From <em>Gatsby</em> to <em>Giovanni's Room</em>, the Stories Behind 5 American Classics

From Gatsby to Giovanni's Room, the Stories Behind 5 American Classics

Jake Grogan on the Origins of 5 Great Books

By Jake Grogan | November 3, 2017

17 Books to Read This November

17 Books to Read This November

Amphibious Creatures, the creator of Mad Men, Fake News, and More

By Literary Hub | November 2, 2017

9 Off-the-Beaten Path Horror Books to Read this Halloween

9 Off-the-Beaten Path Horror Books to Read this Halloween

From Comics Anthologies to Genre-Bending Novels and More

By Cassidy Foust | October 31, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: Memory, History, and Anxiety

5 Books Making News This Week: Memory, History, and Anxiety

Amy Tan, Richard Aldous, John Green, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | October 26, 2017

5 Books Ray Bradbury Thought You Should Read

5 Books Ray Bradbury Thought You Should Read

Celebrating the Anniversary of Fahrenheit 451 with the Books That Bradbury Loved

By Arvind Dilawar | October 19, 2017

Scary Literary Fiction for People Who Hate Horror

Scary Literary Fiction for People Who Hate Horror

But still want some chills and thrills in this, our spookiest season

By Emily Temple | October 17, 2017

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5 Books Making News This Week: Magic, Memoirs, and Conspiracies

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14 Classic Works of Literature Hated By Famous Authors

By Emily Temple | October 16, 2017

The Best Contemporary Iraqi Writing About War

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My Favorite Books to Sell Over 20 Years of Owning a Bookstore

My Favorite Books to Sell Over 20 Years of Owning a Bookstore

From Laurie Colwin to Tanizaki

By Jeanette Watson | October 10, 2017

15 Books You Should Read This October

15 Books You Should Read This October

A Reading List for Shorter Days and Crisper Nights

By Literary Hub | October 3, 2017

Read 10 of the Best Stories Ever Published in <em>Playboy</em>

Read 10 of the Best Stories Ever Published in Playboy

From J.G. Ballard to Gabriel García Márquez to Bharati Mukherjee

By Emily Temple | September 29, 2017

5 Books Making News this Week: Religion, Refugees, and Odysseys

5 Books Making News this Week: Religion, Refugees, and Odysseys

Alice McDermott, Jenny Erpenbeck, Daniel Mendelsohn, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | September 26, 2017

10 Magical Feminist Books to Inspire Creative Resistance

10 Magical Feminist Books to Inspire Creative Resistance

A Literature of Defamiliarization, Supernaturalization, and Border Transgressions

By Ariel Gore | September 25, 2017

The Reading Lists Hidden Inside 12 Great Books

The Reading Lists Hidden Inside 12 Great Books

Or: Some Books That Mention a Lot of Other Books

By Emily Temple | September 20, 2017

American Xenophobia: Each Generation Must Write the Wrongs of History

American Xenophobia: Each Generation Must Write the Wrongs of History

Veronica Esposito on the Legacy and Lessons of Japanese Internment

By Veronica Esposito | September 18, 2017

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