With its mix of astute cultural analyses, quippy personal anecdotes, and deeper dives into sociopolitical and theoretical factors, this book does more than show disabled and chronically ill people that they belong. It also serves as a reminder that it matters how one shows up on dating apps and in relationships, in order to counteract the systems that try to render invisible the people whose bodies don’t conform to social norms.

Ferdia Lennon wins the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize for Glorious Exploits. Lisa Jewell’s None of This Is True, Rebecca Yarros’s Fourth Wing, and Laurie Gilmore’s The Pumpkin Spice Café win TikTok Book Awards. Longlists for the Polari Prizes for LGBTQIA+ literature are announced. Plus, interviews with Elise Bryant, Hala Alyan, and Claire Kilroy and Page to Screen.

Collecting one of the most popular, beloved, and influential comic strips ever created, this volume and the four preceding it are essential purchases for all libraries.

Martin MacInnes wins the Arthur C. Clarke Award for In Ascension. Finalists have been named for the New England Book Awards. The Jewish Literary Foundation reveals the Genesis Emerging Writers cohort for 2024. More audiobooks from indie publishers will be offered on Spotify. The latest GalleyChat roundup is out from EarlyWord. Plus, new title bestsellers and an obituary for cookbook author Rosa Ross.

Books about flower-arranging, knitting, and essential sewing skills are topping the charts.

Scholars and devotees of Hollywood’s Golden Age will enjoy these considerations of important women in film history.

These two titles showcase the history, politics, and importance of LGBTQIA+ film and TV.

Forthcoming DVDs and Blu-rays for every interest, including Jodie Foster in the latest season of True Detective, an Aussie family's pursuit of inspirational music, and desperados in 1940s Brazil.

This month’s must-see documentaries offer glimpses into a New Delhi bird rescue, the psychological demands of space, and American fascism in the 1930s.