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<em>The Other Passenger</em> by Louise Candlish, Read by Steven Mackintosh

The Other Passenger by Louise Candlish, Read by Steven Mackintosh

A Chilling Thriller

By Behind the Mic | October 12, 2021

<em>Daughters of Sparta</em> by Claire Heywood, Read by Mira Dovreni

Daughters of Sparta by Claire Heywood, Read by Mira Dovreni

Reimagining the Trojan War from New Points of View

By Behind the Mic | October 12, 2021

A Brief Survey of Men Having Opinions About What Women Are Reading

A Brief Survey of Men Having Opinions About What Women Are Reading

Sophie Vershbow on Condescension, Guiltless Pleasure, and Inf*n*te J*st

By Sophie Vershbow | October 8, 2021

The Myth of True Love Hurts Us All—Especially Women

The Myth of True Love Hurts Us All—Especially Women

Jen Winston on the True Love Industrial Complex and the Rejuvenating Power of Queerness

By Jen Winston | October 8, 2021

Behold... The Best Reviewed Books of the Week!

Behold... The Best Reviewed Books of the Week!

Featuring new titles by Jonathan Franzen, Miriam Toews, Val McDermid, David Sedaris, and more

By Book Marks | October 8, 2021

Wisława Szymborska on Learning to Write from Life

Wisława Szymborska on Learning to Write from Life

“Seek out friends who read widely.”

By Wisława Szymborska | October 8, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • The Hitch
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

Kelefa Sanneh: What Actually is “Country Music”?

By Kelefa Sanneh | October 8, 2021

Defamiliarizing the Mother Tongue: On Immigration’s Impact on Learning and Losing Language

By Julie Sedivy | October 8, 2021

Why Did It Take Scientists So Long to Fully Understand Genetics and Mendel’s Laws?

By Howard Markel | October 8, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Heyday Books

Interview with an Indie Press: Heyday Books

On California's Independent Publishing Scene

By Corinne Segal | October 8, 2021

Investigative Journalist Julie Brown on Exposing Jeffrey Epstein

Investigative Journalist Julie Brown on Exposing Jeffrey Epstein

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | October 8, 2021

Community and Care: On Squirrel Hill and the Tree of Life Shooting

Community and Care: On Squirrel Hill and the Tree of Life Shooting

Mark Oppenheimer Discusses the History of His Ancestral Town and the Aftermath of the 2018 Shooting

By Mark Oppenheimer | October 8, 2021

The Story Behind <em>The Snake Pit</em>, Mary Jane Ward’s Dark Comic Masterpiece

The Story Behind The Snake Pit, Mary Jane Ward’s Dark Comic Masterpiece

Larry Lockridge on His Cousin’s Novel and His Family’s History of Mental Illness and Literary Talent

By Larry Lockridge | October 8, 2021

Matthew Pearl on the Kidnap and Rescue That Shaped America

Matthew Pearl on the Kidnap and Rescue That Shaped America

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 8, 2021

Jan Swafford and Robert Levin on Mozart’s Infectious Genius

Jan Swafford and Robert Levin on Mozart’s Infectious Genius

This Week on the Radio Open Source Podcast

By Open Source | October 8, 2021

Helen Russell on Having a Healthy Relationship with Sadness

Helen Russell on Having a Healthy Relationship with Sadness

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 8, 2021

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