Mother Tongues: Reflections on Memory, Language, and Love in Germany

Mother Tongues: Reflections on Memory, Language, and Love in Germany

Tamar Shapiro: “I owe this book to my mother. It is not about her, and yet she is on every page.”

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Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize.

Here's the shortlist for the Center for Fiction's 2025 First Novel Prize.

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Yusuf / Cat Stevens' book tour has been postponed due to unspecified visa issues.

Yusuf / Cat Stevens' book tour has been postponed due to unspecified visa issues.

By James Folta | September 30, 2025

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Cundill History Prize.

By Literary Hub | September 30, 2025

Ron DeSantis is about to “gift” Donald Trump a $200 million plot of land for his “library.”

Ron DeSantis is about to “gift” Donald Trump a $200 million plot of land for his “library.”

By Jonny Diamond | September 30, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in October

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Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

Here are the bookies’ odds for the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature.

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When Picasso Saved Matisse’s Paintings From the Nazis

When Picasso Saved Matisse’s Paintings From the Nazis

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How to Build a Dictionary: On the Hard Art of Popular Lexicography

How to Build a Dictionary: On the Hard Art of Popular Lexicography

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What a 19th-Century Photograph Reveals About Power, Privilege and Violence in the American West

What a 19th-Century Photograph Reveals About Power, Privilege and Violence in the American West

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Ten Titles in Translation That Celebrate Ukraine

Ten Titles in Translation That Celebrate Ukraine

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What Are We Getting Out of Mythology?

What Are We Getting Out of Mythology?

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