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Meet the Best Debut Novelists of 2026

Meet the Best Debut Novelists of 2026

The Seven Finalists for the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize on Their Reading and Writing Lives

By Emily Temple | October 20, 2026

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

Tracy Daugherty on the Student Days of the Now Iconic American Writer

By Tracy Daugherty | October 20, 2026

What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself

What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself

Rory Loughnane on the American Poet’s Contributions to the Study of the Bard’s Early Life

By Rory Loughnane | October 20, 2026

Meghan O’Rourke, Zaina Arafat, Philippa Gregory, and more: 20 new books out today!

Meghan O’Rourke, Zaina Arafat, Philippa Gregory, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 20, 2026

Why Are So Many Contemporary Novelists Not Naming the Narrator?

Why Are So Many Contemporary Novelists Not Naming the Narrator?

Ilana Bean Considers Contemporary Namelessness

By Ilana Bean | October 19, 2026

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

Amy M. King Explores the Landscapes and Botany That Shaped the Sisters’ Novels

By Amy M. King | October 19, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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

By Book Marks | October 16, 2026

What Three Recent Films Reveal About How We View Poets and Poetry

By Matt Longabucco | October 16, 2026

The Wild Robot Author Peter Brown on What Makes a Great Read-Aloud Book

By Literary Hub | October 16, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“If these characters were dogs, they would be constantly lifting their legs at one another.”

By Book Marks | October 15, 2026

Why Are Publishers Suing Big Tech With One Hand and Embracing AI With the Other?

Why Are Publishers Suing Big Tech With One Hand and Embracing AI With the Other?

Maris Kreizman on the Ever-Shifting Definition of Fair Use

By Maris Kreizman | October 15, 2026

Anna North on the Genre You Didn’t Know You Needed: Bogcore

Anna North on the Genre You Didn’t Know You Needed: Bogcore

With Work by Annie Proulx, Kay Chronister, Seamus Heaney and More

By Anna North | October 15, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending October 11, 2026

By Literary Hub | October 15, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending October 11, 2026

By Literary Hub | October 15, 2026

Yiyun Li on Art, Fame, History, and <em>Music Against the Night</em>

Yiyun Li on Art, Fame, History, and Music Against the Night

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 15, 2026

Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

James Folta on Holding the Line Against AI Experimentation

By James Folta | October 14, 2026

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