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

This Week in Literary History: Edna St. Vincent Millay Loses Her Manuscript in a Hotel Fire

This Week in Literary History: Edna St. Vincent Millay Loses Her Manuscript in a Hotel Fire

Did She Ever Truly Recover?

By Literary Hub | April 27, 2026

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

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

“At fourteen I decided I would be hard as a stone and burn bright as the sun.”

By Erin Vincent | April 27, 2026

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

On the Propaganda of Early Nazism, and How We See it in America Today

Omer Aziz Encounters the Spectacle of Fascism

By Omer Aziz | April 27, 2026

Haruki Murakami has a new novel coming out—and for the first time, it features a female main character.

Haruki Murakami has a new novel coming out—and for the first time, it features a female main character.

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2026

Maria Reva’s <em>Endling</em> has won the 2026 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

Maria Reva’s Endling has won the 2026 Aspen Words Literary Prize.

By Literary Hub | April 24, 2026

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One great poem to read today: Marie Howe’s “You Think This Happened Only Once and Long Ago”

By Julia Hass | April 24, 2026

Without the “Women’s Fiction” of the Early Aughts I Wouldn’t Have Survived My Divorce

By Sarah Vacchiano | April 24, 2026

Brad Neely on Embracing Errors When Making Art

By Brad Neely | April 24, 2026

A Short History of America’s Drowned Towns

A Short History of America’s Drowned Towns

Erin L. McCoy on the Intersection of Misplaced Nostalgia and Environmental Violence That Inspired Her Novel

By Erin L. McCoy | April 24, 2026

How Diet Culture Ruins Lives

How Diet Culture Ruins Lives

Geneen Roth on Learning to Live With (and Love) Her Own Body

By Geneen Roth | April 24, 2026

Writing About Life in America Before Roe v. Wade, in Fiction and in Memoir

Writing About Life in America Before Roe v. Wade, in Fiction and in Memoir

Tracy Clark-Flory and Kate Schatz Discuss the Research Process, Reuniting With Their Siblings, and Trying to Capture the History of Reproductive Rights

By Tracy Clark-Flory and Kate Schatz | April 24, 2026

How Library of America Helped Shape the Modern American Literary Canon

How Library of America Helped Shape the Modern American Literary Canon

Max Rudin’s Reflects on the History of the Press at the 2026 Whiting Awards Ceremony   

By Max Rudin | April 24, 2026

Here are the finalists for the NYPL’s 2026 Young Lions Fiction Award.

Here are the finalists for the NYPL’s 2026 Young Lions Fiction Award.

By Literary Hub | April 23, 2026

Why you should be reading Nancy Lemann’s nonfiction, too.

Why you should be reading Nancy Lemann’s nonfiction, too.

By Brittany Allen | April 23, 2026

One great poem to read today: William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 28”

One great poem to read today: William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 28”

By Drew Broussard | April 23, 2026

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