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February may be short on days -- but it boasts a long list of new books
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February may be short on days -- but it boasts a long list of new books
The shortest month of the year is packed with highly anticipated new releases, including books from Michael Pollan, Tayari Jones and the late Nobel laureate Mario Vargas Llosa.
https://www.npr.org/2026/02/11/nx-s1-5708701/new-books-michael-pollan-lauren-groff-tayari-jones
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Why Does Contemporary Fascism Fetishize the Classics?
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Why Does Contemporary Fascism Fetishize the Classics?
Having acquired a hundred acres adjacent to the royal residences in Castelporziano in 1906, the House of Savoy commissioned an archeological dig on their new land. From the sandy soil displaced durā¦
https://lithub.com/why-does-contemporary-fascism-fetishize-the-classics/
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Matterist pick: A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing by Alice Evelyn YangĀ delivers āstunningly rendered folklore and atmospheric prose to examine the legacy of colonialism through the eyes of three generations.ā HC:
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Audiobook:
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A Beast Slinks Towards Beijing: A Novel
A Novel
https://bookshop.org/a/1095/9780063419292
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Colonial Violence and an Old Prophecy Haunt a Chinese Family Across Generations and Continents
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Colonial Violence and an Old Prophecy Haunt a Chinese Family Across Generations and Continents - Electric Literature
Alice Evelyn Yang on the challenge of seeing your parents as people and the role of folklore in her debut novel, āA Beast Slinks Toward Beijingā
https://electricliterature.com/colonial-violence-and-an-old-prophecy-haunt-a-chinese-family-across-generations-and-continents/
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Each book has a scent, like the smells of the seasons. Iām searching my shelf for spring.
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āA white manās war, a Black manās fightā: the eye-opening story of Black soldiers in Vietnam
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āA white manās war, a Black manās fightā: the eye-opening story of Black soldiers in Vietnam
At a time when Black military history is being rewritten under Trump officials, new book The War Within a War provides a vital reminder
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/10/war-within-a-war-black-soldiers-vietnam-wil-haygood
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Lord of the Flies is a seismic, chilling masterpiece ā of course, Adolescence creator Jack Thorne chose to adapt it
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Lord of the Flies is a chilling masterpiece ā of course Jack Thorne chose to adapt it
William Goldingās 1954 novel is required reading in schools across the world, and its title has become shorthand for the breakdown of civilisation, writes Martin Chilton. As a new TV adaptationā¦
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/features/lord-of-the-flies-william-golding-jack-thorne-bbc-b2914648.html
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Brenda Navarroās new novel is a heavy story about grief and separation, sometimes brutal but with moments of dark humorā¦ HC:
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Audiobook:
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Eating Ashes
Check out Eating Ashes - Alone and adrift in Barcelona, an unnamed narrator is haunted by the death of her teenage brother, Diego. Diego, the little boy she helped raise in Mexico while their motherā¦
https://bookshop.org/a/1095/9781324096085
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The Librariansā¦
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āThe Librariansā: Meet the heroes fighting against conservative book bans in the South
They werenāt looking for a fight. Then the fight came to their libraries, families, and lives.
https://www.advocate.com/news/culture/the-librarians-book-bans-documentary#toggle-gdpr
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Briefly Noted Book Reviews
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Briefly Noted Book Reviews
Short reviews of recent releases.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/02/16/leaving-guantanamo-the-wall-dancers-eating-ashes-the-infamous-gilberts
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Writing in Notebooks Is My New Personality
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Writing in Notebooks Is My New Personality - Electric Literature
āNotebooksā by Imogen Clarke, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
https://electricliterature.com/?p=305897
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Beyond the Book: 'The Hidden Life of Trees'
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Beyond the Book: 'The Hidden Life of Trees'
To celebrate the 10th anniversary edition of Peter Wohllebenās bestseller 'The Hidden Life of Trees' (Greystone Books, May) PW spoke to the author about the value of feeling empathy for trees, howā¦
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/authors/interviews/article/99626-pw-studio-beyond-the-book-the-hidden-life-of-trees.html
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Good thing my money was on
#BadBunny
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One of the most anticipated books of the season, Michael Pollanās latest, A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness, lands in your local bookstore on 2/24. You can pre-order now: HC:
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Audiobook:
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A World Appears: A Journey into Consciousness
A Journey into Consciousness
https://bookshop.org/a/1095/9781984881991
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āIām the psychedelic confessorā: the man who turned a generation on to hallucinogens returns with a head-spinning book about consciousness
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āIām the psychedelic confessorā: the man who turned a generation on to hallucinogens returns with a head-spinning book about consciousness
With the Omnivoreās Dilemma and How to Change Your Mind, Michael Pollan transformed our understanding of food and drugs. Can he do the same for our sense of self?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/08/michael-pollan-psychedelics-consciousness
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Happy Birthday, Jules!
add a skeleton here at some point
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Federal Funding for Libraries Prevails!
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Federal Funding for Libraries Prevails | American Libraries Magazine
Thanks to the work of advocates, FY2026 appropriations bills signed by President Trump increased federal library funding.
https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2026/02/06/federal-funding-for-libraries-prevails/?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=federal-funding-for-libraries-prevails
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Discover the intricate process behind Orhan Pamuk's novel writing
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Discover the intricate process behind Orhan Pamuk's novel writing
Nobel Prizeāwinning novelist Orhan Pamuk reflects on the visual foundations of his writing and the formative influence of painting on his literary imagination: āI wanted to be a painter till the ageā¦
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JlomhzqhgbE
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In an age of influencers and celebrity obsession, Jenny Tinghui Zhangās new novelĀ Superfan hits the mark. Brand new from Flatiron Booksā¦ HC:
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Audiobook:
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Superfan: A Novel
A Novel
https://bookshop.org/a/1095/9781250369666
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YMMV
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Never mind the lit-bros: Infinite Jest is a true classic at 30
Forget its reputation as a performative read for a certain breed of intense young man, thirty years after its publication, David Foster Wallaceās epic novel still delivers, says the Crying in H Martā¦
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/07/never-mind-the-lit-bros-infinite-jest-is-a-true-classic-at-30
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āAI giantĀ AnthropicĀ ran a massive program called Project Panama where they spent tens of millions of dollars to hoover up used books, which they then sliced, scanned, and pulped.ā
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Anthropic didnāt want us to know that they were destroying millions of books to feed their software.
Companies making machine learning and generative software arenāt just metaphorically ripping off books. In at least one case, theyāre rather literally shredding millions of physical books to ā¦
https://lithub.com/anthropic-didnt-want-us-to-know-that-they-were-destroying-millions-of-books-to-feed-their-software/
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So, what book will you be reading while the Super Bowl is on?
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Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change
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Michael Pollan Says Humanity Is About to Undergo a Revolutionary Change
The best-selling author grapples with big questions about A.I., consciousness and the distractions polluting our minds.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/magazine/michael-pollan-interview.html
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Good People: Family and community in difficult times.
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Good People: A Novel
A Novel
https://bookshop.org/a/1095/9780593801062
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Maggie OāFarrell on Grief, Her History with Shakespeare, and Adapting Her Novel to the Screen
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Maggie OāFarrell on Grief, Her History with Shakespeare, and Adapting Her Novel to the Screen
Maggie OāFarrell was first struck by the homophonic similarity between Shakespeareās son Hamnet and the titular character of his play, Hamlet when she was 16-years-old. She carried that intrigue ovā¦
https://lithub.com/maggie-ofarrell-on-grief-her-history-with-shakespeare-and-adapting-her-novel-to-the-screen/
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Gapersā Delay and Grief in āJust Watch Meā
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Gapersā Delay and Grief in āJust Watch Meā - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Lior Torenberg's debut novel, "Just Watch Me"
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/02/06/gapers-delay-and-grief-in-just-watch-me/
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Spotify to let users buy physical books on app through
Bookshop.org
partnership
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Bookshop.org: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.
A better way to buy books online. Every purchase financially supports local independent bookstores.
https://Bookshop.org
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The best recent poetry ā review roundup
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The best recent poetry ā review roundup
Afterburn by Blake Morrison; Into the Hush by Arthur Sze; Unsafe by Karen McCarthy Woolf; Only Sing by John Berryman; Lamping Wild Rabbits by Simon Maddrell; Dream Latitudes by Alia Kobuszko
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/06/the-best-recent-poetry-review-roundup
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If you liked Tommy Orangeās There, There... The Pohaku is "about the generations of women tasked with protecting the history and place that made them...an immersive and bold novel about the hisĀtory, perseverance, and resilience of the Hawaiian people."
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The Pohaku: A Novel
A Novel
https://bookshop.org/a/1095/9780063421134
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The Pohaku
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The Pohaku
Mo`opuna, the hospital says I canāt bring food or plants inside the building. What is their medicine, compared to ours? I brought a jar of homemade mÄmaki brew too, but with those tubes in your mouā¦
https://lithub.com/the-pohaku/
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Publishers Near and Far Step Up for Minnesotaās Children
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Publishers Near and Far Step Up for Minnesotaās Children
A number of Twin Citiesābased presses, as well a California publisher with ties to Minneapolis, are working to provide books to children amid violent ICE crackdowns, which have impacted in-personā¦
https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/99609-publishers-near-and-far-step-up-for-minnesota-s-children.html
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Preserving Hawaiian History and Heritage Through Magical Realism
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Preserving Hawaiian History and Heritage Through Magical Realism - Electric Literature
āThe PÅhakuā author Jasmin āIolani Hakes reflects on memory, land, and storytelling as inheritance
https://electricliterature.com/preserving-hawaiian-history-and-heritage-through-magical-realism/
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The Art of Turning Away in Daniel Poppickās The Copywriter
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The Art of Turning Away in Daniel Poppickās The Copywriter - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Daniel Poppick's new book, "The Copywriter."
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/02/05/the-copywriter-daniel-poppick/
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Ed Park's An Oral History of Atlantis has been longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction.
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An Oral History of Atlantis: Stories
Stories
https://bookshop.org/a/1095/9780812998993
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Interview with an Editor: Adam al-Sirgany from SFWP
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Interview with an Editor: Adam al-Sirgany from SFWP - Chicago Review of Books
Our interview with Adam al-Sirgany at SFWP.
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/02/04/interview-with-an-editor-adam-al-sirgany-from-sfwp/
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On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson review ā are we on the verge of creating synthetic life?
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On the Future of Species by Adrian Woolfson review ā are we on the verge of creating synthetic life?
A genomic entrepreneurās guide to the coming revolution in biology raises troubling questions about ethics and safety
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/04/on-the-future-of-species-by-adrian-woolfson-review-are-we-on-the-verge-of-creating-synthetic-life
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Black snow is a thing.
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PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Longlist Announced
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PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction Longlist Announced | Book Pulse
The PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction longlist and shortlists for the Aurealis Awards and the VS Pritchett Short Story Prize are announced. Ingram Library Services will add staff and expand operationsā¦
https://www.libraryjournal.com/story/PEN-faulkner-award-for-fiction-longlist-announced-2026-book-pulse
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How W.E.B. DuBois and James McCune Smith Helped Combat Medical Racism in America
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How W.E.B. DuBois and James McCune Smith Helped Combat Medical Racism in America
The most prominent of Du Boisās intellectual influences was James McCune Smith. Brilliant and uncompromising, Smith was a public intellectual with the distinction of being the United Statesā first ā¦
https://lithub.com/how-w-e-b-dubois-and-james-mccune-smith-helped-combat-medical-racism-in-america/
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Sarah Bruni's new novel Mass Mothering is "a luminous story of the mutuality of grief, the aftershocks of violence in a globalized era, and the world-bending force of a motherās love."
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Mass Mothering: A Novel
A Novel
https://bookshop.org/a/1095/9781250392619
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Sarah Bruni: On Localized Violence Through a Global Lens
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Sarah Bruni: On Localized Violence Through a Global Lens
In this interview, author Sarah Bruni discusses the question at the heart of her new novel, Mass Mothering.
https://www.writersdigest.com/sarah-bruni-on-localized-violence-through-a-global-lens
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āCare works in direct opposition to abuses of powerā: Sarah Bruni Discusses āMass Motheringā
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āCare works in direct opposition to abuses of powerā: Sarah Bruni Discusses āMass Motheringā - Chicago Review of Books
I first met Sarah Bruni some 26 years ago at a party in Iowa City, where we were both undergraduates at the University of Iowa. I donāt recall what we initially talked about, maybe our friends,ā¦
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/02/03/care-works-in-direct-opposition-to-abuses-of-power-sarah-bruni-discusses-mass-mothering/
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