3+ hour, 17+ min ago   (737+ words) Lauren Billings ’96 wrote the ultimate plot twist in her own story. With twenty-one New York Times bestselling romance novels, Lauren Billings ’96 seems destined to have become a writer. But, once upon a time, Billings had a very different career: she…...

8+ hour, 3+ min ago   (329+ words) Jul 28, 2026, 08:00 ET New collection inspired by I Want My Hat Back launches as part of Hanna's Bedtime Stories, celebrating the shared tradition of reading together Launching July 29 (available now for Hanna Rewards members), the collection transforms Klassen's iconic characters, including…...

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5+ hour, 52+ min ago   (407+ words) This week, go behind the scenes of Bad Intentions and meet Andrew Careaga, contributor of “The Doctor’s Version,” inspired by Warren Zevon’s “Charlie’s Medicine.” A respected Beverly Hills physician takes pride in running a successful practice and helping troubled young…...

6+ hour, 14+ min ago   (261+ words) Pretend, the mother had said when she crept to her daughter’s room in the night, that tomorrow is just an ordinary day. I didn’t need to read another word before heading to the counter to buy the book. Less than…...

8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (94+ words) Award-winning writer Leïla Slimani grew up in Morocco, where women were second-class citizens, but inside her home and with her family, she was free to speak her mind. Her mother, a doctor, pushed her to go to France to study....

9+ hour, 54+ min ago   (666+ words) We recently connected with Briana White and have shared our conversation below. Looking back, I think I could have sped up my learning process by seeking out mentors earlier, joining more writing communities, attending workshops, and investing in professional editing…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (452+ words) Flight Forward: On César Aira’s “Five” Chicago Review of Books César Aira has published over a hundred works, and this number alone tells you something about his method He calls it la fuga hacia adelante, or “flight forward,â…...

17+ hour, 3+ min ago   (217+ words) We chat with author Jesse Aragon about The Demon Star, which sees the otherworldly religious conflict of Dune, the cosmic strangeness of Gideon the Ninth, and the heart-pounding action of Red Rising converge in this horror-tinged epic science fantasy debut…...

23+ hour, 15+ min ago   (704+ words) There are plenty of places you could sit down to discuss a new novel based on ‘The Avengers’, but few are more appropriate than inside a vintage Bentley parked outside John Steed’s home. Author David Crichton recently joined BFI television…...