In today’s literary spotlight, we have the winners of the Lambda Literary Awards, the most talked-about books to read in the summer of 2026, an adaptation cancellation, and more. Meet the winners of the 2025 Lambda Literary Awards I’m always interested in this Lambda Literary AwardWhich recognizes LGBTQ+ literature in various categories. However, this year
wWhen Charles Darwin published On the Origin of Species in 1859, the Industrial Revolution and British colonialism were in full swing. Charles Dickens published Hard Times five years ago; Queen Victoria nominally ruled over one-fifth of the world’s population. Science writer Rowan Hooper writes, Darwin devised his evolutionary theory to present what he thought his
I love reviewing books but sometimes the pace of reading them can be frustrating that classic I love Lucy episode In the chocolate factory. The conveyor belt speeds up and books keep arriving faster than they can be “wrapped” in the review. In the summer I get a chance to read some of the good
NPR’s Mary Louise Kelly talks with Paul Rudnick about his new novel, Tuxedo Society.
wAshington Augustus Roebling, or “Wash”, was the chief engineer of the Brooklyn Bridge, which was the longest suspension bridge in the world when it opened to the public on May 24, 1883. It was quite an accomplishment, but he didn’t do it alone. On one side was his father, the ascetic and tyrant John Roebling,
I was lying in our attic bedroom reading a book, when my husband came to talk to me. I moved to make room for him and heard a faint sound like a wet branch breaking. As I stood up, a lightning bolt of pain struck my leg. Time suspended. After an X-ray, I discovered that
Eddie Glaude Jr. speaks in Philadelphia on March 1, 2023. Lisa Lake/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Lisa Lake/Getty Images As the United States prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, historian and Princeton professor Eddie Glaude Jr. says he is angry. He opens his new book, America, USA: How race casts a shadow over the
TeaThe Hugo is a fan-chosen award, voted for by the members. World Science Fiction Society. Specifically, this year each option was Too Selected by the readers of locus mag To appear on another major awards list, the Locus Awards. So there is a lot of consensus this year. The list is also full of previous
Madeleine Schwartz recommends Bruna Dantas Lobato, Uwem Akpan, Maeve Brennan and others I’ve spent much of my career reporting outside the United States, but in recent years, many of my interviews have ended the same way: with me being asked questions about what’s happening at home. The world is watching the changing politics in the
The beloved British artist David Hockney, who died last week aged 88, was celebrated for his vibrant paintings, his innovative techniques and his delightful kookiness. He, like many visionary people and other people who know what is good for them, loved fairy tales. In 1969, Hockney made 39 carvings Based on six of her favorite