    Audiobooks

    The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of March

    By AudioFile Magazine  February 28, 2025
    Paperbacks

    Helen Oyeyemi! Ryan Chapman! Marie-Helene Bertino! 26 books out in paperback this March.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  February 28, 2025
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  February 27, 2025
    Reading Lists

    Bridges to a Misunderstood World: Seven Memoirs That Show the Many Sides of Cuba

    By Rebe Huntman  February 27, 2025
    Arab Literature

    Ten Essential Novels That Showcase the Rich Literary Culture of the Middle East

    By Nussaibah Younis  February 27, 2025
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Suzette Mayr and Kai Thomas on Canada Versus Trump

    By Fiction Non Fiction  February 27, 2025
    Windham-Campbell Prizes

    Dionne Brand on José Saramago’s Seeing

    By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast   February 26, 2025
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