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Otto Penzler's 5 Crime and Mystery Picks for October

Otto Penzler's 5 Crime and Mystery Picks for October

From Raymond Chandler to Carl Hiaasen

By Otto Penzler | October 18, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Politics, Philosophy, and Opium

Five Books Making News This Week: Politics, Philosophy, and Opium

Juan Gabriel Vasquez, John Kaag, Frances Wilson, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | October 18, 2016

In Praise of the Illustrated Book

In Praise of the Illustrated Book

Four Great Examples of the Genre

By Buzz Poole | October 17, 2016

Interview with a Bookstore: Her Bookshop

Interview with a Bookstore: Her Bookshop

Joelle Herr's Shop is a Dream 20 Years in the Making

By Interview with a Bookstore | October 17, 2016

Nine Books to Read for Latinx Heritage Month

Nine Books to Read for Latinx Heritage Month

Juan Pablo Villalobos, Yuri Herrera, Eduardo Rabasa, and More

By Cassidy Foust | October 14, 2016

The Top Five Contenders for the Nobel Prize in Literature

The Top Five Contenders for the Nobel Prize in Literature

According to the Kind of People Who Gamble on Literary Prizes

By Literary Hub | October 12, 2016

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10 Short Stories for the International Day of the Girl

By Kait Heacock | October 11, 2016

Five Books Making News: The Great Le Guin (and Everyone Else)

By Jane Ciabattari | October 11, 2016

6 Contemporary Writers We'd Like See Telling Virtual Reality Stories

By Helen Klein Ross | October 6, 2016

Jewish Literature Isn't Dead: It's Being Written By Women

Jewish Literature Isn't Dead: It's Being Written By Women

A Reading List, from Karen E. Bender to Anna Solomon

By Erika Dreifus | October 5, 2016

18 Books You Should Read This October

18 Books You Should Read This October

From Witches to Wangs to Glam and Back Again

By Literary Hub | October 4, 2016

5 Great Books to Read Amid the September Onslaught

5 Great Books to Read Amid the September Onslaught

Bethanne Patrick Recommends Beach Reads for Wherever You Are

By Bethanne Patrick | September 30, 2016

The Grumpy Librarian: If Your Living Room is Carpeted in Thorns...

The Grumpy Librarian: If Your Living Room is Carpeted in Thorns...

Recommendations Weird, Bleak, Hilarious, and Gritty

By Caitlin Goodman | September 27, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Biographies, Bohemians, and Bruce

Five Books Making News This Week: Biographies, Bohemians, and Bruce

Robert Kanigel, Eimear McBride, Born to Run, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | September 27, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Anecdotes, Architects, and Anti-Social Behavior

Five Books Making News This Week: Anecdotes, Architects, and Anti-Social Behavior

Robert Gottlieb, Teddy Wayne, Witold Rybczynski, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | September 20, 2016

10 Giant Translated Novels that Make a Mockery of

10 Giant Translated Novels that Make a Mockery of "Subway Reading"

A Work-Out for Your Biceps and Your Mind

By Veronica Esposito | September 19, 2016

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