Swoony Novels and Lavish Tinkering

Swoony Novels and Lavish Tinkering

August 21, 2025

Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring swoony novels and lavish tinkering—plus, fake work, ghostwriting, and feeding the world.

Two Special Editions Coming This Fall

Two Special Editions Coming This Fall

August 14, 2025

Two Special Editions Coming This Fall August 14, 2025 Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring two special editions coming this fall—plus, remembering Sallie Bingham.

 Lammy Finalists and an Eisner Winner

Lammy Finalists and an Eisner Winner

July 31, 2025

Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring Lammy finalists and an Eisner winner—plus, winter picture books and a ‘fool of literature.’

Picture Book Stars and Twisty Fall Horror

Picture Book Stars and Twisty Fall Horror

July 24, 2025

Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring picture book stars and twisty fall horror—plus, David Wojnarowicz and a graphic medicine winner.

C.S. Lewis and a Relatable Ghost

C.S. Lewis and a Relatable Ghost

July 17, 2025

Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring C.S. Lewis and a relatable ghost—plus, Fanny Howe, top fiction, and Disability Pride Month.

 Clocks, Fall Books, and Bowen Yang

Clocks, Fall Books, and Bowen Yang

July 10, 2025

Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring clocks, fall books, and Bowen Yang—plus, Palestine Book Award longlisters and a shoutout to TKTK.

Three Giants Hurtling Through Space

Three Giants Hurtling Through Space

June 26, 2025

Three Giants Hurtling Through Space June 26, 2025 Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring three giants hurtling through space—plus, Silky Shah, satire, snails, and Sarabande.

Classic Manga, Loneliness, and Corporate Toil

Classic Manga, Loneliness, and Corporate Toil

June 19, 2025

Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring classic manga, loneliness, and corporate toil—plus, Rasheedah Phillips writes on Juneteenth and waiting time.

 Valeria Luiselli, Poetry, and Wild Sci-Fi

Valeria Luiselli, Poetry, and Wild Sci-Fi

June 12, 2025

Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring Valeria Luiselli, poetry, and wild sci-fi—plus, kids’ book picks from Bank Street and Children’s Book Council.

 Queer Horror and Lesbian Pulp Fiction

Queer Horror and Lesbian Pulp Fiction

June 5, 2025

Read this week’s Communiqué newsletter featuring queer horror and lesbian pulp—plus, Children’s Institute and Tilted Axis in the NYT.

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