The 14 Best Book Covers of August

The 14 Best Book Covers of August

Leading with Art

By Emily Temple | August 29, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in September

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in September

The Man in My Basement, Slow Horses, Highest 2 Lowest, and more.

By Emily Temple | August 29, 2025

Irish novelist Naoise Dolan is boarding a flotilla to break the siege on Gaza.

Irish novelist Naoise Dolan is boarding a flotilla to break the siege on Gaza.

By Dan Sheehan | August 28, 2025

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

Huda Fakhreddine on Paul Celan and How Gaza Translates the World

By Huda Fakhreddine | August 28, 2025

In Praise of CliffsNotes Study Guides in the Age of AI

In Praise of CliffsNotes Study Guides in the Age of AI

Joelle Renstrom Reconsiders What Teachers Used to Dismiss as a Shortcut

By Joelle Renstrom | August 28, 2025

Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help)

Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help)

Maris Kreizman on the Importance of Standing Up For Literature

By Maris Kreizman | August 28, 2025

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Five Books With Narrators Learning to Live in Unexpected Lives

By Kelly Sundberg | August 28, 2025

On the Cyber Soldiers Defending the Cuban Revolution From Internet Slander

By Abraham Jiménez Enoa | August 28, 2025

What Would Happen If All the Ice on Earth Suddenly Melted?

By Peter Brannen | August 28, 2025

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

A "close" read of the president's beach reads.

By Brittany Allen | August 27, 2025

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize.

Here are the finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize.

By Literary Hub | August 27, 2025

Did Anthropic AI steal your book? You can sign up for updates on the class action suit.

Did Anthropic AI steal your book? You can sign up for updates on the class action suit.

By James Folta | August 27, 2025

The Paddystinians of Belfast: On the Palestinian Solidarity Movement in Northern Ireland

The Paddystinians of Belfast: On the Palestinian Solidarity Movement in Northern Ireland

Philip Metres Examines the Close Bonds of Occupation

By Philip Metres | August 27, 2025

Hero Edit: On Literary Depictions of Reality TV

Hero Edit: On Literary Depictions of Reality TV

Hannah Berman Considers “The Compound,” “Small Game,” and More

By Hannah Berman | August 27, 2025

Amanda Uhle on Using a Childhood Photo as the Cover of Her Book

Amanda Uhle on Using a Childhood Photo as the Cover of Her Book

“All I ever wanted was an accurate portrait of who my parents were.”

By Amanda Uhle | August 27, 2025

How the Oslo Accords Fragmented Palestine and Uprooted a People

How the Oslo Accords Fragmented Palestine and Uprooted a People

Revisiting a Turning Point in the History of Israel’s Occupation

By Literary Hub | August 27, 2025

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