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Young people read magazines at a bookshop.
Dec 12

Bookforum, a Magazine Devoted to Book Reviews, Ends Publication After 28 Years

After 28 years, Bookforum, the literary magazine that published book reviews, is printing its last issue. In late November, another literary magazine, Astra Magazine, shuttered too.
By Rachyl Jones
Dec 2

The Anonymous Instagram Account That’s The Gossip Girl of the Publishing World

An interview with the team behind @xoxopublishing, the IG meme account that functions as a publishing-world news source, posting tips accumulated via anonymous DMs.
By Romaissaa Benzizoune
Dec 1

Allie Rowbottom On Her Novel ‘Aesthetica’: “No One Was Writing The Book I Wanted To Read About Plastic Surgery.”

Rowbottom explains the impact Lana Del Rey — and her own experiments with cosmetic procedures — had on her unforgettable novel about society’s obsession with body modification.
By Elizabeth Hall
Nov 30

Three-Time Tony Winner Jack O’Brien Explains “How to Goddamn Direct” In New Memoir

By Harry Haun
Nov 22

‘Anon Pls,’ The Novel From @deuxmoi, Draws Power From the Cloak Of Anonymity

By Nathan Smith
Nov 15

“Prince Didn’t Have Time for Perfectionism”: A Q&A with Nick Hornby

By James Ledbetter
Oct 25

Annie Ernaux and the Writer’s Obsession with Intermittent Love

By Alyse Burnside
Oct 12

Gabriel Cholette Celebrates Club Love in ‘Scenes from the Underground’

By Costa B. Pappas
Oct 5

Let’s Get Rid of the Blobby Book Cover

By Miles Klee
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No Limits: Linguist Julie Tetel Andresen Pushes the Boundaries of the Romance Novel

By Observer Content Studio
Sep 15

Fall Arts Preview 2022: Books You Won’t Want to Miss

By Erin Taylor
A portrait of author Jamie Fiore Higgins.
Sep 12

In “Bully Market,” Jamie Fiore Higgins Pulls Back the Veil on Goldman Sachs’s Sexist Culture

By Courtney Vinopal
Sep 7

Bambi, the Saddest Tale Ever Told, Returns to Print Eighty Years After Disney Film

By Farah Abdessamad
Sep 2

Derided for Centuries, Romance Novels Are a Huge Business

By Ann Kjellberg
Aug 24

‘Night of the Living Rez’ Author Morgan Talty Celebrates Penobscot Nation with Unique Story Collection

By Iman Sultan
Aug 18

Jennette McCurdy’s “I’m Glad My Mom Died” and the Mother Figure Myth

By Erin Taylor
Salman Rushdie appears at a podium speaking in front of a microphone.
Aug 12

Author Salman Rushdie Was Attacked on a Lecture Stage at Western New York’s Chautauqua Institution

By Courtney Vinopal
Didion sitting in a wicker chair.
Aug 12

Books and Artwork From Joan Didion’s Apartment Are Heading To Auction

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Aug 11

Review: Author Kathleen Hale’s ‘Slenderman’ Skillfully Takes on a Teen Creepy-Pasta Inspired Murder Case

By Nathan Smith
Aug 8

Mary Rodgers, Jesse Green and the Making of a No-Holds-Barred Memoir

By Harry Haun
Aug 3

Author Elle Nash Talks Early Internet, Obsession, and New Book ‘Gag Reflex’

By Genevieve Jagger
Jul 30

Eli Rallo Is Writing a Book: Yesterday Jars, Tomorrow the World

By Samantha Grobman
Jul 25

Review: ‘The Haunting of Hajji Hotak’ Is a Surreal Gamified Tale of the Occupation of Afghanistan

By Aram Mrjoian
Jul 18

Review: Graphic Novelist Alex Graham’s ‘Dog Biscuits’ Masters the Art of Covid Fiction

By Grace Byron
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