Why the latest literary trend favors short, punchy prose over epics. Novelists Anika Jade Levy and Jenny Offill weigh in.

A stormy, emotionally charged literary classic is having a major moment in 2026. According to Goodreads’ latest data on the ...

A woman tries to make sense of her inappropriate college affair with the help of an unusual saint. NPR's Elissa Nadworny talks with Julia Langbein about her comic novel, "Dear Monica Lewinsky." ...

According to a newly released report from the American Library Association (ALA), The Perks of Being a Wallflower by ...

Before I’d read any psychoanalytic texts, or attempted therapy myself, I was drawn to the practice for its facility with plot. This intrigue began in high school, when my mom went into training to ...

Uhoh. If you thought Ascended Astarion was painful to contend with, get ready for a brand new Baldur’s Gate 3 prequel novel, Baldur’s Gate 3: Astarion… which will literally dive into Astarion’s ...

Readers of fiction often ask to be transported. To be “moved” is the great passive verb of experiencing art: we are absorbed, we are overtaken. If we take the phrase at face value, we are most excited ...

Blumhouse Television is set to adapt Shusuke Shizukui‘s Japanese-language novel Hi No Ko (aka, Sparks), into a TV series, ...

NPR's Scott Simon talks with Lydia Kiesling about her new novel, "Mobility." It's part of a growing genre of literature addressing climate change. Elizabeth "Bunny" Glenn came to adolescence in a ...

“The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn'' by Mark Twain is one of the cornerstones of American literature. "James," a new novel by Percival Everett, takes another look at the story and brings an unheard ...

Its publisher, Hachette, will not release the novel in the United States and will discontinue its U.K. edition, citing its commitment to “original creative expression and storytelling.” By Alexandra ...