(Lev Grossman writes about books here on Wednesdays. Subscribe to his RSS feed.) This post is by way of a reply to Arthur Krystal’s “Easy Writers,” a thoroughly thought-provoking piece about the ...

JOYCE Saricks, in her wonderful primer for librarians, Reader’s Advisory Service in the Public Library, argues that the ...

Young readers are buying more books than ever, but walking straight past the literary fiction shelf. From India to the UK, ...

I've dabbled in literary fiction from my time in school and initially getting back into reading, but its become a genre that I've grown to love. Literary fiction (LitFic) is an introspective and, ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Pundits in the literary world have been bemoaning the decline of literary magazines for years. These complaints have only ...

If you’ve ever found yourself reading the same type of book over and over, you’re not alone. It’s easy to fall into a reading rut, gravitating toward familiar authors or genres that feel like comfort ...