Federal and local leaders are sharply divided over what happened and who is to blame.

Our favorite book cover designs of the month include an arresting painting by Darwinian artist Minna Leunig for Olga Tokarczuk's 'House of Day, House of Night,' and a whimsical cover by Jaya Miceli fo...

Hopscotch by Julio Cortázar; illustration by Stephen Smith; art direction by Suzanne Dean (Vintage Classics / August 2025) Bestiary: The Selected Stories of Julio Cortázar by Julio Cortázar; illust…

Per Literary Hub tradition, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 52 designers to share their fa…

Contributors: Lauren Groff, Sheila Heti, Claire Vaye Watkins, Hermione Hoby, Greg Jackson, Becca Rothfeld, Mary Miller, Kathleen Alcott, Yuko Sakata, Michael Carlson, Caryl Pagel, Christopher Mohar, C...

Today’s the day: here are the semifinalists and finalists of the Spring 2025 Black River Chapbook Competition! We’ve narrowed it down to 10 finalists and 11 semifinalists, which was not easy! We recei...

Private, unidentified security personnel dragged a woman out of the event. It raises questions not just about tolerance for dissent but about who gets deputized to do what.

GOP lawmakers said that they couldn’t enforce bathroom bans with the civil rights protections on the books.

The president and vice president each had harsh words for the Ukrainian president.

How an unpopular government will protect its power.

Some Christian conservatives are working to overturn the Supreme Court ruling that enshrines same-sex marriage.

Europe shakes as new world order emerges. Here's what's not on the front page of the New York Times right now