A new weekly top 40 list highlights bestselling indie books.

A new weekly top 40 list highlights bestselling indie books.

By James Folta | January 15, 2026

The Church of David Bowie

The Church of David Bowie

Peter Ormerod on the Rock Godliness of Ziggy Stardust

By Peter Ormerod | January 15, 2026

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

Questions and Crimes: Golan Haji on Art and Letters in the New Syria

Translated and Introduced by Fady Joudah

By Golan Haji | January 15, 2026

Against Generative AI: Is Art the Last Refuge of Our Humanity?

Against Generative AI: Is Art the Last Refuge of Our Humanity?

Nick Ripatrazone on the Importance of the Creative Ego

By Nick Ripatrazone | January 15, 2026

How the Phoenicians Laid the Foundations For Modern Commerce and Civilization

How the Phoenicians Laid the Foundations For Modern Commerce and Civilization

Eve MacDonald on Myth, Conquest and Trade in the Ancient Mediterranean

By Eve MacDonald | January 15, 2026

Meet the 2026 United States Artists Writing Fellows.

Meet the 2026 United States Artists Writing Fellows.

By Literary Hub | January 14, 2026

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  • Departure(s)
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  • The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII

Here are the finalists for this year's Story Prize.

By Brittany Allen | January 14, 2026

The Work Behind the Writing: On Writers and Their Day Jobs

By Ed Simon | January 14, 2026

To Hell and Back: The Weeknd’s Musical Odyssey Through Life and Death

By Judson Bergman | January 14, 2026

How the <em>New York Times</em> Failed Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya

How the New York Times Failed Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya

Max Weiss on Translating the Gaza Doctor’s Words for the Times, and the Paper’s Failure to Cover His Abduction and Torture

By Max Weiss | January 14, 2026

Helping Incarcerated Writers Find Their Voices at Parchman Prison

Helping Incarcerated Writers Find Their Voices at Parchman Prison

W. Ralph Eubanks Explores Literary Life in a Forgotten Corner of the Mississippi Delta

By W. Ralph Eubanks | January 14, 2026

Six Sad Books by Funny Women

Six Sad Books by Funny Women

Sydney Rende Recommends Lorrie Moore, Dorothy Baker, Weike Wang, and More

By Sydney Rende | January 14, 2026

Following backlash over the booting of a Palestinian author, Adelaide Writers’ Week has been canceled.

Following backlash over the booting of a Palestinian author, Adelaide Writers’ Week has been canceled.

By Brittany Allen | January 13, 2026

Resolved to finish more books in 2026? Here’s your guide to the web’s best reading challenges. 

Resolved to finish more books in 2026? Here’s your guide to the web’s best reading challenges. 

By Brittany Allen | January 13, 2026

Can’t focus on reading? BookTok has an ambiance video to fix that.

Can’t focus on reading? BookTok has an ambiance video to fix that.

By James Folta | January 13, 2026

Alexander the Great, Ancient Gay Icon

Alexander the Great, Ancient Gay Icon

Harry Tanner Explores Queerness and Homophobia in the Hellenistic Period

By Harry Tanner | January 13, 2026

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