Bookshelf
10 Books by Black Writers that Expanded My Sense of the Possible
The winner of the Hurston/Wright Legacy Debut Novel Prize reflects on her literary predecessors.
By LADEE HUBBARD • 3 weeks ago
Article
8 Games to Amp Up Your Holiday Gatherings
Bring together friends and family with punny word games, puzzles, and more.
By POTTER GIFT • 4 weeks ago
Author Essay
Enchiladas As Love Letters
The Proposal author talks showing love through food (in fiction, and in life).
By JASMINE GUILLORY • 1 month ago
Author Essay
How to Be a Couple Writing about a Couple
The Mr. Nice Guy authors talk the traps (and perks!) of writing about a couple (who write about each other).
By JENNIFER MILLER and JASON FEIFER • 1 month ago
Excerpt
On Reading to Oneself
Sneak a peek into The William H. Gass Reader, a literary feast of selections chosen by Gass himself.
By WILLIAM H. GASS • 1 month ago
Author Essay
To All the Authors I’ve Loved Before
A.J. Jacobs, author of Thanks a Thousand, thanks the authors of books he remembers fondly.
By A.J. JACOBS • 1 month ago
Bookshelf
5 of the Spookiest Books Ever Written
Light some candles, check under the bed, and read at your own risk.
By FRAN KRAUSE • 2 months ago
