The Grumpy Librarian: Books with Allegorical Animals and A Lot of Sex

The Grumpy Librarian: Books with Allegorical Animals and A Lot of Sex

Recommendations with lyricism, sentimentality, and philosophical complications

By Caitlin Goodman | August 24, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Trilogies, Triumphs, and the Novel Trump Should Read

Five Books Making News This Week: Trilogies, Triumphs, and the Novel Trump Should Read

Jay McInerney, Colson Whitehead, Imbolo Mbue, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | August 23, 2016

Otto Penzler's 5 Crime Picks for the End of Summer

Otto Penzler's 5 Crime Picks for the End of Summer

Grim Gentlemen, Deadly Dopplegangers, and a little Zen

By Otto Penzler | August 22, 2016

Interview with a Bookstore: Oxford Exchange

Interview with a Bookstore: Oxford Exchange

Visually Distinctive, Spiritually Familiar

By Interview with a Bookstore | August 22, 2016

13 Translated Books by Women You Should Read

13 Translated Books by Women You Should Read

Only 30 Percent of English Translations Published Each Year are Written by Women

By Cassidy Foust | August 19, 2016

Use the Following Words in a Sentence: Traffic. Tumor. High Heels. Jet Lag. Personal Stereo.

Use the Following Words in a Sentence: Traffic. Tumor. High Heels. Jet Lag. Personal Stereo.

Announcing the Newest Books in the Object Lessons Series

By Literary Hub | August 19, 2016

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A Librarian's Reading Listfor the Dog Days of Summer

By Literary Hub | August 18, 2016

The Ultimate Literary Ten-Course Meal

By Evan Hanczor | August 17, 2016

What Do Chefs Read?

By Literary Hub | August 17, 2016

5 Fictional Vegetarians Who Defy Stereotypes

5 Fictional Vegetarians Who Defy Stereotypes

On Memes and More Nuanced Representations of Non-Meat Eaters

By Kristen Martin | August 17, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Floods, Ponds, and Grief

Five Books Making News This Week: Floods, Ponds, and Grief

Angela Palm, Claire-Louise Bennett, Jacqueline Woodson, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | August 16, 2016

Interview with a Bookstore: Farley's Bookshop

Interview with a Bookstore: Farley's Bookshop

A New Hope Icon Approaches 50

By Interview with a Bookstore | August 15, 2016

The Pros and Cons of Getting Inside a Villain's Mind

The Pros and Cons of Getting Inside a Villain's Mind

How to Raise the Stakes Without Ruining the Mystery

By Alex Lake | August 12, 2016

5 Beach Reads for the Dog Days of August

5 Beach Reads for the Dog Days of August

Bethanne Patrick's Recommendations for the Last Month of Summer

By Bethanne Patrick | August 11, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Longlists, Anthologies, and the Underground Railroad

Five Books Making News This Week: Longlists, Anthologies, and the Underground Railroad

Deborah Levy, Jesmyn Ward, Colson Whitehead, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | August 11, 2016

Ten Writers Who <em>Did</em> Quit Their Day Jobs

Ten Writers Who Did Quit Their Day Jobs

A Reading List of Former Doctors, Chaplains, Therapists and More

By Bethanne Patrick | August 8, 2016

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