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The must-read novels of 2026.

(Lev Grossman writes about books here on Wednesdays. Subscribe to his RSS feed.) This post is by way of a reply to Arthur Krystal’s “Easy Writers,” a thoroughly thought-provoking piece about the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There are few pleasures—or responsibilities—I appreciate as much as the chance to survey a whole year’s ...

English teachers have long claimed reading books makes you a better person, maybe because their livelihoods have long depended on it. Now they've got proof, courtesy of the science wing. But not just ...

Responses to Death of the Author have spanned from enthusiastic praise to measured, thoughtful critique. Many readers have highlighted the novels cultural depth, layered central character and ...

In his fifteenth novel, award-winning author Gerald Everett Jones invites readers on an intriguing emotional journey ...

Families reckon with life-altering events, artists transform themselves, and colonialism rears its ugly head in this season’s novels and collections. Plus, Native writers Tommy Orange and Morgan Talty ...

If you love both literary fiction and “genre” fiction, and want to be able to read inventive new takes on both things, then you’ll welcome a new literary annual called Unstuck that aims to blur the ...

Writer Canisia Lubrin, known for her poetry, has won this year's Carol Shields Prize for Fiction, which honors women and nonbinary storytellers in the U.S. and Canada. Lubrin's debut fiction work, ...