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Erotic literature offers a more mentally stimulating alternative to porn that just might be more stimulating overall

He reimagined what the spy novel could do

Book publishing, an industry in flux, is getting a new player in Molly Stern’s Zando

The judges decided we've been subjected to enough this year without throwing bad sex into the mix

Michael Farris Smith's "Nick" is out this winter

Glück is the first female poet to receive the prize since 1996

From the Trojan War to Shakespeare, the oft-ridiculed archetype has always had much darker implications

"Troubled Blood" is out this week

The latest chapter in literary scholarship's favorite pastime: needlessly speculating on Shakespeare's sexuality

The re-release of his memoir puts him in company with Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and Tom Wolfe

The organization wanted to say that Black Lives Matter, and apparently not everyone agreed

The late author's papers contain some cringeworthy statements

Elliot Ackerman's "Red Dress in Black and White" echoes some recent developments in American politics

What would an MLB season played entirely in the desert look like?

An early recorded use of the word comes from a manuscript put together during a 16th-century Scottish lockdown

Independent bookstores, and booksellers, get a lifeline just when they need it most

Erotic literature offers a more mentally stimulating alternative to porn that just might be more stimulating overall

He reimagined what the spy novel could do

Book publishing, an industry in flux, is getting a new player in Molly Stern’s Zando

The judges decided we've been subjected to enough this year without throwing bad sex into the mix

Michael Farris Smith's "Nick" is out this winter

Glück is the first female poet to receive the prize since 1996

From the Trojan War to Shakespeare, the oft-ridiculed archetype has always had much darker implications

"Troubled Blood" is out this week

The latest chapter in literary scholarship's favorite pastime: needlessly speculating on Shakespeare's sexuality

The re-release of his memoir puts him in company with Oscar Wilde, Mark Twain and Tom Wolfe

The organization wanted to say that Black Lives Matter, and apparently not everyone agreed

The late author's papers contain some cringeworthy statements

Elliot Ackerman's "Red Dress in Black and White" echoes some recent developments in American politics

What would an MLB season played entirely in the desert look like?

An early recorded use of the word comes from a manuscript put together during a 16th-century Scottish lockdown

Independent bookstores, and booksellers, get a lifeline just when they need it most