Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | September 19, 2025

A Beach Boys-inspired reading list: 11 books to fuel a weird, beautiful summer.

A Beach Boys-inspired reading list: 11 books to fuel a weird, beautiful summer.

By James Folta | June 17, 2025

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2025

Mario Vargas Llosa has died at 89.

Mario Vargas Llosa has died at 89.

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2025

Bestselling comic novelist Tom Robbins has died at 92.

Bestselling comic novelist Tom Robbins has died at 92.

By Emily Temple | February 10, 2025

On the immortality of David Lynch.

On the immortality of David Lynch.

Remembering the late director's weirdest worlds.

By Brittany Allen | January 17, 2025

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  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Notable Literary Deaths in 2024

By Literary Hub | January 2, 2025

Beloved poet Nikki Giovanni has died at 81.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2024

Dorothy Allison, author and force of nature, has died.

By Brittany Allen | November 8, 2024

Gary Indiana, iconoclast and author, has died.

Gary Indiana, iconoclast and author, has died.

By Brittany Allen | October 24, 2024

Postmodern genius Robert Coover has died at age 92.

Postmodern genius Robert Coover has died at age 92.

By Emily Temple | October 7, 2024

There was no better reader than James Earl Jones.

There was no better reader than James Earl Jones.

By James Folta | September 11, 2024

Maryse Condé, international literary giant, has died at 90.

Maryse Condé, international literary giant, has died at 90.

By Brittany Allen | April 2, 2024

What the closure of Small Press Distribution means for readers.

What the closure of Small Press Distribution means for readers.

By Drew Broussard | March 29, 2024

Notable Literary Deaths in 2023

Notable Literary Deaths in 2023

An Incomplete List of the Writers, Editors, and Great Literary Minds We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2023

RIP Shane MacGowan: 7 Pogues Songs That Would Make Great Short Stories

RIP Shane MacGowan: 7 Pogues Songs That Would Make Great Short Stories

Farewell to a True Legend

By Jonny Diamond | December 1, 2023

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