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We revisit a conversation with Kevin Young on his poetry collection, 'Night Watch,' and Suzanne Perez reviews 'Discontent' by Beatriz Serrano.

The phrase “armchair detective” wasn’t around in the 1800s – but if it was, it would apply to this mystery by one of the era’s most scandalous writers. Katie Lanning explains on today’s Why Should I Read This?

Maggie Smith is best known for her poem Good Bones, which went viral in 2020. Her new collection, A Suit or a Suitcase, is an emotional, mind-opening study on the relentlessness of time.

Beth Golay speaks with Bar Fridman-Tell about her debut novel, 'Honeysuckle.' Plus, Kate Layte, founder and owner of Papercuts Bookshop in the Jamaica Plain neighborhood of Boston, Mass., shares her recent book recommendations.

Beth Golay speaks with Nancy Foley on her debut novel, 'I Am Agatha.' Plus, book reviewer Suzanne Perez reviews the new novel, 'Good People,' by Patmeena Sabit.

Wichita State English professor and poet Adam Scheffler knows you might not like poetry. But he thinks reading a nearly 200-year-old Shelley sonnet might make you change your mind. He tells us why in today’s Why Should I Read This?

Fans of Liz Moore's "The God of the Woods" will love Patmeena Sabit's debut novel, "Good People," which is another literary mystery-thriller that keeps you wondering and guessing until its final pages.

We revisit a conversation with Karen Russell on 'The Antidote' ahead of the paperback release.

Beth Golay speaks with Saba Sams about her new novel, 'Gunk.' And Suzanne Perez brings us a review of Jeannette McCurdy's 'Half His Age.'

Wichita State English professor Rebeccah Bechtold thinks Edgar Allan Poe’s poetry and short fiction are overrated. She claims horror enthusiasts are better served by Poe’s one and only novel. She tells us why in today’s Why Should I Read This.