Disappearing Books, AI Ghosts, and War Mammoths: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Disappearing Books, AI Ghosts, and War Mammoths: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Thrilling Translations and Vivid Reimaginings From Em X. Liu, C Pam Zhang, Emily Wilson, and More

By Natalie Zutter | September 1, 2023

August's Best Reviewed Fiction

August's Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles from Ann Patchett, James McBride, Paul Murray, and More

By Book Marks | September 1, 2023

August's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

August's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring George Eliot, August Wilson, Harry Smith, and More

By Book Marks | September 1, 2023

The Never-Ending Transgender Talk Show: A Conversation with <em>Framing Agnes</em> Director Chase Joynt

The Never-Ending Transgender Talk Show: A Conversation with Framing Agnes Director Chase Joynt

On Complicating Easy Notions of “Trans Representation”

By Spencer Williams | September 1, 2023

Jonathan Taplin on How Four Tech Bros are Conning Us All

Jonathan Taplin on How Four Tech Bros are Conning Us All

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 1, 2023

Tad Friend and the Art of Long-Form Journalism

Tad Friend and the Art of Long-Form Journalism

In Conversation with John Burnham Schwartz on Sun Valley Writers’ Conference’s Beyond the Page

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | September 1, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Shampoo Effect
  • The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music
  • Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep
  • On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction
  • Devotions
  • Thundering Waters: The Toxic Legacy of Niagara Falls

Mustafa Suleyman on the Coming Wave of Technological Disruption

By Keen On | September 1, 2023

The 13 Best Book Covers of August

By Emily Temple | August 31, 2023

What Does It Mean to Write after Having Children?

By Lightsey Darst | August 31, 2023

How Complex Math and Human Innovation Created the Calculator

How Complex Math and Human Innovation Created the Calculator

Keith Houston on the People, Technology, and Equations Behind a Modern Mathematical Convenience

By Keith Houston | August 31, 2023

Beyond Tortured Genius: Science and Conscience in Two Rediscovered Oppenheimer Films

Beyond Tortured Genius: Science and Conscience in Two Rediscovered Oppenheimer Films

Lauren Carroll Harris on the Sober Spectacle of The Day After Trinity and The Strangest Dream

By Lauren Carroll Harris | August 31, 2023

"Sad Rollercoaster," a Poem by Jared Harél

From the Collection Let Our Bodies Change the Subject

By Jared Harél | August 31, 2023

AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of August

AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of August

This Month's Selection of Literary Listening

By Literary Hub | August 31, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"Dickens may be dead, but Smith, thankfully, is alive."

By Book Marks | August 31, 2023

<em>Kansas Reflector</em> Editor-in-Chief Sherman Smith on Freedom of the Press

Kansas Reflector Editor-in-Chief Sherman Smith on Freedom of the Press

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 31, 2023

Michael G. Long on the Greatness of Bayard Rustin

Michael G. Long on the Greatness of Bayard Rustin

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 31, 2023

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