Editor in chief @kirkusreviews, @bookcritics member, former books & travel editor @newsday. Ask me what I’m reading.
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The #SummerReads Issue of @KirkusReviews drops today, and I highlight some books on seasonal touchstones like baseball, summer flings, and summer jobs. Plus one of my favorite summer destinations: Fire Island! ow.ly/EebV50YZvu8
Brilliant filmmaker Jane Schoenbrun says fiction allowed them to tell a story “without any green light necessary.” I asked them about the writing of their first novel, PUBLIC ACCESS AFTERWORLD, out on Oct. 27. ow.ly/NOCm50ZXYXl @HogarthBooks
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“History is a guide to navigation in perilous times,” David McCullough once said. Our #America250 issue celebrates the historical works that offer greater context. This #July4, read a book! ow.ly/qbqL50ZjE5J 🇺🇸📚 @SimonBooks @randomhouse @AAKnopf
What a year for Ann Patchett!
The Library of Congress Fiction Prize for 2026 goes to Ann Patchett, author of BEL CANTO, THE DUTCH HOUSE, and WHISTLER. ow.ly/h8yy50ZfVxz @librarycongress
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Don’t be the last one on the block to read the hot new book. 🤔🕰️ Pick one of these up and start reading today! ow.ly/h5oo50YN98p
@riverheadbooks @EuropaEditions @groveatlantic @randomhouse @AAKnopf @GrandCentralPub @fsgbooks @CrownPublishing @LiverightPub @doubledaybooks
My column in the #Indie Issue of @KirkusReviews: Independent presses are more vital than ever. ow.ly/SA1w50YMlnP
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More than 100 national advocacy groups, publishers, and other groups, including Kirkus, have signed a statement opposing H.R. 7661, a U.S. House bill that threatens to withhold funding from schools that “provide or promote literature” deemed inappropriate. ow.ly/6uvP50YIZ11
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Read the new books that 📣EVERYONE📣 is talking about! ow.ly/CrAH50YH9b8
@doubledaybooks @AAKnopf @fsgbooks @grandcentralpub @penguinpress @riverheadbooks @OneWorldLit @littlebrown @Hanover_Square @HachetteUS @PutnamBooks @NewDirections
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On a new episode of 𝙁𝙪𝙡𝙡𝙮 𝘽𝙤𝙤𝙠𝙚𝙙, powerhouse authors V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke, writing together as Evelyn Clarke, discuss 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙀𝙣𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙒𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙄𝙩𝙨𝙚𝙡𝙛, the pair’s hotly anticipated debut mystery. 🎙️⭐️ youtu.be/0vB6Xdp0XO0
Follow @Kirkus_Reviews on Instagram! DM us the title of one of the books that the authors recommend on the podcast, and you’ll be entered in a drawing to receive a $100 Visa gift card, courtesy of Kirkus.
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“The world is so horrible right now, I’m really only interested in being a champion for the things I think are wonderful.” Emma Straub on writing novels and selling books: ow.ly/e0Pr50YAZyE @riverheadbooks @booksaremagicbk @emmastraub
For the #Debuts Issue of @KirkusReviews, I wrote about 4 of the year's knockout #memoirs. ow.ly/iAvN50YApGq
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Eager for all the diva dish, @marionwinik read the hefty memoirs by Barbra Streisand, Cher, and Liza Minnelli—nearly 2,000 pages in total! Here's some of what she learned: ow.ly/HetQ50YxiGV
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These debut books herald a new class of promising literary stars. 🌟
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With a brilliant new analysis of her work by Namwali Serpell, plus reissues of her novels with new introductions and artwork, the great #ToniMorrison is back in the spotlight. ow.ly/BZhn50YrNKV @namwalien @HogarthBooks @IReadVintage
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In her new book, ON MORRISON, novelist Namwali Serpell invites contemporary readers to "dance" with the work of #ToniMorrison. ow.ly/NmzM50YobfQ @HogarthBooks
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KIN, out 2/24 from @AAKnopf, is the highly anticipated new novel by the author of AN AMERICAN MARRIAGE. We spoke with Tayari Jones about it: ow.ly/rTBe50Y8oLw
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Our hearts are with #Minnesota these days, and it has @lauriemuchnick thinking of the outstanding fiction—much of it international—coming out of Minnesota-based presses like @GraywolfPress @Milkweed_Books & Coffee House Press. ow.ly/zHQ950Y4yBU 📚
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Let's kick off our 🌻 SPRING 2026 PREVIEW 🌻 with @TomBeerBooks and his most anticipated titles. ow.ly/qj0050XY6K4 @riverheadbooks @HogarthBooks @doubledaybooks @MarinerBooks @VikingBooks
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Start your new year off right with these great January titles! 🎉🤩
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