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A collage of book covers

10 Books With the Heartwarming Vibes of Heartstopper

Curl up with these cozy queer romcoms, stories of self-discovery and books that otherwise remind us just how hard navigating teenagehood was.
By Brigid Flanagan
A hand holding a book over a picnic blanket

Five Late-Summer Reads That Feel Like a Getaway

As summer winds down, a great book (or five) can keep FOMO at bay.
By Alina Cohen

What to Read: Sara Flannery Murphy’s New Novel ‘The Wonder State’

In Murphy's novel, the real horror is that your friends were never really who you thought they were.
By Noah Berlatsky
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No Limits: Linguist Julie Tetel Andresen Pushes the Boundaries of the Romance Novel

By Observer Content Studio

Derided for Centuries, Romance Novels Are a Huge Business

By Ann Kjellberg

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

By Genevieve Jagger

The Old Ottessa Moshfegh Can’t Come to the Phone Right Now

By Helen Holmes

Little Misogyny: Sally Rooney’s ‘Beautiful World, Where Are You’

By Grace Byron

Fiona Mozley’s ‘Hot Stew’ Isn’t So Hot: Outsiders in Sex Work Literature

By Camille Waring

The Must-Reads of 2020’s National Book Awards Shortlist

By Lauren LeBlanc

How Established Writers Are Helping Debut Authors Save Their Books From Obscurity

By Gillian Harvey

The Must-Reads of 2019’s National Book Awards Shortlist

By Lauren LeBlanc

The 16 Most Anticipated Books of Spring 2019

By Lauren LeBlanc
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Fall Preview 2018: Everything You Need to Watch, Hear, See, Read and Experience This Season

By Observer Culture Staff
The Paris Review Podcast.

The Paris Review’s New Podcast Proves Storytelling Isn’t Just for Kids

By Margaret Carrigan
Viet Thanh Nguyen.

How a Pulitzer-Prize Winning Novelist Thinks About Coffee, Screenplays and Facebook

By Jimmy Soni
Ernest Hemingway with his wife on board the "Constitution" crossing the Atlantic Ocean toward Europe.

People Think Ernest Hemingway Hated Women—He Absolutely Did Not

By Ryan Blacketter
Leonard Cohen.

Every Leonard Cohen Album, Ranked

By Justin Joffe
Why can’t watching TV be just as educational as reading a book?

Are Books Superior to TV?

By Melissa Chu
The Mountain Goats go "Goths"

The Mountain Goats on Going ‘Goth,’ Christianity and the Age of Trump

By Justin Joffe
I came out of the wreckage of a misdirected life to write something that means so much to me.

You Broke It, Now Wear It Broken

By Felicia C. Sullivan
German journalist and novelist Theodor Fontane.

Techniques of 19th-Century Fake News Reporter Teach Us Why We Fall for It Today

By Petra S. McGillen
Jonathan Shaw, AKA Jono AKA Cigano

Tattoo Artist Jonathan Shaw on Brawling With Bukowski and Other Wild Tales

By Justin Joffe
Chinese Literature Nobel laureate Mo Yan attends the the second session of the 12th National Committee of CPPCC at the The Great Hall of the People on March 4, 2014 in Beijing, China.

Chinese Literature Finds Its Place

By Josh Feola and Michael Pettis
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