The National Book Foundation's 2025 Fiction Longlist
The National Book Foundation released a Fiction Longlist featuring established and debut authors exploring family, identity, history, and diverse contemporary experiences.
New releases explore intimate relationships, historical and generational reckonings, cross-cultural family tensions, and speculative connections spanning 2008–2027 and the Depression era.
A robust fall lineup of nonfiction memoirs, biographies, and diverse fiction—including sequels, companion novels, returns from established writers, and notable debuts—arrives for cozy reading season.
Bryan Washington’s "Voyagers!" appears in the September 15, 2025 issue; he won the International Dylan Thomas Prize and Young Lions Fiction Award, with Palaver forthcoming.
Eight Authors We're Excited to See at the 2025 Portland Book Festival
The Portland Book Festival gathers writers, publishers, and readers for readings, talks, and book sales, marking a literary season and supporting attendees' mental health.
Saraswati by Gurnaik Johal review an ambitious Indian panorama
Gurnaik Johal's writing challenges conventional storytelling by exploring diverse narratives and themes in his first novel, Saraswati, aligning with the emerging connection genre.
The Homemade God by Rachel Joyce review portrait of a patriarch
What would writers do without problematic patriarchs? From King Lear to Logan Roy, they are the linchpins of countless family dramas: adored fathers who dominate and damage their children in equal measure.