5 Books You May Have Missed in January

5 Books You May Have Missed in January

From David Joiner to Shahriar Mandanipour, and More

By Bethanne Patrick | February 11, 2022

How Stories Emerge from Afro-Diasporic Collective Memory

How Stories Emerge from Afro-Diasporic Collective Memory

Destiny O. Birdsong on Language as a Currency of Knowledge

By Destiny O. Birdsong | February 11, 2022

<em>Death on the Nile</em> is Predictably Cursed by Its Troublesome Cast

Death on the Nile is Predictably Cursed by Its Troublesome Cast

Despite Branagh’s Best Efforts, the New Agatha Christie Adaptation Soured on the Shelf

By Marah Eakin | February 11, 2022

Julie Otsuka on Writing Her Most Personal Story

Julie Otsuka on Writing Her Most Personal Story

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | February 11, 2022

Erich Schwartzel on Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy

Erich Schwartzel on Hollywood, China, and the Global Battle for Cultural Supremacy

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | February 11, 2022

Mona Kareem on Writing a Multigenerational Story of Statelessness

Mona Kareem on Writing a Multigenerational Story of Statelessness

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | February 11, 2022

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David R. Slayton on Translating His Own Upbringing into Trailer Park Trickster

By New Books Network | February 11, 2022

Joan Is Okay by Weike Wang, Read by Catherine Ho

By Behind the Mic | February 11, 2022

What Will It Take to Resuscitate American Democracy?

By Stephen Marche | February 10, 2022

How Einstein Arrived at His Theory of General Relativity

How Einstein Arrived at His Theory of General Relativity

“He was struck that planets, stars, and other celestial objects all pull on each other.”

By Michael Dine | February 10, 2022

Reality TV is Getting Boring Again—and Maybe That’s a Good Thing

Reality TV is Getting Boring Again—and Maybe That’s a Good Thing

Danielle J. Lindemann Traces the Genre’s Boomeranging Evolution

By Danielle J. Lindemann | February 10, 2022

Inside Africatown’s Fight to Create a National Monument for the Enslaved

Inside Africatown’s Fight to Create a National Monument for the Enslaved

Ben Raines on the Survivors of the Clotilda

By Ben Raines | February 10, 2022

When Plants Attack! Benjamin Percy on the Terror of Green Things

When Plants Attack! Benjamin Percy on the Terror of Green Things

The Author of The Unfamiliar Garden Shows His Work

By Benjamin Percy | February 10, 2022

“How on Earth Do You Judge Books?” Susan Choi and Oscar Villalon on the Story Behind Literary Awards

“How on Earth Do You Judge Books?” Susan Choi and Oscar Villalon on the Story Behind Literary Awards

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 10, 2022

Illustrating the Impact of “Perfect Art”

Illustrating the Impact of “Perfect Art”

From Lynda Barry’s Classic Graphic Novel

By Lynda Barry | February 10, 2022

“Aw, Partners, It’s Been a Bitch.” A Letter from Ken Kesey After His Son’s Death

“Aw, Partners, It’s Been a Bitch.” A Letter from Ken Kesey After His Son’s Death

The Author of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest Recounts the Last Days of His Son’s Life

By Shaun Usher | February 10, 2022

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