What Ann Patchett’s <em>Whistler</em> Gets Right and Wrong About Horses

What Ann Patchett’s Whistler Gets Right and Wrong About Horses

Janet L. Jones on the Fact and the Fiction of Equine-Centered Narratives in Fiction

By Janet L. Jones | September 2, 2026

Abdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison Cell

Abdelrahman ElGendy on Writing From Inside a Prison Cell

Samaa Khullar speaks to the former political prisoner and author of the memoir Huna

By Samaa Khullar | September 2, 2026

7 Books About Writerly Rivalry

7 Books About Writerly Rivalry

Laurie Petrou Recommends R.F. Kuang, Meg Wolitzer, Sally Rooney, and More

By Laurie Petrou | September 2, 2026

Generosity and Personhood: How the Myth of the Three Graces Inspired My Debut Novel

Generosity and Personhood: How the Myth of the Three Graces Inspired My Debut Novel

Elizabeth Wellington Rollins: "What I’ve found in studying these sister goddesses is the truth of my own life."

By Elizabeth Wellington Rollins | September 2, 2026

In Defense of Literary Awards (and Longlists, and Shortlists)

In Defense of Literary Awards (and Longlists, and Shortlists)

Maris Kreizman Pushes Back on the Book Prize Snark

By Maris Kreizman | September 1, 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in September 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in September 2026

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This Month

By Caroline Carlson | September 1, 2026

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  • Sleuth-Hound: The Case of the Real Sherlock Holmes
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  • I Can't Stop Thinking about Horses and Sex
  • Queen of Lombard Street
  • Paradise Burns
  • Doppelgänger
  • Hanging and Burning: A King Oliver Novel
  • Our Arab: On Longing, Belonging, and Hope
  • The Turning of Sally-Mae

Antiuniverses, Deepfakes, and Clone Children: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

By Natalie Zutter | September 1, 2026

Motherships, Haunted Mirrors, and Heritances: September Poetry Releases

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | September 1, 2026

Isaac Chotiner on Deep Knowledge and Gotcha Interviews

By The Critic and Her Publics | September 1, 2026

Marlon James, Chloe Benjamin, Emily Wilson, and more: 21 new books out today!

Marlon James, Chloe Benjamin, Emily Wilson, and more: 21 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | September 1, 2026

Fun, Feminine and Fundamental: In Defense of Frivolity

Fun, Feminine and Fundamental: In Defense of Frivolity

Jehanne Dubrow Asks Us to Reconsider Our Denigration of the Lighter Side of Life

By Jehanne Dubrow | August 31, 2026

Adam Johnson, Muriel Spark, bardic rivalry... and 25 more books out in paperback this September.

Adam Johnson, Muriel Spark, bardic rivalry... and 25 more books out in paperback this September.

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 31, 2026

August’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

August’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Big Tech, Psychedelic Toads, Howard Zinn, and More

By Book Marks | August 28, 2026

August’s Best Reviewed Fiction

August’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Chang-Rae Lee, Téa Obreht, Paul Yoon, and More

By Book Marks | August 28, 2026

Long Before <em>Toy Story</em>, It-Narratives Imagined the Inner Lives of Objects

Long Before Toy Story, It-Narratives Imagined the Inner Lives of Objects

Madeline Zehnder on the History of Thing Narrators

By Madeline Zehnder | August 28, 2026

Short But Sweet: Nine Novellas To Read In a Single Afternoon

Short But Sweet: Nine Novellas To Read In a Single Afternoon

David W. Berner Recommends Per Petterson, Claire Keagan, Helen DeWitt and More

By David W. Berner | August 27, 2026

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