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Sibling Duos, Trios, Quartets, and More: Nine Stories and Folktales Featuring Sisters

Sibling Duos, Trios, Quartets, and More: Nine Stories and Folktales Featuring Sisters

Fran Littlewood Recommends Alison Espach, Katherine Mansfield, the Brothers Grimm, and Others

By Fran Littlewood | June 24, 2025

Skeletons in the Literary Closet: Five Novels That Dangle Family Secrets Before the Reader

Skeletons in the Literary Closet: Five Novels That Dangle Family Secrets Before the Reader

Susan Walter Recommends Celest Ng, Lisa Jewell, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and More

By Susan Walter | June 6, 2025

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“You can’t do that Rick! You made the accusation. You can’t go back!”

By Matthew Bucknor | April 18, 2025

“Splintered beyond recognition.” Yogita Goyal on the Difficulty of Categorizing Contemporary African American Literature

“Splintered beyond recognition.” Yogita Goyal on the Difficulty of Categorizing Contemporary African American Literature

From “The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary African American Literature”

By Yogita Goyal | May 21, 2024

Literary Rashomon: 10 Novels with Rotating Perspectives

Literary Rashomon: 10 Novels with Rotating Perspectives

Shilpi Somaya Gowda Recommends Books by Barbara Kingsolver, Celeste Ng, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and More

By Shilpi Somaya Gowda | March 26, 2024

Double Vision: A Reading List of Twins in Literature

Double Vision: A Reading List of Twins in Literature

Becky Chalsen Recommends Curtis Sittenfeld, Brit Bennett, Jandy Nelson, and Many More

By Becky Chalsen | April 19, 2023

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In Honor of the #BlackoutBestsellerList, 5 Audiobooks by Black Women

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