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Five books to pick up if you’re also binging FX’s <em> Love Story. </em>

Five books to pick up if you’re also binging FX’s Love Story.

A Kennedy-curious reading list.

By Brittany Allen | March 23, 2026

How Andrei Tarkovsky Taught Me to Write About the American West

How Andrei Tarkovsky Taught Me to Write About the American West

Caroline Tracey on Tarkovsky’s Stalker and Salt Lakes

By Caroline Tracey | March 23, 2026

Pepper Basham on How <em>The Secret Garden</em> Inspired Her Love for British Literature

Pepper Basham on How The Secret Garden Inspired Her Love for British Literature

"I can still find my way there through these pages. Some gardens, it turns out, are always in season."

By Pepper Basham | March 23, 2026

When the Fountain Runs Dry: On Aging, Immortality and the Illusion of Everlasting Youth

When the Fountain Runs Dry: On Aging, Immortality and the Illusion of Everlasting Youth

Casey Scieszka Shares the Sources of Inspiration Behind Her Debut Novel

By Casey Scieszka | March 18, 2026

What Keeps Us Human: How My Palestinian Father Met My Jewish Mother

What Keeps Us Human: How My Palestinian Father Met My Jewish Mother

Hannah Lillith Assadi on Overcoming Impossible Barriers to Love

By Hannah Lillith Assadi | March 17, 2026

Seven books that expand the conversation around ambivalent parenthood.

Seven books that expand the conversation around ambivalent parenthood.

By Brittany Allen | March 16, 2026

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By Katherine J. Chen | March 13, 2026

What Night of the Living Dead Taught Me About Filmmaking—and Life

By Daniel Kraus | March 13, 2026

Johnette Napolitano on a Companion For Her Beloved Horse, True

Johnette Napolitano on a Companion For Her Beloved Horse, True

“I’ve had true for about 17 years now and she’s still going strong.”

By Cat Willett | March 13, 2026

What I Learned From Making a Documentary About My Grandmother Beryl Bainbridge

What I Learned From Making a Documentary About My Grandmother Beryl Bainbridge

Filmmaker Charlie Russell on Keeping His Grandmother’s Story Alive for a New Generation

By Charlie Russell | March 13, 2026

On the Power of Maia Kobabe’s <em>Gender Queer</em>, One of the Most Banned Books of Its Era

On the Power of Maia Kobabe’s Gender Queer, One of the Most Banned Books of Its Era

Nico Mara-McKay Considers the Groundbreaking 2019 Graphic Memoir

By Nico Mara-McKay | March 12, 2026

On the Struggle to Be a Good Man in Vivek Shraya’s <em>I’m Afraid of Men</em>

On the Struggle to Be a Good Man in Vivek Shraya’s I’m Afraid of Men

Costa Beavin Pappas Considers the 2018 Memoir

By Costa Beavin Pappas | March 12, 2026

On T Cooper’s Early Meditations on Being a Trans Man, <em>Real Man Adventures</em>

On T Cooper’s Early Meditations on Being a Trans Man, Real Man Adventures

Calvin Kasulke Considers the 2013 Essay Collection

By Calvin Kasulke | March 12, 2026

Five Books About Breaking Up... With Your Friend

Five Books About Breaking Up... With Your Friend

Sarvat Hasin Recommends Elena Ferrante, Sharlene Teo, Maeve Binchy, and More

By Sarvat Hasin | March 11, 2026

Family Ghosts: On What We Do and Do Not Learn About Our Parents

Family Ghosts: On What We Do and Do Not Learn About Our Parents

Laurie Hertzel Considers the Generational Silences Left by Untold Stories

By Laurie Hertzel | March 11, 2026

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