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Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Including Books by Siri Hustvedt, Zayd Ayers Dohrn, Todd Smith, and More

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Mother Tongues: How Family History Plays a Part in Language and Translation

Chenxin Jiang: “Which is my mother tongue and which an other tongue?”

By Chenxin Jiang | April 29, 2026

Leila Chatti on the Many Ways to Be (and Not to Be) a Mother

Leila Chatti on the Many Ways to Be (and Not to Be) a Mother

“IVF is a kind of miracle, but doctors are not gods.”

By Leila Chatti | April 29, 2026

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You About My Book

I Wish I Didn’t Have to Tell You About My Book

Madeline Vosch on Writing a Memoir About Suicide

By Madeline Vosch | April 29, 2026

Ten Memoirs That Explore the Nuances of Family Estrangement

Ten Memoirs That Explore the Nuances of Family Estrangement

Jenny Bartoy Recommends Harriet Brown, Stephanie Foo, Nick Flynn and More

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On Vigdis Hjorth’s <em>Repetition</em> and the Hidden Disenfranchisement of Children

On Vigdis Hjorth’s Repetition and the Hidden Disenfranchisement of Children

Kylie Cheung: "It’s impressive, terrifying really, the kinds of things we can make ourselves believe.’

By Kylie Cheung | April 27, 2026

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The Power of a Number: Erin Vincent on Grief, Loss, and a Fixation on Fourteen

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Bernd Heinrich on His Life in the Maine Woods

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The Craft Challenges of Writing Political Fiction

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Abigail Savitch-Lew on the Twelve-Year Struggle Behind Her Debut Novel

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Jayne Anne Phillips Wonders What Happens to Writers If They Don’t Write?

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“Clitter” is a Real World: And Other Discoveries Reading the First Draft of Stephen King’s <em>Pet Sematary</em>

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Caroline Bicks Explores the Literary Legacy of an Undisputed Master of the Genre

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How Writing Helped Me Heal After a Trauma

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On the Dark Arts of Writing Dangerously (and Marriage, and Life in L.A.)

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