You win, Veggie Tales. The Bible is officially making its way into the Texas public school curriculum. This decision comes after the Republican-led State Board of Education approved a new mandatory reading list on Friday, in a decision that also Read more >
As we go easing into the holiday weekend, there’s a smaller batch of releases: though the ones that are here, are ones that count. Jenny Jackson’s next hotly anticipated novel, The Shampoo Effect, is perfectly in time for a beachy Read more >
July, incredibly, is already here, a midpoint month in a madcap year unlike any other, and it takes little Holmesian ratiocination to deduce that you, Dear Reader, could almost certainly use a bit of a break, a chance to curl Read more >
The Ursula K. Le Guin Foundation has announced the shortlist for the Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction, which annually awards $25,000 to the author of a book who best represents the legendary writer’s literary, moral, and aesthetic ideals: Read more >
This summer, the American Library Association is auctioning off a rare cache of its iconic READ posters to commemorate the org’s 150th year of doing business. Thanks to a partnership with Heritage Auctions, the largest collections auctioneer in the world, Read more >
Attention, Austen hive! We have an official release timeline for Georgia Oakley’s buzzy new Sense and Sensibility. This October, we’re riding again for the Dashwood sisters. Gather up ye petticoats and horses accordingly. The first major adaptation of the novel Sense and Sensibility trailer.">Read more >
The most perfect day in June, as in: my birthday! Happy June 23rd to all, and especially the authors and readers of the below collection of new titles. There’s a comprehensive, insiders’ account of the presidency of he-who-shall-not-be-named-on-my-birthday, as well Read more >
Attention, thrill-seekers. The Black List and Zando are teaming up on a mission to identify the next great horror novelist. Could it be you? The inaugural Evil Twin Manuscript Initiative will select an unpublished or self-published horror novel for a Read more >
Today in New York, you can’t get to lower Manhattan because the streets are clogged with Knicks fans. My town is still on fire from their historic championship win last weekend. People who could not name a single NBA player Read more >
Today, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize Foundation, which celebrates “writers whose work demonstrates the power of the written word to foster peace,” announced the finalists for its 2026 Dayton Literary Peace Prize (for books published in 2025). The winners will Read more >
Last year, publishing power couple Roxane Gay and Debbie Millman acquired beloved online lit mag The Rumpus. Today, the new leaders celebrated the launch of their rebranded site with new essays, fiction, and a fresh design. The Rumpus was founded The Rumpus is back!">Read more >
Kazuo Ishiguro, the feted Nobel laureate behind Never Let Me Go and Remains of the Day, has announced his next novel. Miss Lambert Steps Aboard Danger—a spy caper set in the 1930s—will be published by Knopf (US, Canada) and Faber Read more >
Last night, in a ceremony, the New York Public Library announced the winner of its Young Lions Fiction Award, which celebrates fiction by writers 35 and younger. This year’s winner is Carrie R. Moore for Make Your Way Home; she Read more >
It was an undeniably awesome weekend. Speaking from a New York angle, it simply couldn’t get better: warm evenings, Pride events galore, and last but not least, the Knicks won. We keep up the good vibes with this week’s selection Read more >
It’s pride month! What better time to go spelunking in the archive, so as to situate the current moment, or thank an ancestor? I’ve been on a research kick, personally. Thanks to round-ups like this one from Lindsy Van Gelder—and Read more >
The beloved British artist David Hockney, who died last week at the age of 88, is celebrated for his vibrant paintings, his innovative techniques, and his joyful kookiness. He also, like many visionaries and other people who know what’s good Read more >
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