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Unicorn Diversions, Robot Valets, and More: June’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Unicorn Diversions, Robot Valets, and More: June’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Natalie Zutter Recommends New SFF From Katherine Arden, Angela Mi Young Hur, Paul Tremblay and more

By Natalie Zutter | June 1, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Carson McCullers’s <em>The Heart is a Lonely Hunter</em> is Published

This Week in Literary History: Carson McCullers’s The Heart is a Lonely Hunter is Published

A Classic is Born

By Literary Hub | June 1, 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in June 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in June 2026

Caroline Carlson Showcases the Best New Kidlit For the Start of Summer

By Caroline Carlson | June 1, 2026

On Group Portraiture and the Secret Histories of Art: Paul Elie and Julia Cooke in Conversation

On Group Portraiture and the Secret Histories of Art: Paul Elie and Julia Cooke in Conversation

“Insights and kinships emerge almost unbidden—called forth through juxtaposition.”

By Julia Cooke | June 1, 2026

“Vulnerability as a Valid Way.” 7 New Poetry Collections to Read This June

“Vulnerability as a Valid Way.” 7 New Poetry Collections to Read This June

Craig Morgan Teicher Recommends Your Poetry TBR Pile This Month

By Craig Morgan Teicher | June 1, 2026

Lost and Found: On Eileen Myles’s “Bird Watching”

Lost and Found: On Eileen Myles’s “Bird Watching”

CAConrad in Praise of the Poet’s Early Work

By CAConrad | June 1, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Tending the Fire: Exploring AIDS Writing of the Last Ten Years

By Sara Youngblood Gregory | May 29, 2026

May’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

By Book Marks | May 29, 2026

May’s Best Reviewed Fiction

By Book Marks | May 29, 2026

Language Play(s): Ensemble, Chorus, and the Redistributed Lyric

Language Play(s): Ensemble, Chorus, and the Redistributed Lyric

Soham Patel on the Poetics of Language, Form, and Situation

By Soham Patel | May 29, 2026

Melissa Febos, Geoff Dyer, Beyoncé... Here are 25 books out in paperback this June.

Melissa Febos, Geoff Dyer, Beyoncé... Here are 25 books out in paperback this June.

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 29, 2026

<em>Margo’s Got Money Troubles</em> is One of the Best Literary Adaptations in a Long While

Margo’s Got Money Troubles is One of the Best Literary Adaptations in a Long While

Maris Kreizman is Happy to Recommend the Screen Version of Rufi Thorpe’s Wonderful Novel

By Maris Kreizman | May 28, 2026

50 Great Classic Novels <br>Under 200 Pages

50 Great Classic Novels
Under 200 Pages

Short and Sweet

By Emily Temple | May 28, 2026

On the Literary Afterlife of Japan’s First Working Woman Writer

On the Literary Afterlife of Japan’s First Working Woman Writer

Translator Bryan Karetnyk Considers the Work of Higuchi Ichiyō

By Bryan Karetnyk | May 28, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The Kardashians don’t just reflect the zeitgeist, they create it, influencing the ways we spend our money, think about our bodies and understand online identity.”

By Book Marks | May 28, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 24, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 28, 2026

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