Hagfish is a small press focused on out-of-print and obscure books by women. But it’s flexible on all of those things. Read more
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‘ORWELL 2+2=5’ Documentary Is in Theaters Now
George Orwell was one of the most visionary authors of the 20th Century, whose novels 1984 and Animal Farm foretold a chilling, all-to-believable authoritarian future. Acclaimed director Raoul Peck (Academy Award-nominated I Am Not Your Negro), working in collaboration with the Orwell Estate, seamlessly interweaves historical clips, readings from Orwell’s diary, cinematic references, and dynamic modern day footage to craft not only a definitive portrait of the writer himself, but an entirely fresh take on how remarkably relevant and prophetic his work has become. Watch trailer
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Winners of the 2025 Kirkus Prize Revealed
On Wednesday, Oct. 8, Kirkus Reviews, the leading pre-publication journal of book reviews in the United States, revealed the literary works that took home the ultimate prize during a ceremony in New York City. The annual awards recognize the best releases in fiction, nonfiction and young adults’ literature, with each winner receiving a $50,000 prize. Read more
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László Krasznahorkai Awarded 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature
Announcing the prize at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden, on Thursday, the Nobel Committee praised Krasznahorkai “for his compelling and visionary oeuvre that, in the midst of apocalyptic terror, reaffirms the power of art.” Read more
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Winners of Inaugural Tom Wolfe Literary Prize Announced
AIR MAIL has announced the winners of its two 2025 Tom Wolfe Literary Prizes: Vincenzo Latronico, author of Perfection (NYRB 2025), for fiction and Meghan Daum, author of The Catastrophe Hour (Notting Hill Editions 2025), for reportage. Read more
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Enshittification: Why Everything Suddenly Got Worse and What To Do About It
Sometimes a term is so apt, its meaning so clear and so relevant to our circumstances, that it becomes more than just a useful buzzword and grows to define an entire moment. “Enshittification,” coined by the prolific technology critic and author Cory Doctorow, is one of these. Doctorow came up with the phrase, in 2022, to describe how all the digital services that increasingly dominated our daily lives seemed to be getting worse at the same time. Read more
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Thomas Perry Dies at 78; Writer of Popular, Unconventional Thrillers
Thomas Perry, a best-selling, critically acclaimed novelist whose 32 inventive thrillers were known for their intricate plots, unexpectedly sympathetic villains and intriguing heroes, among them a Native American woman who helps people take on new identities, died on Sept. 15 in Los Angeles. Read more
Loose Adaptation of ‘Vineland’ by Thomas Pynchon Is in Theaters Now
Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts. Watch trailer
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Virginia Woolf’s Lost Book is Coming Soon
More than 80 years after her death, a new book by Virginia Woolf will be published next month after the manuscript was discovered in a stately home. Scholars say the book, a collection of three comic stories about a giantess named Violet, is the first significant literary experiment that Woolf completed, at the age of 25, eight years before the publication for her first novel, The Voyage Out. Read more
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The Book That Taught Nonna to Cook Is Coming to America
An English translation of Ada Boni’s “The Talisman of Happiness,” an indispensable guide for Italian home cooks since the 1920s, is finally on its way. Read more
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