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What Should You Read Next? Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books

What Should You Read Next? Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books

Featuring New Titles by Celeste Ng, George Saunders, Paul Newman, Annie Ernaux, and More

By Book Marks | October 28, 2022

What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

What I Write in My Journal is Just for Me (It is Not My Memoir)

Jeanna Kadlec on Writing, Memory, and Trusting Yourself

By Jeanna Kadlec | October 28, 2022

When Awe Meets Narrative: On Chasing Local Folklore at the Edge of the Ocean

When Awe Meets Narrative: On Chasing Local Folklore at the Edge of the Ocean

In Which Emily Urquhart Explores Villain/Helper Tropes in a Small Maritime Town

By Emily Urquhart | October 28, 2022

A Sense of Belonging: Inside the Only U.S. School Dedicated to Teaching Refugee Girls

A Sense of Belonging: Inside the Only U.S. School Dedicated to Teaching Refugee Girls

Jessica Lander on the Essential, Challenging Work of the Global Village Project

By Jessica Lander | October 28, 2022

Either/Or... Neither? Looking Beyond the False Binaries of the Catastrophist Present

Either/Or... Neither? Looking Beyond the False Binaries of the Catastrophist Present

Andrew Keen is Wondering How Much Room There is For Gray

By Andrew Keen | October 28, 2022

The Recipe You Didn’t Know You Needed: Green Eggs and Ham... and Biscuits!

The Recipe You Didn’t Know You Needed: Green Eggs and Ham... and Biscuits!

Erin Jeanne McDowell Puts a Twist on a Childhood Literary Classic

By Erin Jeanne McDowell | October 28, 2022

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  • Whidbey
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  • The Quantity Theory of Morality
  • Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World

From the Abstract to the Everyday: How Stories Dominate Every Facet of Our Lives

By Peter Brooks | October 28, 2022

Listen to Chapters 11 and 12 of Dracula

By Audiobook Break | October 28, 2022

The Marriage Portrait by Maggie O'Farrell, Read by Genevieve Gaunt, Afterword by Maggie O'Farrell

By Behind the Mic | October 28, 2022

The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service

The Story of Jane: The Legendary Underground Feminist Abortion Service

Laura Kaplan in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 28, 2022

How Ted Kennedy Became a Great Man When He Was Most Distanced From the U.S. Presidency

How Ted Kennedy Became a Great Man When He Was Most Distanced From the U.S. Presidency

John A. Farrell in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 28, 2022

Accidental Kindness: A Doctor's Thoughts on the Importance of Empathy

Accidental Kindness: A Doctor's Thoughts on the Importance of Empathy

Michael Stein in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 28, 2022

How Booksellers Conspired to Create the Perfect Bookstore Marriage Proposal

How Booksellers Conspired to Create the Perfect Bookstore Marriage Proposal

From Northshire Bookstore in Manchester, Vermont

By Gordon Dossett | October 27, 2022

Versatile, Universal, and Delicious: Karon Liu on the Magic of Dumplings

Versatile, Universal, and Delicious: Karon Liu on the Magic of Dumplings

"It’s impossible for a dish to remain static, like a museum showpiece, if the people who cook and eat it aren’t static."

By Karon Liu | October 27, 2022

Women Resisting Terror in Iran: Porochista Khakpour on the Historic Protests

Women Resisting Terror in Iran: Porochista Khakpour on the Historic Protests

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 27, 2022

How the California Gold Rush Destroyed Whatever Peace Existed in the American West

How the California Gold Rush Destroyed Whatever Peace Existed in the American West

Katie Hickman on the Lost Hybrid World of the Great Plains

By Katie Hickman | October 27, 2022

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