• Humor

    Baseball

    On Bill Buckner’s Greatest Catch (with a Little Help from Larry David)

    By Abby Ellin  October 8, 2020
    Pets

    Why We Can’t Stop Loving the Most Troublesome Pets

    By Matt Sumell  October 5, 2020
    Writer's Retreats

    A writer’s retreat in Tokyo will treat you like a Real Author, deadlines, nosy editors, and all.

    By Aaron Robertson  August 27, 2020
    Education

    On the Lowest Moment of My Career in Education

    By Shannon Reed  July 1, 2020
    Booksellers

    Diary of a Scottish Bookseller

    By Shaun Bythell  June 22, 2020
    Humor

    Gore Vidal mastered the art of the burn.

    By Aaron Robertson  June 15, 2020
    Games

    Red Dead Redemption 2’s Arthur Morgan binge-reads the books of the Van der Linde Gang.

    By Arthur Morgan  May 26, 2020
    The Hub

    Raymond Carver explains your health insurance coverage.

    By Jessie Gaynor  May 26, 2020
    Gig Economy

    Michael Arceneaux on the Value of Exposure and Living
    Gig to Gig

    By Michael Arceneaux  May 7, 2020
    The Hub

    When Albert Camus was sick, his buddies set the gold standard for socially distant friendship.

    By Aaron Robertson  April 23, 2020
    Community

    With venues closed, comedian Laura Lexx is crowdsourcing an ending for her novel.

    By Aaron Robertson  April 17, 2020
    Cartoons

    Mr. Coccus, and Other Suggested Picture Books for Young Microbiologists

    By Tom Gauld  April 13, 2020
    Comics

    Still Not Gonna Read the Classics in Quarantine? Here Are Drawings.

    By Lisa Brown  April 9, 2020
    The Hub

    Here are the reality shows on which beloved literary characters would star.

    By Jessie Gaynor  April 6, 2020
    5 Questions

    Samantha Irby Absolutely Does Not Want Michelle Obama to Read Her Book

    By Literary Hub  March 31, 2020
    Reading Lists

    Cameron Esposito: Five Books for a Queer Road Trip

    By Cameron Esposito  March 24, 2020
    The Hub

    Okay, now the LAST lines of 10 classic novels, rewritten for social distancing.

    By Jessie Gaynor  March 19, 2020
    Laughter

    Sometimes You Need a Book To Just Make You Laugh:
    A Reading List

    By Matthew Norman  March 19, 2020
    The Hub

    The first lines of 10 classic novels, rewritten for social distancing.

    By Jessie Gaynor  March 16, 2020
    The Hub

    A decades-old cookie was found in a centuries-old book.

    By Aaron Robertson  March 10, 2020
    The Hub

    Book toilets are so 18th-century France.

    By Aaron Robertson  February 20, 2020
    Dogs

    Please Take a Moment to Meet Some of Hollywood’s Legendary Leading Canines

    By Wendy Mitchell  February 13, 2020
    Social Expectations

    Sarah Knight on How to Just F*cking Say No

    By Sarah Knight  January 17, 2020
    Philosophy

    You’re Almost Definitely More of a Jerk Than You Think You Are

    By Eric Schwitzgebel  November 14, 2019
    Encyclopedias

    The Cultural Encyclopedia of Mushrooms That We Need Right Now

    By Lawrence Millman and Amy Jean Porter  October 29, 2019
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