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10 Must-Read Books for July 2016
It turns out you can read anything you want on the beach. → Read More
The 10 Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books of 2016 So Far
From silkpunk to our Big Data political future, here are the ten best sci-fi and fantasy books of 2016 (so far). → Read More
Dorthe Nors Invents the Fiction of Listicles
Danish writer Dorthe Nors' new book, "So Much for That Winter," mines the language of the internet for deep emotion and humor. → Read More
Do Readers Have Digital Fatigue?
The concept of "digital fatigue" is now used to explain the decline of ebooks and the rise of independent bookstores. Is it specific enough? → Read More
The Definitive List of Must-Read Poetry Books from 2016 (So Far)
In a new monthly column, we catch up on the year's noteworthy poetry. → Read More
The Period Is Here to Stay.
If we lose the period over the course of the next decades or centuries, so be it. The prospect doesn’t bother me overmuch, even if I’m fond of using periods as a way of marking the completion of a … → Read More
The Novel That Took Marguerite Duras to the Edge of Fiction and Sanity
Available for the first time in English, Marguerite Duras' 'Abahn Sabana David' is a 'scream of refusal' that drove its author to the limit. → Read More
Is James Patterson’s New Imprint the Second Coming of Pulp Fiction?
James Patterson's BookShots — novellas designed for people who don't read — launched last week. Is it another publishing scheme? → Read More
The Art of Hating: Ben Lerner’s ‘The Hatred of Poetry’ Revels in Paradox
Ben Lerner's 'The Hatred of Poetry' is a major essay disguised as a teacher's guide. → Read More
How Much Money Are Authors Making?
A new report looks at Amazon sales numbers for published authors across the industry. → Read More
Is C.E. Morgan’s ‘The Sport of Kings’ a Great Regional Novel? I Asked My Mother, a Kentuckian
Is C.E. Morgan's horse racing epic 'The Sport of Kings' a Great Regional Novel? I asked my mother. → Read More
How Are Libraries Doing Around the World?
Are North American libraries growing at the same rate as libraries in other countries? → Read More
Big Publishing is Not as Big Anymore
The market share of Big Publishers is declining when compared to the combined share of books by small outlets and self-publishers. → Read More
Do Overused Words Lose Their Meaning?
Words like "Orwellian" and "Kafkaesque" still have meaning, even if non-readers use them. → Read More
Rivka Galchen’s ‘Little Labors’ Rewrites the Literature of Babies
In her tiny, wondrous 'Little Labors', Rivka Galchen reimagines the literature of babies. → Read More
Geoff Dyer’s ‘White Sands’ Is a Secretly Romantic Travel Guide
In 'White Sands', Geoff Dyer — master of many forms — attempts a romantic literary travel guide. → Read More
The Story Behind Literature’s Silliest Pseudonym
The great humorist and memoirst Nadezhda Lokhvitskaya — known in Russia as "Teffi" — explains how she chose her strange pen name. → Read More
This Is the Best Translated Book of 2016 — and It Beat Elena Ferrante
The winner of the Best Translated Book Award for fiction beat out Ferrante and Luiselli. And it's the first Spanish-language winner. → Read More
Can ‘Once and for All’ Restore Delmore Schwartz to His Former Glory?
Can 'Once and For All', a new selection of Delmore Schwartz's poetry, prose, and drama, help restore its authors total reputation? → Read More
10 Must-Read Books for May 2016
Compared recently to the work of David Mitchell, Seay’s big, genre-ish The Mirror Thief is actually better than most novels by that author. What’s it about? Well, mirrors. And it involves a proliferation of places called Venice. → Read More