The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

Arson and Amnesia

By Emily Temple | May 30, 2025

Anna Mitchael on the Lessons of Ghostwriting

Anna Mitchael on the Lessons of Ghostwriting

"This learning isn’t just for those who quietly write stories for others."

By Anna Mitchael | May 30, 2025

Michelle de Kretser: <br>

Michelle de Kretser:
"I ask you—I beg you—to join us in speaking out for Palestine."

From her acceptance speech for the 2025 Stella Prize

By Michelle de Krester | May 30, 2025

May's Best Reviewed Fiction

May's Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Ocean Vuong, Daniel Kehlmann, Allison Bechdel, and More

By Book Marks | May 30, 2025

May's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

May's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Ron Chernow, Robert Macfarlane, Yiyun Li, and More

By Book Marks | May 30, 2025

The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of June

The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of June

The Month to Come in Literary Listening

By Audiofile Magazine | May 30, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

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  • London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
  • Attention: Writing on Life, Art, and the World
  • The Oyster Diaries
  • Yesteryear
  • Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

Paul Elie on Art, Faith, and Sex in 1980s America—and the New Pope

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 29, 2025

Rebecca Solnit on Her Most Beloved Objects

By Rebecca Solnit | May 29, 2025

Death, Desire, and the Poetics of the Automobile

By Rosie Stockton | May 29, 2025

Finding Your Way Into Writing Fiction as J.R.R. Tolkien's Grandson

Finding Your Way Into Writing Fiction as J.R.R. Tolkien's Grandson

Simon Tolkien on the Double-Edged Sword of a Mighty Literary Inheritance

By Simon Tolkien | May 29, 2025

The 10 Best Book Covers of May

The 10 Best Book Covers of May

Pattern and Texture

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2025

My Workshop Friend Stole the Plot for a Story I Never Got Around to Writing: Am I the Asshole?

My Workshop Friend Stole the Plot for a Story I Never Got Around to Writing: Am I the Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 29, 2025

The Likability Trap: Why We Need More

The Likability Trap: Why We Need More "Nasty" Female Protagonists

Laura Leffler Considers the Faulty Logic Behind Gendered Expectations of Goodness in Fiction

By Laura Leffler | May 29, 2025

On Morals, Ethics, and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Story Ripped-From-the-Headlines

On Morals, Ethics, and Writing a Novel Inspired by a Story Ripped-From-the-Headlines

Darrow Farr on Patty Hearst, Exploitation, and Writing Other People's Traumas

By Darrow Farr | May 29, 2025

Nothing is Promised: What Our Current Fragile Peace Reveals About the Forces of History

Nothing is Promised: What Our Current Fragile Peace Reveals About the Forces of History

Askold Melnyczuk Explores the Moral Questions Posed to Us In the Face of War and Violence

By Askold Melnyczuk | May 29, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"I felt like I was developing Stockholm syndrome with this novel."

By Book Marks | May 29, 2025

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