These books are the top must-read novels of 2026, coming from some of the most acclaimed writers of the past 25 years, ...

The author of Called by the Hills On her new book about living and working in the mountains that also includes her artwork ...

Tayari Jones, Ann Patchett, George Saunders and Veronica Roth return with new novels; Jennette McCurdy makes her fiction ...

(Lev Grossman writes about books here on Wednesdays. Subscribe to his RSS feed.) This post is by way of a reply to Arthur Krystal’s “Easy Writers,” a thoroughly thought-provoking piece about the ...

Responses to Death of the Author have spanned from enthusiastic praise to measured, thoughtful critique. Many readers have ...

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‘Murder Bimbo’ By Rebecca Novack: She’s a sex worker and a political assassin — or is she? This highly comedic novel about one woman’s quest to clear her name after being involved in a high profile ...

In his fifteenth novel, award-winning author Gerald Everett Jones invites readers on an intriguing emotional journey ...

English teachers have long claimed reading books makes you a better person, maybe because their livelihoods have long depended on it. Now they've got proof, courtesy of the science wing. But not just ...

Families reckon with life-altering events, artists transform themselves, and colonialism rears its ugly head in this season’s novels and collections. Plus, Native writers Tommy Orange and Morgan Talty ...

Writer Canisia Lubrin, known for her poetry, has won this year's Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which honors women and nonbinary storytellers in the U.S. and Canada. Lubrin's debut fiction work, ...

During the pandemic, I provided counseling for several health care providers. These dedicated medical professionals faced overwhelming stress due to: Patients dying at an increasingly higher rate.