“I write to try to set myself free, and then find myself snagged on my own limitations.” —Catherine Chung, author of The Tenth Muse

An in-depth look at book publishing as seen through the eyes of five literary agents. 

Our annual debut fiction roundup features novelists Ruchika Tomar, Chia-Chia Lin, Miciah Bay Gault, De’Shawn Charles Winslow, and Regina Porter. 

The first lines of a dozen noteworthy books, including The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead and Patsy by Nicole Dennis-Benn.

Copies of Joe Sacksteder’s story collection, Make/Shift, have been fashioned into a couture dress.

The small press becomes the newest imprint of the University of Nebraska Press. 

The essayist on the journals that published essays from her debut collection, When You Learn the Alphabet.

Novelist Jonathan Lethem handpicks his favorite forgotten books for reissue in a series published by Pushcart Press.