Schiaparelli and Spark: On the Fashion of <em>The Girls of Slender Means</em>

Schiaparelli and Spark: On the Fashion of The Girls of Slender Means

Lilian Pizzichini Looks for The Dress at the Victoria and Albert Museum’s Schiaparelli Exhibition

By Lilian Pizzichini | May 11, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Virginia Woolf’s <em>Mrs Dalloway</em> is Published.

This Week in Literary History: Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway is Published.

The Origin of a Masterpiece

By Literary Hub | May 11, 2026

Mysterious, Isolated and Seductive: The Map of Literary Islands That Inspired My Novel

Mysterious, Isolated and Seductive: The Map of Literary Islands That Inspired My Novel

Christiana Spens: “Even when you have left an island, it lingers on in your imagination as a half-real and half-made-up place.”

By Christiana Spens | May 11, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart, Siri Hustvedt, and more

By Book Marks | May 8, 2026

Am I the Literary Asshole For Thinking Most Writers Are Trash, Actually?

Am I the Literary Asshole For Thinking Most Writers Are Trash, Actually?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 7, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“One can barely imagine the intolerable weight of this family inheritance... irresistible for so many years yet the only thing one wants to escape.”

By Book Marks | May 7, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • The Great Wherever
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

Ocean Vuong: Photographer First, Writer Second?

By Sarah Moroz | May 7, 2026

New York Pastoral: Sitting Outside and Inside With Eileen Myles

By Rosa Campbell | May 7, 2026

We Need More Geriatric Heroines: Seven Books About Actually-Old Women

By Laurie Frankel | May 7, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 3, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 7, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending May 3, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 7, 2026

Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution

Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 7, 2026

The Power of the Stranger as Plot

The Power of the Stranger as Plot

Ilona Bannister Recommends Angie Cruz, Rumaan Alam, Laura Sims, and More

By Ilona Bannister | May 6, 2026

Charles Dickens... and Other Bad Men Who are Good Writers

Charles Dickens... and Other Bad Men Who are Good Writers

Francine Prose Explores the Disconnect of Loving Works Written By Monstrous Authors

By Francine Prose | May 5, 2026

Who Are the Best Monsters in Literature?

Who Are the Best Monsters in Literature?

Mothman Is My Boyfriend Author McKayla Coyle has Some Ideas

By McKayla Coyle | May 5, 2026

Elizabeth Strout on Creating a Quietly Strong Protagonist

Elizabeth Strout on Creating a Quietly Strong Protagonist

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Things We Never Say

By Jane Ciabattari | May 5, 2026

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