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Raymond Antrobus, poetOne of my favourite reads recently has been Childish Literature by Chilean author Alejandro Zambra, translated by Megan McDowell. It’s a mixed-genre book of memoir, short fiction and poetry on the theme of parenting and new fatherhood,...

My favourite book growing upBrian Jacques’s Redwall (and all its sequels). All I wanted was to be a squirrel in the Mossflower Woods!The books that changed me as a teenagerI read China Miéville’s Perdido Street Station and The City & the City when...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Welcome to Today in Books, our daily round-up of literary headlines at the intersection of politics, culture, media, and more.Obama’s Summer Reading List...

Kirkus Reviews, the country’s leading publisher of early book reviews, has just announced the 18 finalists for the 2025 Kirkus Prize. The prize, which is in its 12th year and divided into three categories—Fiction, Nonfiction, and Young Readers’ Literature—will...

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This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. The dog days of summer get quiet in the world of entertainment and publishing news, but I’ve still got mystery news for you!...

‘I can’t explain it. He is a sweetheart. A beautiful boy inside and out, and so brilliant.” This was how a session with N, a longtime patient of mine, began some years ago. Her son, A, was a young teenager,...

Slow news week, but we keep on keeping on. Meet the 2025 Hugo Award winners These are Goodreads users’ most anticipated books of fall. Romance books are the next big book banning target. Here are the most interesting...

This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. Jeffrey Davies is a professional introvert and writer with imposter syndrome whose work spans the worlds of pop culture, books, music, feminism, and...

Recipes from the American South by Michael W. Twitty (October 15th) I adored The Cooking Gene and Kosher Soul, so as soon as I heard about Michael W. Twitty’s new southern cookbook, it jumped to the top of my...