
The Best Podcasts Engaged in Literary Activism
Listen to podcasters who are effecting change in the book world
Collections by Alexandra Chang, Kelly Link, Yiyun Li, and Jamel Brinkley are among the year’s finest books of short fiction
These contemporary books illuminate the realities of the world for Black women in America
Gabrielle Bates, Sam Sax, Sally Wen Mao, and Edgar Kunz highlight a year of celebrated poetry collections
Sarah Blakley-Cartwright recommends stories about the shifting allegiances and power dynamics of a threesome
Lee Matthew Goldberg recommends crime stories that subvert the expectations of the genre
Chin-Sun Lee recommends subversive works of fiction about women fighting against the patriarchy
Reyes Ramirez recommends poetry with a healthy disrespect for English that toss away rigid notions of language
Garnett Kilberg Cohen, author of "Cravings," recommends books about characters shaped by what they desire most
Bennett Sims recommends stories that imagine what animals or inanimate objects might be thinking
Samsun Knight, author of "The Diver," recommends books about characters who use occult rituals to explore the dark underbelly of our society
Amy Brady, author of "Ice," recommends the secret histories behind everyday items