Elif Batuman, Jeffrey Eugenides, Matthew Klam, Victor LaValle, Alice McDermott, and Danzy Senna had fiction titles listed. Poets Jorie Graham and Layli Long Soldier were featured, and Elena Passarello’s nonfiction collection was highlighted on the list.

The Changeling by Victor LaValle, The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott, and Danzy Senna’s New People are all featured on the list of ten novels of “compelling writing and fresh storytelling.” 

McCrae received an award for Poetry, which recognizes “writers who have made significant contributions to English-language literature.” 

“If I wake missing the cold,/ fresh sound of new snow,/ I may still miss the kinds of places/ that scar me and complete/ my sorrow,” muses Kane in her latest for Poets.org, a meditation on the quiet life of the forest.

Alarcón discusses the inspiration behind the title for his new collection, The King is Always Above the People, and his philosophy on story writing: “If things end well in a story it's only because they'd lopped off the last four chapters.”

Praising her depiction of city life, the LARB calls Here in Berlin “an impeccable linguistic exercise in narratology and a brilliant exploration of the various identities we adhere to in metropolitan environments.” 

NBC writes that García’s latest is her “most striking and profound to date,” and says that the novel serves as an important reminder to confront political demons. 

Mehta discusses why rural cities are becoming depopulated, and the problem with data journalism. 

The novelist discusses the modern reader’s relationship to “the imagined world.” “We’ve forgotten to ask what a book means," McDermott explains. "We just want to know what it’s about.” 

The Pilot calls Peery’s new novel about siblings vying for their parents’ affection a “powerful” tale of the “beauty and danger” of familial love.