Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania

Nothing Better Than a Whole Lot of Books: In Praise of Bibliomania

Ed Simon Considers the Many Different Ways an Obsession Can Manifest

By Ed Simon | November 24, 2025

Melissa Broder on Jennifer Dawson’s Forgotten 1961 Classic <em>The Ha-Ha</em>

Melissa Broder on Jennifer Dawson’s Forgotten 1961 Classic The Ha-Ha

“The absurdity of existence, the often-simultaneous humor and terror in not knowing what life is for, is a theme echoed throughout the novel.”

By Melissa Broder | November 21, 2025

On Zohran Mamdani, Taylor Swift, and the Evolution of the Red Scare

On Zohran Mamdani, Taylor Swift, and the Evolution of the Red Scare

Aaron Boehmer Situates a True American Tradition in the 21st Century

By Aaron Boehmer | November 20, 2025

What If Aliens Don’t Actually Do Science?

What If Aliens Don’t Actually Do Science?

Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner Consider the Many Forms Inquiry Can Take, In Our World and Others

By Daniel Whiteson and Andy Warner | November 19, 2025

Iida Turpeinen on Exploring Our Relationship With the Natural World Through Fiction

Iida Turpeinen on Exploring Our Relationship With the Natural World Through Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Beasts of the Sea

By Jane Ciabattari | November 18, 2025

The Fire Within: On the Graphic Adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s <em>The Road</em>

The Fire Within: On the Graphic Adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road

John Hendrix Explores the Cultural Impact of Post-Apocalyptic Narratives

By John Hendrix | November 17, 2025

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Writing While Becoming Two: How Motherhood Influenced My Debut Novel

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Jen Percy on Self-Preservation, Playing Dead, and Writing About Gendered Violence

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Maybe Don’t Talk to the <em>New York Times</em> About Zohran Mamdani

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The Former Chair of Africana Studies at Bowdoin College
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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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What Donald Trump’s Isolationism Means For America—and the World

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Michael McFaul on the Challenges Facing the Liberal International Order From Outside and From Within

By Michael McFaul | November 5, 2025

How Two Nuns and a Jesuit Might Persuade You to Finally Download that Dating App

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Ana Garriga and Carmen Urbita on the “Close Friendship” Between 16th-Century Nun Sor Juana Inés and Vicereine María Luisa

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Antimemes and Nanobot Beauty Scams: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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Reading Anne Sexton’s Rejected Horror Stories

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By Nick Ripatrazone | October 31, 2025

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