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The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize Short List Gets It Right

A look at the excellent short list for this year's Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

My Secret Shame: Five Fantastic Books I Just Can’t Finish

You know those books that everyone loves and that, on paper, are perfect you, but you just can't finish? This is about those.

4 New Twists on the Haunted House Story

Four books that do the haunted house trope in a new, fresh way.

Introducing the Man Booker Prize 2016 Long List

The long list for the 2016 Man Booker Prize has been announced! Check out the highlights and more.

3 Fiction Podcasts to Satisfy Your Love of Stories

Sink into some excellent fictional podcasts with these 3 recommendations.

8 Small Press Books to Read in July

Excellent books from independent presses coming out this month!

Two Elegies on Black Girlhood

Two works that reflect on the experience of being a black girl.

Anthologies Make For Easy Summer Reading

Recommended anthologies that make for easy and excellent summer reading.

Bigger Than “Just a Book”

One Rioter talks about the non-fiction titles that become bigger than "just books" in her mind.

100 Must-Read Books About Books

Dive into an eclectic, inclusive list of 100 awesome books about books.