Cover Reveal: Stephanie Feldman’s The Night Parade
Fairwood Press has unveiled the cover for Stephanie Feldman's new collection, The Night Parade and Other Stories, a blend of horror, folklore, and feminist speculation set in the Mid‑Atlantic. The anthology features five novellas and short tales that explore friendships, romance, motherhood, and grief through eerie, supernatural lenses. Feldman, a Locus Award finalist and Crawford Fantasy Award winner, brings her reputation for strange fiction to a fresh, region‑specific mythos. Endorsements from authors like AC Wise and Sam Rebelein underscore the book’s literary and commercial appeal.
Chicago Propeller Club to Host Author John U. Bacon for Edmund Fitzgerald Event
The Chicago Propeller Club announced its first 2026 event, featuring author John U. Bacon discussing his definitive book *The Gales of November* about the SS Edmund Fitzgerald tragedy. The gathering will take place on April 14 from 5:00 pm to 7:30 pm at the Guinness...
Book Review: ‘We’ and ‘The People Can Fly,’ by Joshua Bennett
Joshua Bennett has issued two new books— the poem "We (the People of the United States)" and the essay collection "The People Can Fly: American Promise, Black Prodigies, and the Greatest Miracle of All Time." Both volumes celebrate Black excellence...
The Nationwide Book Ban Bill Moves to the House: How to Take Action Now
The House Education and Workforce Committee approved HR 7661, the “Stop the Sexualization of Children Act,” and sent it to the full House. The bill would prohibit federal funding for any public‑school program that provides or promotes literature deemed “sexually...
Polish Sci-Fi Author Rafał Kosik Named 2026 BolognaBookPlus Author Ambassador
Polish sci‑fi author Rafał Kosik has been named the 2026 BolognaBookPlus Author Ambassador. The fair, running April 13‑16, will feature Kosik in a series of panels, most notably a central role at the AI Summit. Kosik, whose catalog has sold over two million...
Witchcraft for Wayward Girls by Grady Hendrix
Grady Hendrix’s *Witchcraft for Wayward Girls* uses horror to expose the systemic oppression of women during the Baby Scoop Era, when unwed pregnant teens were confined to maternity homes and forced to surrender their children. Set in a 1970s institution,...
Darryll Colthrust to Keynote AI@Media Conference Next Week
Macmillan Publishers announced Darryll Colthrust as its inaugural Chief Technology Officer, set to assume the role on April 7. Colthrust will deliver the keynote at the AI@Media international conference on March 24, 2026, organized by Publishing Perspectives and Digital Publishing...
9 Unique Works of Fiction That Pair Text With Photographs
Electric Literature highlights nine recent works that fuse photographs with prose, showcasing a growing literary subgenre where images and text intertwine. The list includes Michael Ondaatje’s *The Collected Works of Billy the Kid*, Justin Torres’s National Book Award‑winning *Blackouts*, and...
“Judy Blume: A Life” And the Problem of Biography
Mark Oppenheimer’s new biography, "Judy Blume: A Life," offers an intimate look at the author’s formative years, family dynamics, and the cultural forces that propelled her to sell over ninety million books. The book details Blume’s pioneering of realistic teen fiction that normalized puberty,...
A ‘Hail Mary’ for Earth, Built on Solid Science
Andy Weir’s “Project Hail Mary,” a hard‑science novel about saving Earth from a star‑eating algae, is hitting theaters on Friday with Ryan Gosling portraying scientist Ryland Grace. The film, the second adaptation of Weir’s work after “The Martian,” showcases the...
Book Review: ‘A Scandal in Königsberg,’ by Christopher Clark
Historian Christopher Clark’s latest work, “A Scandal in Königsberg,” revisits a 19th‑century sex panic in the Prussian city where two Lutheran priests were tried and vilified by rumor. The sub‑200‑page narrative draws striking parallels between the era’s rumor‑driven persecution and...
Alfredo Bryce Echenique, 87, Dies; Novelist Bared Peru’s Privileged Class
Peruvian novelist Alfredo Bryce Echenique died on March 10, 2026, at age 87. Recognized as “the other Peruvian” alongside Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa, he spent his career critiquing Peru’s privileged elite through witty, understated narratives. His most celebrated work, *A...
Top Rated Books About the Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence Available on Amazon
The March 2026 Amazon roundup highlights the most highly regarded books on the search for extraterrestrial intelligence. Leading titles such as *The Eerie Silence*, *Confessions of an Alien Hunter* and *Reinventing SETI* combine historical perspective, insider experience, and the newest technosignature...
The Highest-Rated Books on Cosmology Available on Amazon
Amazon’s Kindle store highlights a handful of cosmology titles that dominate both ratings and sales. Carl Sagan’s *Cosmos* leads with a 4.8‑star average from over 5,000 reviews, while Stephen Hawking’s *A Brief History of Time* remains a multi‑million‑copy bestseller with...
Sharks by Simone Buchholz
Sharks, the eighth entry in Simone Buchholz’s Chastity Riley series, plunges readers into the gritty, fog‑laden streets of Hamburg’s Wilhelmsburg district. The novel intertwines a brutal double murder with the darker side of gentrification, exposing unethical property practices targeting vulnerable...
IDW Reveals Crime Fiction Comics Range
IDW Publishing, the fourth‑largest U.S. comics publisher, announced a new crime imprint featuring original, creator‑driven limited series. The line includes Joey Esposito’s "Killer Influences" (July), Zoe Tunnell’s "Seven Wives" (May 2026), and Amy Chase’s "Fixation" (September). Each title will run...
A Photographer in Words
The American Scholar’s recent post highlights a surge of sonnet submissions following a February prompt on regrets or resolutions, drawing 114 entries and lively commentary. Editors praised the technical skill displayed, noting strong adherence to rhyme schemes and iambic pentameter...
HaBO: Steamy Steam Room Action
A reader posted a detailed description of a steamy scene involving a heroine, her boyfriend, and a friend in a sauna, seeking help identifying the Kindle romance novel. The scene includes the hero handing a condom to the friend, the...
New Book Shows Why Physical Maps Have an Important Role to Play in Our Digital World
James Cheshire’s new book, *The Library of Lost Maps*, uncovers 96 forgotten cartographic works ranging from a pre‑bomb Hiroshima map to a Victorian geological chart of India. The volume blends vivid reproductions with scholarly commentary, highlighting the enduring relevance of...
At the London Book Fair, a Look at Translations From Spain and the Balkans
At the London Book Fair, two Literary Translation Center panels examined the challenges of bringing Spanish and Balkan literature to English‑language markets. Spanish publishers noted flat rights sales despite a 600 million‑speaker base, citing a lack of U.S. and U.K. editors...
9 Books About Retaking and Rebuilding Our Commonwealth
The article curates nine books that explore how to retake and rebuild America’s commonwealth through social housing, mutual aid, solidarity, and cooperative economics. It highlights the Mitchell‑Lama housing model, environmental justice, and the rise of worker‑owned platforms as alternatives to...
American Historian and New Yorker Writer Jill Lepore to Open FBM 2026
American historian and New Yorker contributor Jill Lepore will headline the Opening Press Conference at the Frankfurter Buchmesse (FBM) from October 6‑11, 2026. The appointment coincides with the United States' 250th anniversary, underscoring themes of democracy and civic engagement. Lepore...
Solidarity by Rowan Williams Review – What Does It Really Mean to Stand by Someone?
Rowan Williams’s new book, *Solidarity: The Work of Recognition*, reframes solidarity as a moral intensifier that places us alongside victims rather than merely expressing support. He argues that true solidarity must acknowledge the irreducible otherness of each person while recognizing our...
‘Sisters in Yellow’ Is a Wild Ride Through Tokyo’s Underworld
Mieko Kawakami’s latest novel, Sisters in Yellow, follows teenage Hana and her older companion Kimiko as they launch a snack‑bar in a seedy Tokyo district and become entangled in small‑time grifts. Serialized in the Yomiuri Shimbun before its 2026 Knopf release,...
The Delusions by Jenni Fagan Review – an Afterlife of Queues and Bureaucracy
Jenni Fagan’s fifth novel, The Delusions, imagines the afterlife as a sprawling processing centre where souls queue for judgment, blending satire with speculative world‑building. The narrative follows Edi, a dead administrator, who guides newcomers through a bureaucratic gauntlet that exposes...
Language, Justice and Conference Dinners
Cambridge University Press has released "Language and Justice", an edited volume that expands the study of language beyond traditional law‑linguistics to the procedural dimensions of justice. The book draws on real‑world case data to examine contexts such as advisor‑client consultations,...
David Sussillo on Persistence, Luck and the Bonds Between Life and Work
David Sussillo’s memoir recounts how a chance email linked him to Larry Abbott, whose mentorship at Columbia’s Center for Theoretical Neuroscience led to the development of FORCE learning. The method trains chaotic recurrent neural networks by harnessing their intrinsic dynamics...
Despite His Gloomy, Austere Prose, Colm Tóibín Is Jolly, Garrulous, and Likes to Gossip
Colm Tóibín’s long‑awaited short‑story collection, The News from Dublin, arrives on March 26, marking his first foray into the form in 15 years. The nine stories weave silence, unspoken family trauma, and the Irish diaspora into tightly controlled prose that resists...
John Aubrey, Born 400 Years Ago, Lived a Prodigiously Productive Literary Life, Starting Innumerable Projects and Finishing Just a Few
John Aubrey, born on March 12, 1626, was a 17th‑century antiquary whose prodigious note‑taking spanned folklore, architecture, natural history and biography. Though he launched countless projects, only a few were completed, most famously *Brief Lives* and his observations of Stonehenge and Avebury....
This Might Be Gordon Ramsay's Worst Cookbook — Readers Say It Lacks Photos And His Iconic Voice
Gordon Ramsay’s latest title, *Great British Pub Food*, ranks lowest among his cookbooks, drawing criticism for its sparse layout and missing visual cues. Readers on Amazon and Goodreads complain about the lack of photographs, page numbers, and the chef’s trademark...
Must Read Short Speculative Fiction: February 2026
Reactor’s February 2026 short speculative fiction roundup spotlights ten standout stories from both established and two newly‑featured magazines, Adventitious and Flashpoint SF. The selections span science fiction, fantasy, horror and magical realism, often ending on bittersweet or shocking notes. Highlights include...
The Top Ten Romances in Our Top 100 Romance Poll
All About Romance (AAR) released two distinct Top Ten Romance lists from its reader‑determined Top 100 poll. The genre‑defining list ranks Pride and Prejudice, Lord of Scoundrels and Devil in Winter at the top, while the most‑voted list places Devil...
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The Prestige Novel Is Dead
Evan Brier’s *Novel Competition* argues that from 1965 to 1999 the American literary novel lost its dominant prestige despite rising sales, advances, and royalties. The book shows how new cultural forms—rock criticism, journalism, film, television, and memoir—crowded the elite cultural...
There's Room for Everyone in 'Now I Surrender,' An Epic American Western
Álvaro Enrigue’s new novel *Now I Surrender* reimagines the American West through a sprawling, metafictional lens. The story intertwines a harrowing escape of a Mexican woman named Camila with the historic surrender of Apache leader Geronimo, while the author inserts...
Jack Kerouac’s Fabled ‘On the Road’ Scroll Sells for Record-Smashing $12.1 Million
Jack Kerouac’s original 120‑foot “On the Road” scroll fetched $12.1 million at Christie’s, setting a new record for a literary manuscript. The sale, part of the late Jim Irsay estate auction, far exceeded the $4 million estimate. Country singer‑songwriter Zach Bryan purchased the...
Interview: Alex Gerlis
Alex Gerlis has released the paperback of *The Second Traitor*, the second installment in his World War II espionage series featuring British agent Charles Cooper hunting the Soviet mole Archie. The novel intertwines the fictional chase with the real‑world threat of...
Sahitya Akademi Awards for 2025 Announced
The Sahitya Akademi announced its 2025 literary awards on March 16, 2026, covering works in all 24 recognized Indian languages after a three‑month pause prompted by a Union Ministry of Culture directive. Winners include former diplomat Navtej Sarna for English...
S. Tamilselvan Wins Sahitya Akademi Award for Literary Criticism
Tamil writer and essayist S. Tamilselvan received the 2025 Sahitya Akademi award in the literary‑criticism category for his book Tamizh Sirugathaiyin Thadangal, a comprehensive history of Tamil short stories. The announcement, originally slated for December 2025, was postponed three months amid claims that the Akademi’s...
The Remarkable Power of Robert Arthur Jr.’s Three Investigators Series
Robert Arthur Jr., an award‑winning radio and TV writer, launched the Three Investigators mystery series in 1964, penning ten novels before his 1969 death. The books stood out for sophisticated prose, relatable protagonists, and a blend of supernatural intrigue with...
Enhanced with Enchantment: Stacie Ramey on Using Magic in Cozy Mysteries
The article explores how magic is woven into cozy mystery novels, enhancing worldbuilding without eclipsing the sleuth’s investigative role. It highlights titles such as Lynn Calhoon's *One Poison Pie*, Paula Brackstone's *The Haunting of Hecate Cavendish*, and Amanda Flower's *Crime...
Around the Book World: Monday, March 16, 2026
Brazil’s Livraria Leitura topped R$1 billion in 2025 revenue, expanding to 133 stores with 15% sales growth, signaling a revival of physical bookselling after the collapse of major chains. Penguin Random House Peru launched its first Quechua‑language children’s title, highlighting a...
Frankfurt Guest of Honor: Czech Publisher Readies Top Titles for German-Language Readers
Prague‑based publisher Paseka is preparing ten of its most successful Czech titles for German translation at the 2026 Frankfurt Book Fair, where the Czech Republic will serve as Guest of Honor. Since mid‑2022 the house has intensified foreign‑rights sales, closing...
Utah Bans 28th Book for All Public School Students
On March 2, 2026 Utah added John Green's *Looking for Alaska* as the 28th title banned statewide under the controversial House Bill 29, bringing the total prohibited books to 28. The ban follows a lawsuit filed by the Maya Angelou...
7 Darkly Surreal Irish Books to Read This St. Patrick’s Day
The article curates seven Irish titles that fuse dark humor with surreal imagination, ranging from Kevin Barry’s novel Beatlebone to Conor O’Callaghan’s poetry collection We Are Not in the World. Each work confronts historic and contemporary Irish traumas—such as the...
Lit Hub Daily: March 16, 2026
Lit Hub’s Daily roundup for March 16, 2026 aggregates a slate of literary and cultural pieces ranging from classic criticism of Frances Burney to contemporary fiction by Jade Song. The selection spotlights essays on grief as a narrative device, Barbara Pym’s everyday‑life focus, and a...
London Book Fair Roundup: Idris Elba’s Thriller Deal, the Rise of Romcom, and Fights Against Censorship
The London Book Fair attracted 33,000 publishing professionals and produced headline deals, including a thriller series co‑written by Idris Elba and seven‑figure fantasy and rom‑com acquisitions. Non‑fiction rights flowed around hot topics such as GLP‑1 drugs, sober curiosity and assisted dying,...
Whispering Walls and Haunted Halls: 8 Gothic Novels
The article spotlights nine recent gothic novels, ranging from the award‑winning Southern Gothic "Beloved" to the breakout hit "Mexican Gothic" by Silvia Moreno‑Garcia. It highlights how contemporary authors are remixing classic haunted‑house tropes with modern themes like consent, domestic violence,...
“The Life You Want,” Reviewed
Adam Phillips’s latest book, The Life You Want, examines how desire, frustration and the tension between novelty and continuity shape our lives. Drawing on Freud’s depth and Richard Rorty’s pragmatism, he argues that therapy should be a listening cure that...
Crisis at Proxima by Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson
Travis S. Taylor and Les Johnson’s *Crisis at Proxima* attempts to revive classic hard‑science storytelling, but the review finds it mired in technobabble, shallow world‑building, and dated cultural tropes. The novel’s plot—centered on a fertility crisis and an awakened Atlantean...
Book Review: ‘Stay Alive,’ by Ian Buruma
Ian Buruma’s new book *Stay Alive* chronicles ordinary Berliners’ daily existence under Nazi rule, showing how most citizens chose conformity over resistance. The narrative highlights escapist pursuits—cinema, concerts, sports—and the crucial role of personal connections (“Beziehungen”) in securing scarce resources....