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- Yesterday
- Literary Hub· 18hWhy Barbara Kingsolver Writes Standing Up
Partita, by Barbara Kingsolver, is available now from Harper, so we asked her a few questions about her writing life. * What time of day do you write (and why)? Once I’m seriously into a writing project, I tend to wake
- Literary Hub· 18hAdam Wilson on Plot vs. ”Concept” (and While He’ll Never Write a Yankees Fan)
Despite being a book that revolves around a cryonically-frozen (dead) father being transported two thousand miles in the back of a U-haul, Adam Wilson’s Fail Sons is laugh-out-loud funny. It might be aimed at a certain subset of readers—it helps
- Literary Hub· 18hLydia Millet on Writing a Double Novel of Grief and Loss
Ultra-human characters, swift pacing, fluidity of action, a casual yet precise plotline, and sharp dialogue are centerpieces of Fair Ones, Lydia Millet’s new double novel. She maintains the sardonic edge evident in most of her work, including her 2025 story
- Literary Hub· 18hForgiving City, City of Atwood: Paul Theroux Visits Toronto
The Blind Man on Bloor Street On my second day in Toronto, buffeted by the wind, taking a morning walk, dwarfed and darkened in the shadows of the first tall buildings I’d seen in Canada, I came abreast of a
- Literary Hub· 18hTo Become a Goddess: Kristen Millares Young on Motherhood and Marriage
I was no virgin when I met my husband, and he knew it. We have been monogamous, but I wouldn’t call myself chaste. (I can hear my friends guffaw.) Pleasure brings me no shame. Books gave me strength to be
- Literary Hub· 18hHow a Lightning Strike Affected My Identity—And My Main Character’s
In my forthcoming debut novel, the Four Wives and Five Deaths of Richard Milford, nearly every terrible thing that can happen to a man has happened to the titular character, a terrible person in his own right. The beginning of
- Book Riot· 18hThe Enduring Appeal of Cozy Fantasy
Travis Baldree discusses how the cozy fantasy subgenre has grown. Plus, a sneak peek at Legends & Lattes: The Graphic Novel!
- Book Riot· 18h11 of the Best Books Out in October
There's a music-filled novel by Barbara Kingsolver, new sci-fi by Becky Chambers, a memoir by Haruki Murakami, and lots more.
- Literary Hub· 18hThe Rhyl Poster
They’d ‘met’, then, in Switzerland: in the Italian part, Ticino, beside Lake Maggiore. To be precise: above it, on a mountain. The International Association for Emergent Legal Theory had convened a three-day conference at which scholars, practitioners and students disported
- Literary Hub· 18hBarbara Kingsolver, Lydia Millet, Patricia Lockwood, and more: 20 new books out today!
How lucky are we? A week of new Barbara Kingsolver, Lydia Millet, Michael Lewis, Meghan O’Gieblyn, and so many more amazing authors. Pour through this list for the fresh selections that are released today: they’ll be flying off the shelves.
- Deadline· 21hRaj Shamani, Indian Content Creator & Host Of ‘Figuring Out’ Pod, Signs With WME
EXCLUSIVE: Raj Shamani, who hosts the hit Figuring Out podcast that has featured guests including Emmanuel Macron and Bill Gates, has signed with WME. The Indian entrepreneur, investor and author has signed in all areas.
- Monday
- Deadline· 5 OctJeffrey Archer Dies: Bestselling ‘Kane & Abel’ Author & Politician Was 86
Jeffrey Archer, the prolific British author and former politician, has died at the age of 86. Archer’s publisher HarperCollins confirmed his death in a statement, revealing that the Kane & Abel writer died “suddenly and peacefully at home” on Monday.
- Literary Hub· 5 OctWhat to read after you see the Bayeux Tapestry.
The Bayeux Tapestry is now on display in England’s British Museum, and the hottest ticket in London right now is a chance to peek at a nearly century old piece of fabric art. Whether you’ve gotten to view the Tapestry,
- Literary Hub· 5 OctInside the ALA’s list of the 150 most banned books of the last 35 years.
In honor of Banned Books Week, the American Library Association (ALA) has published a list of the 150 most challenged books documented between 1990 and 2025. The ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom tracked 4,235 challenged titles last year, the second-highest
- Vulture· 5 OctMichael Douglas Knows How to Do a Memoir
In both the book and the press, he’s shared harrowing details about his famous father, talked about his marriage, and revealed an old affair.
- Deadline· 5 OctSpiegel & Grau’s Full Catalog Available On The Black List Online Platform
EXCLUSIVE: Indie publisher Spiegel & Grau has teamed with The Black List to bring its full catalog of frontlist and backlist fiction and nonfiction books to the platform’s material discovery database, enabling industry professionals to identify and explore published books for…
- Variety· 5 OctAs WME’s Literary Media Department Turns 10, It Aims to Keep Pace With How Books Are Adapted: ‘Our Culture Is Shifting’
The WME literary media department, responsible for working with authors and shepherding screen adaptations of their literary works, is marking its tenth anniversary in the wake of a big showing at this year’s Emmys. “DTF St.
- Variety· 5 Oct‘Things We Never Got Over’ Amazon Series Adds Six to Cast
The Amazon series adaptation of the Lucy Score novel “Things We Never Got Over” has added six new cast members. The new additions to the Prime Video series are: Sean Teale (“Doctor Odyssey,” “Only Murders in the Building”) as Lucian, Sarah Jeffery (“The Six Triple Eight,”…
Also atDeadline, - Variety· 5 OctDavid Ellison Names Skydance Corp.’s New Leadership Team for Movies, TV, Streaming and More
David Ellison, on the eve of officially closing the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger to form Skydance Corp., has announced his picks for the senior execs to run his new company.
- Deadline· 5 Oct‘Here There Are Blueberries’ Sets Broadway Cast With Kathleen Chalfont, Michael Ceveris, Brandon Flynn & Conrad Ricamora
EXCLUSIVE: Here There Are Blueberries, the acclaimed play and Pulitzer finalist by Moisés Kaufman and Amanda Gronich, has found its lead cast for its limited run on Broadway, producers announced today.
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