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Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

A "close" read of the president's beach reads.

By Brittany Allen | August 27, 2025

Our 33 Most Anticipated Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books for the Rest of 2025

Our 33 Most Anticipated Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books for the Rest of 2025

In Case You Need More Books to Read...

By Drew Broussard | July 8, 2025

Enemies to Lovers: On the Romance Genre’s Mainstream Come-Up

Enemies to Lovers: On the Romance Genre’s Mainstream Come-Up

Angelina Mazza Considers the Changing Literary Landscape for Romance Novels

By Angelina Mazza | February 14, 2025

The Woman Who Invented “Dark Fantasy.” How Gertrude Barrows Bennett Popularized the Fantastic

The Woman Who Invented “Dark Fantasy.” How Gertrude Barrows Bennett Popularized the Fantastic

Lisa Yaszek on the Woman Known as Francis Stevens, an Early Female Pioneer of American Genre Fiction

By Lisa Yaszek | September 18, 2024

Genre Euphoria: Why More Poets Should Read (and Write) Romance Fiction

Genre Euphoria: Why More Poets Should Read (and Write) Romance Fiction

Elaina Ellis on the Basic Human Need to Tell Love Stories of All Stripes

By Elaina Ellis | June 10, 2024

In Defense of the Literary Happily Ever After

In Defense of the Literary Happily Ever After

Sarah McCoy on the Restorative Catharsis of a Happy Ending

By Sarah McCoy | May 26, 2022

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Notes on Queerness and Camp in Crime Fiction

By Tice Cin | October 25, 2021

A Bigger Tent Is Always Better: How Ryka Aoki and Andrea Hairston Approach Genre Writing

By Tor Presents: Voyage into Genre | September 22, 2021

Mary Martin Devlin on Scandal and Monarchy in 18th-Century France

By New Books Network | September 3, 2021

On Reimagining the Limitless Potential of the Literary Western

On Reimagining the Limitless Potential of the Literary Western

Gordy Sauer Recommends Books by Téa Obreht, Hernan Diaz, and More

By Gordy Sauer | August 27, 2021

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

New Books Network Podcast">In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | August 27, 2021

Nalini Singh on the Unnecessary Divide Between Literary and Genre Fiction

Nalini Singh on the Unnecessary Divide Between Literary and Genre Fiction

First Draft Podcast">In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | April 26, 2021

Hook the Reader and Hold Them: Why More Writers Should Study the Lessons of YA

Hook the Reader and Hold Them: Why More Writers Should Study the Lessons of YA

Donna Freitas on the Importance of Experimentation

By Donna Freitas | April 8, 2021

The History of Romance Novels, a Billion-Dollar Industry

The History of Romance Novels, a Billion-Dollar Industry

History of Literature Podcast ">This Week on the History of Literature Podcast

By History of Literature | November 9, 2020

Katherine Kayne on the Strong Women of Hawaii's Painful History

Katherine Kayne on the Strong Women of Hawaii's Painful History

New Books Network">In Conversation with C. P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | January 17, 2020

Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Talk Classic Fantasy, Fearsome Ducks, and Dead Astronauts

Ann and Jeff VanderMeer Talk Classic Fantasy, Fearsome Ducks, and Dead Astronauts

Fiction/Non/Fiction">Live from the Miami Book Fair with Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 5, 2019

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