25 Nonfiction Books You Need to Read This Summer

25 Nonfiction Books You Need to Read This Summer

Because Novels Are Just Made-Up

By Literary Hub | May 25, 2023

A Florida school is now trying to

A Florida school is now trying to "restrict" Amanda Gorman's poetry.

By Janet Manley | May 24, 2023

One great short story to read today: Robert Coover's

One great short story to read today: Robert Coover's "The Babysitter."

By Emily Temple | May 24, 2023

Haruki Murakami wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for literature.

Haruki Murakami wins Spain's Princess of Asturias Award for literature.

By Janet Manley | May 24, 2023

Simon Sebag Montefiore on Ancient Star Wars, Pierced Penises, and Steam Baths

Simon Sebag Montefiore on Ancient Star Wars, Pierced Penises, and Steam Baths

The Author of The World Explores the Lives of Roman and Mesoamerican Dynasties

By Simon Sebag Montefiore | May 24, 2023

On Jane Austen and The Lovable Unlikability of Emma Woodhouse

On Jane Austen and The Lovable Unlikability of Emma Woodhouse

Emily Harding Can't Separate the Independent Streak from the Austen Worldview

By Emily Harding | May 24, 2023

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Kate Lebo on Making and Remaking Recipes On and Off the Page

By Kate Lebo | May 24, 2023

How a Fabulist Painting Showed Jenny Fran Davis the Cover of Dykette

By Jenny Fran Davis | May 24, 2023

On Xi Jinping’s Purges and the Contradictions of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection

By Chun Han Wong | May 24, 2023

Knopf will publish Gabriel García Márquez's final novel.

Knopf will publish Gabriel García Márquez's final novel.

By Dan Sheehan | May 23, 2023

Haymarket Books is launching a fellowship for writers impacted by the criminal legal system.

Haymarket Books is launching a fellowship for writers impacted by the criminal legal system.

By Literary Hub | May 23, 2023

Just a few hateful parents are responsible for most of the book challenges in America.

Just a few hateful parents are responsible for most of the book challenges in America.

By Jonny Diamond | May 23, 2023

One great short story to read today: Kristin Valdez Quade's

One great short story to read today: Kristin Valdez Quade's "The Five Wounds."

By Emily Temple | May 23, 2023

Author Susanna Kaysen Revisits <em>Girl, Interrupted</em> 30 Years After Its Publication

Author Susanna Kaysen Revisits Girl, Interrupted 30 Years After Its Publication

“There was enough blank space in it for people to insert themselves.”

By Susanna Kaysen | May 23, 2023

Why the Idea of Western Civilization is More Myth Than History

Why the Idea of Western Civilization is More Myth Than History

Naoíse Mac Sweeney on Writing a New History of the West

By Naoíse Mac Sweeney | May 23, 2023

Kwame Alexander on the Legacies of Love Passed Down Through Food

Kwame Alexander on the Legacies of Love Passed Down Through Food

Plus a Free Recipe for 7 Up Pound Cake from the Author of Why Fathers Cry at Night

By Kwame Alexander | May 23, 2023

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