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The Olfactory History of Book Collecting

Will Tullett Explores the Role of Scent in a Book’s Life
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How J.R.R. Tolkien’s Strong Catholic Faith Influenced His Writing

D.J. Taylor on the Role of Religion In the Author's Life and Work
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Megan Nolan on Agnes Owens’s
A Working Mother, an Ode to Working Class Scotland

“Owens found a novel way of conveying the surrealness of everyday life”
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No One Really Drives Away from Anything in Horror Films

Tyler Malone on the Open Road and Auto-Eroticism, from "Lost Highway" to "The Hitcher"

A Syllabus for Attention: Megan Mayhew on John Elder’s Reading Life

By Megan Mayhew

On Self-Doubt, Self-Worth, and How to Manage Your Self-Esteem as a Writer

By Helen Betya Rubinstein

Ry Herman on Finding Inspiration in Queer Fairytales

By Ry Herman

Please Don't Put in the Novel That I Died: Olivia Manning’s (Lightly) Fictionalized Novels

By Duncan Fyfe

Building a Community of Imposters: What It Means To Be a Literary Translator Today

By Ilan Stavans

The Pioneering Journalist Who Met With Nazi War Criminals Ahead of Their Prosecution

By Natalie Livingstone

What Fly Fishing Taught Me About Writing Fiction

By Evan Brooke

“Mirror,” a Poem by Jana Prikryl

By Jana Prikryl

On the Film NAZA and the Ethics of Documentary Art

By Steven W. Thrasher

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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How Derek Walcott’s Postcolonial Epic Helped Me Write My Novel

By Schneider K. Rancy

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in November

By Literary Hub

Glass Skulls, Luminosity, Soup, and Other Miracles: New Poetry to Read This November

By Rebecca Morgan Frank

Vampiric Broodmothers, Gig-Economy Ghosts, and Medieval Abortionists: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

By Natalie Zutter

The Ghostly and the Real: On Spirit Worlds in African Literature

By Karina M. Szczurek

Tough Days and Good Laughs: 10 New Children’s Books Out This November

By Caroline Carlson

Crime Reads

Crime Reads

November 3, 2026

The best crime novels, mysteries, and thrillers of the month: November 2026

By Molly Odintz

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads

Suspenseful not-exactly-horror movies to watch, this Halloween

By Olivia Rutigliano

Succession, but make it supernatural

By Molly Odintz

Book Marks

Book Marks

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month

5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Mary Beth Keane on Writing a Novel of the Irish Diaspora

By Jane Ciabattari

How Is Writing Like Nursing?

By Theresa Brown

October's Best Reviewed Fiction

By Book Marks

How Austerity is Killing Higher Ed
(and What We Can Do About It)

By Peter Coviello

Iconic Socialist Jean Jaurès Tried to Keep France Out of WWI. It Cost Him His Life

By Enda O'Doherty

Hidden In Plain Sight: What It Meant to Unearth My Father's Decades-Old FBI File

By Aimee Liu

This Week in Literary History: Sinclair Lewis Wins the Nobel Prize in Literature

By Literary Hub

Why Are Women’s Biographies Often Told From a Man’s Point of View?

By Sarah Fritz

Tiny, Furry Friends: A Short History of Small Dogs in European Art

By Stephanie Howard-Smith