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5 Great Beach Reads, Wherever You Are

5 Great Beach Reads, Wherever You Are

A New Column from Bethanne Patrick, the Best in Women's Fiction

By Bethanne Patrick | May 19, 2016

We Need More First-Hand Books About Urban Poverty

We Need More First-Hand Books About Urban Poverty

Lisa Levy on Dreamland, Evicted, and The Cook Up

By Lisa Levy | May 19, 2016

10 Books by Women We'd Like to See Translated: Balkan Edition

10 Books by Women We'd Like to See Translated: Balkan Edition

A World of Literature from Croatia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Serbia,
Macedonia, and Montenegro

By Will Firth | May 19, 2016

Otto Penzler's 5 Mystery Picks for May

Otto Penzler's 5 Mystery Picks for May

Your Go-To Mystery and Crime Reading List

By Otto Penzler | May 18, 2016

10 Works of Fiction to Better Understand Brazil

10 Works of Fiction to Better Understand Brazil

A Country in Crisis, and Its Vital Literature

By Francesca Angiolillo | May 18, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Mornings, Musicians, and Maternity

Five Books Making News This Week: Mornings, Musicians, and Maternity

Janine di Giovanni, Dylan Hicks, Pamela Erens, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | May 17, 2016

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Interview with a Bookstore: Blue Willow Bookshop

By Interview with a Bookstore | May 16, 2016

10 German Books by Women We'd Love to See in English

By Katy Derbyshire | May 12, 2016

The Staff Shelf: Heffers Bookshop

By Interview with a Bookstore | May 10, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: History, Hilltops, and Horses

Five Books Making News This Week: History, Hilltops, and Horses

J. Gerald Kennedy, Matti Friedman, C. E. Morgan, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | May 10, 2016

Interview with a Bookstore: Heffers Bookshop

Interview with a Bookstore: Heffers Bookshop

Cambridge's Go-To Bookshop is So Old, Someone's Writing Its History Book

By Interview with a Bookstore | May 9, 2016

The 10 Russian Literary Heroines You Should Know

The 10 Russian Literary Heroines You Should Know

And Why Russian Women Know Better Than to Expect a Happily-Ever-After

By Guillermo Erades | May 5, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Legends, Looting, and Lambs

Five Books Making News This Week: Legends, Looting, and Lambs

Don DeLillo, Tom Burgis, Lydia Millet, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | May 3, 2016

Interview with a Bookstore: Book Culture

Interview with a Bookstore: Book Culture

Where Loyal Customers Hit Robbers In The Face

By Interview with a Bookstore | May 2, 2016

16 Books You Should Read This May

16 Books You Should Read This May

LITERARY HUB CONTRIBUTORS PREVIEW THE MONTH'S NEW TITLES

By Literary Hub | April 29, 2016

Naples, The Reading List: Your Guide to the City of Elena Ferrante

Naples, The Reading List: Your Guide to the City of Elena Ferrante

On the Eve of San Gennaro, 15 Books to Satisfy Your Neapolitan Cravings

By John Domini | April 29, 2016

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