December 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewOur Best Books coverage continues with the 200 best children’s and 100 best YA books of the year, plus our Holiday Gift Guide and much more.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEOur Best Books coverage continues with the 200 best children’s and 100 best YA books of the year, plus our Holiday Gift Guide and much more.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUENovember 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewOur Best Books coverage kicks off with the 100 best fiction and 100 best nonfiction books of the year, plus interviews with authors of some of our favorite titles.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEOur Best Books coverage kicks off with the 100 best fiction and 100 best nonfiction books of the year, plus interviews with authors of some of our favorite titles.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUENovember 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewAuthor and bookseller Leah Johnson spotlights Black girlhood in a new middle-grade anthology, Black Girl Power.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEAuthor and bookseller Leah Johnson spotlights Black girlhood in a new middle-grade anthology, Black Girl Power.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEOctober 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewAcclaimed novelist Louise Erdrich brings all her gifts to her new novel, The Mighty Red.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEAcclaimed novelist Louise Erdrich brings all her gifts to her new novel, The Mighty Red.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEOctober 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewActor, author, and gourmand Stanley Tucci dishes about What I Ate in One Year (and Related Thoughts) in this special issue.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEActor, author, and gourmand Stanley Tucci dishes about What I Ate in One Year (and Related Thoughts) in this special issue.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUESeptember 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewMary L. Trump, niece of Donald Trump, delivers another heartrending account with Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEMary L. Trump, niece of Donald Trump, delivers another heartrending account with Who Could Ever Love You: A Family Memoir.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUESeptember 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewAttica Locke, award-winning novelist and author of Guide Me Home, headlines a special issue dedicated to mysteries and thrillers.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEAttica Locke, award-winning novelist and author of Guide Me Home, headlines a special issue dedicated to mysteries and thrillers.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEAugust 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewOur annual Fall Preview highlights 150 outstanding titles publishing soon, plus author interviews and much more.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEOur annual Fall Preview highlights 150 outstanding titles publishing soon, plus author interviews and much more.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEAugust 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewLev Grossman undertakes a retelling of the Arthurian legend for the 21st century with The Bright Sword.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUELev Grossman undertakes a retelling of the Arthurian legend for the 21st century with The Bright Sword.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEJuly 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewEmil Ferris, creator of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, headlines a special issue dedicated to graphic literature.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEEmil Ferris, creator of My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, headlines a special issue dedicated to graphic literature.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEJuly 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewAward-winning musician Questlove schools readers with his new book, Hip-Hop Is History.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEAward-winning musician Questlove schools readers with his new book, Hip-Hop Is History.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEJune 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewCaldecott Medalist Vashti Harrison, author of Big, reflects on her historic award and her artistic inheritance.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUECaldecott Medalist Vashti Harrison, author of Big, reflects on her historic award and her artistic inheritance.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEJune 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewAcclaimed science fiction writer Jeff VanderMeer talks about his new book, Absolution, in this special issue.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEAcclaimed science fiction writer Jeff VanderMeer talks about his new book, Absolution, in this special issue.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEMay 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewCrazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan headlines an issue devoted to the pleasures of summer reading.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUECrazy Rich Asians author Kevin Kwan headlines an issue devoted to the pleasures of summer reading.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEMay 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewIn his new novel, Long Island, Colm Tóibín revisits the characters of his beloved novel Brooklyn two decades later.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEIn his new novel, Long Island, Colm Tóibín revisits the characters of his beloved novel Brooklyn two decades later.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEApril 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewOur fifth annual Indie Issue celebrates and highlights the rich diversity of independently published books.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEOur fifth annual Indie Issue celebrates and highlights the rich diversity of independently published books.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEApril 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewWith James, Percival Everett puts his own subversive spin on an American classic.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEWith James, Percival Everett puts his own subversive spin on an American classic.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEMarch 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewBora Chung, South Korean author of Your Utopia, headlines a special issue dedicated to international literature.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEBora Chung, South Korean author of Your Utopia, headlines a special issue dedicated to international literature.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEMarch 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewWith Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange delivers a stunning novel that is both prequel and sequel to his previous work.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEWith Wandering Stars, Tommy Orange delivers a stunning novel that is both prequel and sequel to his previous work.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEFebruary 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewWe talk to Sloane Crosley about her powerful new memoir, Grief Is for People.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEWe talk to Sloane Crosley about her powerful new memoir, Grief Is for People.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEFebruary 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewWe talk to Casey McQuiston and 12 more romance writers making space in the genre for all kinds of love stories.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEWe talk to Casey McQuiston and 12 more romance writers making space in the genre for all kinds of love stories.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEJanuary 15, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewWe spoke with Ijeoma Oluo about her new book, Be a Revolution. Plus, our editors recommend the books they’re most looking forward to in 2024.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEWe spoke with Ijeoma Oluo about her new book, Be a Revolution. Plus, our editors recommend the books they’re most looking forward to in 2024.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEJanuary 01, 2024
View digital issue QuickviewWe spoke to Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome about Fighting With Love: The Legacy of John Lewis, their picture-book tribute to the late Civil Rights hero.
VIEW DIGITAL ISSUEWe spoke to Lesa Cline-Ransome and James Ransome about Fighting With Love: The Legacy of John Lewis, their picture-book tribute to the late Civil Rights hero.
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