Alyson Mosquera Dutemple’s debut collection of short fiction is composed of thirteen stories about loneliness, loss, resilience, growing up, and the natural world: in other words, it’s a book that ...

Earlier this year, the Dutch poet Lieke Marsman died at the age of 35 from a rare form of cartilage cancer. Marsman, who served as the Netherlands’ poet laureate from 2021-2023, left behind an ...

This month I had the pleasure of catching up with my long-time friend and colleague, Jihoon Park, to discuss his debut novel, Stickman. Jihoon and I went to grad school together, where we read each ...

In Janasha Prabhu’s riveting debut novel, Monster in the Mirror, Jiah Rai lives in a small town where everyone knows her name, but not in a good way. Jiah is the niece of a murderer who a breathless ...

Tell me if you’ve heard this before: we live in uncertain times. Or, tell me if you’ve felt or heard this response to a news item: “It’s complicated.” I think it’s all over the place. Some of the most ...

There have been three major literary adaptations released in the last two weeks, all of which are based on books written by women, for women, featuring women-centered stories. Like their literary ...

Renowned poet and artist Layli Long Soldier follows up her award-winning collection, Whereas, with a complex new collection that challenges the conventions of genre. We continues Long Soldier’s ...

Life Out of Order is the long-awaited sequel to Audrey Niffenegger’s 2003 bestselling debut novel, The Time Traveler’s Wife. The story follows Alba DeTamble, daughter of the previous novel’s ...

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One of the literary events of the year arrives this October: The long-awaited follow-up to The Time Traveler’s Wife from Chicago legend Audrey Niffenegger! Life Out of Order takes readers to the ...

12 Must-Read Books of October 2026 by Michael Welch October 1, 2026 6 mins Read ...

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