Here are the 5 books you should read this week.

Here are the 5 books you should read this week.

By Katie Yee | November 26, 2019

West Virginia prison system seeks to profit from inmates desire to read books.

West Virginia prison system seeks to profit from inmates desire to read books.

By Jonny Diamond | November 26, 2019

Here’s the 100 Best Books of the Year list you should care about.

Here’s the 100 Best Books of the Year list you should care about.

By Jonny Diamond | November 26, 2019

The Best Literary Adaptations to Stream Over Thanksgiving Break (Or Right Now)

The Best Literary Adaptations to Stream Over Thanksgiving Break (Or Right Now)

A Show For Whatever Mood You Find Yourself In

By Emily Temple | November 26, 2019

On Jay-Z, Rakim, and Black Mythmaking in America

On Jay-Z, Rakim, and Black Mythmaking in America

Two New Books That Trace Their Storytelling Legacies

By Tarisai Ngangura | November 26, 2019

Raising Kael: On Pauline Kael's Controversial Criticism of <em>Citizen Kane</em>

Raising Kael: On Pauline Kael's Controversial Criticism of Citizen Kane

Was Orson Welles's “Shallow Masterpiece” Just a Comic-Book Newspaper Comedy?

By Alan Jacobs | November 26, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stations
  • West of Loveland
  • Castles: A Fortified History of the World
  • Sweet Pea
  • The Pen: A Human History
  • Is It Too Late to Make a Run for It?
  • Gloria Don't Speak
  • The Heights
  • The King Under the Mountain: In Search of J. R. R. Tolkien
  • Just a Shot Away: Martin Scorsese's Life in Film

Sometimes You Have to Build the Book Cover in Your Living Room

By Nicole Caputo | November 26, 2019

How William Monroe Trotter Mobilized Black Americans Across Class Lines

By Kerri K Greenidge | November 26, 2019

Of Bohumil Hrabal's Six Loves, Guess How Many Were Cats?

By Bohumil Hrabal | November 26, 2019

How Ian McKellen Almost Didn't Play Gandalf

How Ian McKellen Almost Didn't Play Gandalf

On the Casting Intrigues Behind The Lord of the Rings (Bowie as Lord Elrond!)

By Garry O'Connor | November 26, 2019

How We See Iran: A Brief History of Fictions at a Distance

How We See Iran: A Brief History of Fictions at a Distance

Alireza Taheri Araghi on Trying to Find His Home Through a Screen

By Ali Araghi | November 26, 2019

Restitution

Restitution

A Short Story by Barry Lopez

By Barry Lopez | November 26, 2019

Area library has epic afterhours Nerf gun battle and we are here for it.

Area library has epic afterhours Nerf gun battle and we are here for it.

By Jonny Diamond | November 25, 2019

Did you know about this deleted subplot in <em>You've Got Mail</em> featuring a creepy author?

Did you know about this deleted subplot in You've Got Mail featuring a creepy author?

By Jessie Gaynor | November 25, 2019

Neal Katyal’s new book about impeachment will help you survive Thanksgiving arguments with Uncle Flat Tax.

Neal Katyal’s new book about impeachment will help you survive Thanksgiving arguments with Uncle Flat Tax.

By Jonny Diamond | November 25, 2019

Two Graphic Novels Ask: <br>Why Have Children in an Uncertain World?

Two Graphic Novels Ask:
Why Have Children in an Uncertain World?

On Climate Collapse, Alienation, and the Ethics of Becoming a Parent

By Michelle Delgado | November 25, 2019

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