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Grab a blanket and cozy up with these new page-turners

Forget baseball stats or science trivia, these clues are all about books

The top 5 short stories from our weekly fiction magazine

The top 5 from our weekly magazine dedicated to short, strange, and diverting work

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Her memoir "The Observable Universe" is an album of grief about orphanhood

We asked bookstores across the country about their favorite new titles

The right to participate in a democracy wasn't always available for every citizen

The Masquerade of the Neon Death was a night full of books, cakes, and revelry

The Indigenous voices of today present an electrifying vision of literature’s future

In her memoir, Jessica E. Johnson looks back at her childhood in mining camps to unravel how to make a home in a society that devalues caregiving

Caro De Robertis discusses Greek mythology's gender expansiveness, sex as a journey of liberation, and turning monstrosity into beauty

Maggie Nye’s novel is about racism and sexism in the American South and the power—and dangerous electricity—of girls’ friendship

These stories feature an apprentice burglar, dogs with new-found human intelligence, and a wrestler desperate to win a championship

A killer was living in my body. I was her, and I was her victim

Get hot and sweaty on the beach with these new titles

The Palestinian American poet discusses her new collection “The Moon That Turns You Back” and remaining steadfast in the face of erasure

In First Love, the author excavates the complex and profound bonds between women

We talked to the authors about their books, their path to becoming a writer, and their trans literary influences

The author of “Exhibit” talks about her struggles with shame, books as an antidote to loneliness, and choosing to be child-free