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Is My Small Town the Center of the Universe?

Is My Small Town the Center of the Universe?

Robyn Ryle on the Consistent Delight of a Familiar Face

By Robyn Ryle | October 20, 2025

Why Philip Pullman’s Books Are More Important Than Ever in Speaking Truth to Power

Why Philip Pullman’s Books Are More Important Than Ever in Speaking Truth to Power

Aisling Walsh on the 30-Year Legacy of “His Dark Materials”

By Aisling Walsh | October 17, 2025

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Megha Majumdar, Susan Orlean, Brandon Taylor, and More

By Book Marks | October 17, 2025

Looking Back on Our Cringe-Worthy Selves: A Reading List for Teenage Weirdos

Looking Back on Our Cringe-Worthy Selves: A Reading List for Teenage Weirdos

Cloud Delfina Cardona Recommends Michele Serros, jo reyes-boitel, Jacinto Jesús Cardona and More

By Cloud Delfina Cardona | October 17, 2025

Where to start with the writing of Jamaica Kincaid.

Where to start with the writing of Jamaica Kincaid.

By Brittany Allen | October 16, 2025

Chris Kraus on How Crime Writing Can Be an Entry To a Shattered Community

Chris Kraus on How Crime Writing Can Be an Entry To a Shattered Community

The Author of “The Four Spent the Day Together” on Researching the Nagamo Trail Murder

By Chris Kraus | October 16, 2025

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | October 16, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Susan Orlean Is Reading Now, and Next

By Diana Arterian | October 16, 2025

What the Picture Knows: Books That Seamlessly Blend Text and Image

By Caleb Klaces | October 16, 2025

Jelani Cobb on Race, Politics, and the ‘Trayvon Martin Generation’

Jelani Cobb on Race, Politics, and the ‘Trayvon Martin Generation’

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 16, 2025

Between Taiwanese and Mandarin: Translation as a Test of Allegiance

Between Taiwanese and Mandarin: Translation as a Test of Allegiance

Kevin Wang Explores How Translating Terao Tetsuya’s “Spent Bullets” Helped Him Understand the Legacy of Taiwan

By Kevin Wang | October 15, 2025

Anna North Thinks About the Roman Empire All the Time

Anna North Thinks About the Roman Empire All the Time

The Author Explores How Learning Latin Helps Her Untangle History With the Present

By Anna North | October 15, 2025

How Self-Satire Can Act as Catharsis

How Self-Satire Can Act as Catharsis

Sonora Jha on the Challenges of Satirizing a Character Who Reminds Her of Herself

By Sonora Jha | October 15, 2025

58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)

58 Books You Need to Read (Recommended by People Who Know)

Or: 42 Writers, Editors, and Booksellers on the Best Books They've Read in the Last 25 Years

By Emily Temple | October 14, 2025

Brandon Taylor, Megha Majumdar, Susan Orlean, and more: 27 new books out today!

Brandon Taylor, Megha Majumdar, Susan Orlean, and more: 27 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 14, 2025

Who Was Peter Matthiessen, Really?

Who Was Peter Matthiessen, Really?

Terry McDonell Talks to Lance Richardson About Matthiessen’s Moral Ambiguity, Bigfoot, and More

By Terry McDonell | October 14, 2025

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