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Twisty-Turny Tales That Blur the Line Between Fantasy and Reality in Black Life

In WEIRD BLACK GIRLS, Elwin Cotman delivers seven short stories that go long on the absurdity and anxiety of modern Black life.

Lighting Up Our Brains: Books about Reading

These books about reading are a reminder of how powerful fiction and nonfiction are in our everyday lives.

What Even Is This?: 8 Books That Blend & Transcend Genre

"Here's my hot bookish take: genre is fake."

Books that Break Your Heart and Put It Back Together Again

There will be sad tears, there will be happy tears. Have those tissues at the ready!

8 Compelling Works of Contemporary Latine Fiction

It was hard to pick just eight — what other contemporary Latine fiction have you enjoyed?

Sisters Become Roommates and the Absurdity Runs High in WORRY by Alexandra Tanner

Two sisters navigate 21st-century absurdity and existential dread in Alexandra Tanner's darkly comic debut novel. Read an excerpt now.

All the Feels from Start to Finish

Just set aside whatever expectations you have for this story, and allow yourself to go for the ride.

Haruki Murakami’s First Novel in Six Years is Coming in November

This is not a drill - we're getting new Murakami in November.

“In This Economy?!” Read an Excerpt of HELP WANTED, a Darkly Funny Workplace Satire

Read an excerpt from Adelle Waldman's HELP WANTED, a darkly comic workplace satire about employees in a big-box store who are scrambling to get by.

Growing Up: YA Authors with Debut Adult Novels in 2024

Read your way into new romcoms, thrillers, dragon-infused fantasy, and more with these YA authors' adult books in 2024.