The must-read novels of 2026.

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." I love that literary fiction so often resists easy categorization. I love that this “genre” is not, ...

Re “The Dogged, Irrational Persistence of Literary Fiction,” by Gerald Howard (Opinion guest essay, nytimes.com, Oct. 20): Defending the continuing vitality of the literary novel, Mr. Howard points to ...

I love that literary fiction so often resists easy categorization. I love that this “genre” is not, really, a genre at all. And I especially love that, as literary fiction strains against conventions, ...

While February tends to be the dreariest month of the year for me, there appear to be some sunny spots on the horizon: two of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. This is arguably Woolf’s most popular collection. With over ...

Reader in 18th-century Literature and Director of Queen Mary Centre for Religion and Literature, Queen Mary University of London Reading is very subjective, but one thing most book lovers can agree on ...