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Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July

Featuring Books by Cal Flyn, Eyal Weitzman, Michael Cunningham, and More

By Literary Hub | July 2, 2026

Here’s the Frederick Douglass Speech to Revisit This July 4th

Here’s the Frederick Douglass Speech to Revisit This July 4th

Robert S. Levine Explains Why It’s Not the Most Obvious One

By Robert S. Levine | July 2, 2026

Will “American” Ever Be a Fully Distinct Language of Its Own?

Will “American” Ever Be a Fully Distinct Language of Its Own?

Ed Simon on Noah Webster’s Dictionary of Independence

By Ed Simon | July 1, 2026

Let Maggie Gyllenhaal Adapt <em>The Bell Jar</em>, You Cowards

Let Maggie Gyllenhaal Adapt The Bell Jar, You Cowards

Emily Van Duyne on the Promise of The Bride

By Emily Van Duyne | July 1, 2026

The 13 Best Book Covers of June

The 13 Best Book Covers of June

Good Art, Good Cover

By Emily Temple | July 1, 2026

A Constitutional Question: Do American Presidents Have the Power to Declare War?

A Constitutional Question: Do American Presidents Have the Power to Declare War?

Jill Lepore Considers a Vietnam-Era Precedent to a Timely Presidential Problem

By Jill Lepore | July 1, 2026

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Why Soledad Acosta de Samper’s Dolores is a Unicorn in the Practice of Translation

By Sara Abadía Alvarado | July 1, 2026

The Bible is now required reading for Texas public school students.

By Brittany Allen | June 30, 2026

Inside the Wild World of Roman Romance Novels

By Emma Southon | June 30, 2026

What to Do When Your Activism Leads to Threats From the Powerful

What to Do When Your Activism Leads to Threats From the Powerful

Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer on Political Dissent and the Stages of Fear

By Julia Angwin and Ami Fields-Meyer | June 30, 2026

The Reluctant Researcher: How I Ended Up Writing a Historical Novel

The Reluctant Researcher: How I Ended Up Writing a Historical Novel

Ethan Joella: “Writing what you know is only limited by what you take the time to know.”

By Ethan Joella | June 30, 2026

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in July

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in July

From Lucky to Little House on the Prairie

By Emily Temple | June 30, 2026

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

Here’s the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

By Literary Hub | June 29, 2026

Merci, Marjane: What the <em<Persepolis</em> Author Meant to Me as an Iranian in Exile

Merci, Marjane: What the Author Meant to Me as an Iranian in Exile

Naz Riahi on Marjane Satrapi’s Art as a Mirror

By Naz Riahi | June 29, 2026

How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading

How a Childhood Bookmobile Sparked My Love of Reading

Brenda C. Wilson Remembers the Start of Her Reading Journey

By Brenda C. Wilson | June 29, 2026

One of the Best American Backpacking Books Was Written by a Japanese Buddhist Beat Poet

One of the Best American Backpacking Books Was Written by a Japanese Buddhist Beat Poet

Brad Rassler on the Dharma of Albert Saijo, Who Distilled the Trauma of Internment Into a Minimalist Philosophy of the Outdoors

By Brad Rassler | June 29, 2026

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