Friday Mood Recs: Three popular 2025 books that weren't right for me
Reading in Public No. 91: How is literary social media affecting what we read?
Exceptional memoirs, engaging classics, and artful structures
A classic but woefully under-read marriage plot, a brilliant book about basketball and prophecy, and a slim but powerful witch trial novel
Friday Mood Recs: The 10 best debuts of 2025
Announcing...This American Lit
Books That Matter: Jade Chang on THE WOMAN WARRIOR by Maxine Hong Kingston
A "why didn't I read this sooner?" book that delivers on structure, style, and substance
Friday Mood Recs: 12 fantastic tomes for "doorstop December"
Reading in Public No. 90: A year end reflection on my 2025 reading intentions
A literary biography, a midcentury classic, and new books by beloved authors
A startling memoir of childhood abuse and a modern fable about the impacts of desparation
Friday Mood Recs: 15 years of National Book Award shortlisted fiction titles, ranked
Books That Matter: Rickey Fayne on SONG OF SOLOMON by Toni Morrison
A family saga that begins at the dawn of time and grief narrative for our present moment
Friday Mood Recs: Seven podcasts that make me feel literary even when I'm not reading
Reading without pressure: a little book therapy for the end of the year
Standout debuts and modern classics
Sick day reading
My least favorite literary endeavors of the year, so far