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Humor
Why Is Jerry Seinfeld One of the Most Successful Stand-Up Comedians of All Time?
David Steinberg on the Life and Times of an Iconic Entertainer
By
David Steinberg
| July 14, 2021
To Write a Comic Novel, I Had to Shed the Weight of Expectation (and Adopt a New Name)
Tahmima Anam on the Serious Business of Being Funny
By
Tahmima Anam
| July 13, 2021
How Crafting Got Me Through the Worst 700 Days of My Life
Kelly Williams Brown on Fame, Fortune, Depression, and the Power of Tiny Paper Stars
By
Kelly Williams Brown
| July 9, 2021
On Maurice Sendak’s birthday, take a look at some of his rare drawings.
By
Walker Caplan
| June 10, 2021
Jenny Lawson on (Dark) Humor as a Conduit to Compassion
In Conversation with Kendra Winchester on the
Reading Women
Podcast
By
Reading Women
| June 9, 2021
That inspiring Eric Carle quote making the rounds yesterday was actually an April Fool’s joke.
By
Walker Caplan
| May 28, 2021
Best Reviewed
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The Humor—and Grief—of the Modern-Day “Guncle”
By
Steven Rowley
| May 25, 2021
In Praise of the Graceless Literary Exit: A Reading List
By
KT Sparks
| April 19, 2021
Amy Solomon and Aparna Nancherla on the Intersection of Comedy and Anxiety
By
The Maris Review
| April 8, 2021
11 honest ways that actually describe the value of a book deal.
By
Jonny Diamond
| April 1, 2021
This former
Late Show with Stephen Colbert
writer has some tips for writing humor.
By
Walker Caplan
| March 24, 2021
Jen Spyra on Balancing the Zany with the Emotional
In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on
The Literary Life
Podcast
By
The Literary Life
| March 19, 2021
This bizarre reality television moment might as well be a scene in a Kafka novel.
By
Walker Caplan
| March 12, 2021
Meet the writer with an uncommon goal: getting rejected by every UK publisher.
By
Walker Caplan
| March 12, 2021
Apparently John Steinbeck once wrote a horror story about a boy being chewed by his own gum.
By
Walker Caplan
| March 10, 2021
Take a look inside this rare, self-published Andy Warhol cookbook.
By
Walker Caplan
| March 8, 2021
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A Guide to the
Dexter
Spinoffs
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Olivia Rutigliano
Mariah Fredericks on the Great Sea Monster Hoax of Nantucket
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Mariah Fredericks
Ryan Burruss on Monstrously Mashing Up Genres in His New Novel
October 8, 2026
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Ryan Burruss
The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
"The plot here like the plots in the previous three Mandel novels I've read is…"