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There and Back with Wally Lamb
For his first novel in nine years, Wally Lamb draws on his battles with self-doubt and addiction.
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Morgan Jerkins’s Epic Love
The author’s latest novel spans more than 150 years of Black history and was inspired by a letter written during the Civil War.
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Jane Austen Is Natalie Jenner’s Lodestar
The bestselling author’s latest historical novel, Austen at Sea, is a paean to her literary guiding light.
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The Wild Life of Lydia Millet
In life and in fiction, the bestselling author embraces the unknown, the beastly, and the unlikable.
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Stephen Graham Jones Knows Good Stories Don’t Happen in Heaven
When it came to writing his first vampire novel, the bestselling author knew he’d have to do things his own way, reimagining the fabled bloodsucker as an Indigenous vigilante.
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Chris Bohjalian: Literary Shape-Shifter
During his long career, the author has defied expectations, switching between genres and writing about anything and everything.
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Kelly Yang Takes Flight
As middle grade and YA author Kelly Yang branches out into picture books, she keeps her focus on crafting nuanced Asian American representation.
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Lawrence Lindell’s Life Is a (Mostly) Open Book
Known for turning intimate, often painful experiences into autobiographical comics, the cartoonist stresses they won’t share everything with readers—even in a graphic memoir.
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Binnie Kirshenbaum Knows Life Is Stranger Than Fiction
After losing her husband to dementia, the author turned to fiction—and wrote the most difficult book of her career.
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Kristen Arnett Sends In the Clowns
Known for her sharp sense of humor, the bestselling author understands that comedy is often the only way to process grief and trauma.
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Writers to Watch: Spring 2025
This spring’s buzziest debut fiction has no shortage of drama, whether in biotech startups, Native American reservation politics, psychotherapy sessions, the Scottish theater world, or women’s volleyball.
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Karen Russell Wants You to Remember This
Known for her wildly imaginative fiction, the author says her latest novel is rooted in the way memory shapes both history and the future.
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Down Under with Evie Wyld
While the author’s novels have always explored life in Australia, her latest interrogates a chapter of the country’s history many people would rather forget.
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An Open Invitation from TJ Klune
The author’s novels offer readers adventure, romance, and—most importantly—a chance to be seen.
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Geraldine Brooks’s New Normal
Following the sudden death of her husband, the author searched for a way to save herself.
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Alice Feeney Knows What Lies Beneath
For the bestselling author—both in life and in her fiction—nothing is ever as it seems.
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Nnedi Okorafor Did It Her Way
Throughout her prolific career, the author has always done things on her own terms.
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Grady Hendrix’s Creepy Vibes
While the author’s novels traffic in horror, it’s his humor, empathy, and heart that make him a standout.
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Inside Out with Adam Haslett
The author’s project is a lofty one: he hopes his fiction allows readers to slow down, better understand other people, and more fully engage with life.
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