It appears Padma Lakshmi is celebrating Hot Poet Summer by smooching Terrance Hayes.

It appears Padma Lakshmi is celebrating Hot Poet Summer by smooching Terrance Hayes.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 16, 2021

Shakespeare quotes, rewritten for business school.

Shakespeare quotes, rewritten for business school.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 16, 2021

Attention, dictionary nerds: here is list of words with surprising shared etymologies.

Attention, dictionary nerds: here is list of words with surprising shared etymologies.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 15, 2021

Remember when the Goldfish won the Pulitzer?

Remember when the Goldfish won the Pulitzer?

By Jessie Gaynor | June 10, 2021

This summer, I only want to dress like Samuel Beckett.

This summer, I only want to dress like Samuel Beckett.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 2, 2021

Attention, Geriatric Millennials: BOOK IT! is now a camp (and still involves Personal Pan Pizza).

Attention, Geriatric Millennials: BOOK IT! is now a camp (and still involves Personal Pan Pizza).

By Jessie Gaynor | May 25, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • Big Kiss, Bye-Bye
  • Bad Bad Girl
  • The Ten Year Affair
  • Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

The week's best book drama is happening in the Times letters to the editor.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 21, 2021

The language of blurbs, decoded.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 20, 2021

UNC decided not to offer Nikole Hannah-Jones tenure after a conservative freak-out.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 19, 2021

Start planning your Jane Austen dinner party with this book of her favorite recipes.

Start planning your Jane Austen dinner party with this book of her favorite recipes.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 17, 2021

Here's a wild story about a publishing scam that includes Morgan Freeman and 9/11.

Here's a wild story about a publishing scam that includes Morgan Freeman and 9/11.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 14, 2021

Of course Andrew Yang's favorite New York book is <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em>.

Of course Andrew Yang's favorite New York book is The Catcher in the Rye.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 12, 2021

Today's nice internet news: a 92-year-old's first self-published poetry book is now a best-seller.

Today's nice internet news: a 92-year-old's first self-published poetry book is now a best-seller.

By Jessie Gaynor | May 4, 2021

William Faulkner probably got rejected more than you.

William Faulkner probably got rejected more than you.

By Jessie Gaynor | April 30, 2021

Michael Chabon has apologized for his

Michael Chabon has apologized for his "complicity" in Scott Rudin's abuse.

By Jessie Gaynor | April 26, 2021

Michaela Coel's first book is coming in September.

Michaela Coel's first book is coming in September.

By Jessie Gaynor | April 19, 2021

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