Who, Exactly, Were All Those Girls in Renoir’s Paintings?

Who, Exactly, Were All Those Girls in Renoir’s Paintings?

Catherine Ostler on the True Stories Behind the Art

By Catherine Ostler | July 17, 2026

What Writing About Bobby Kennedy Taught Me About Male Power

What Writing About Bobby Kennedy Taught Me About Male Power

Carson Markland on Control, Roe v. Wade, and the Slipperiness of Biography

By Carson Markland | July 17, 2026

A Chorus of Poets: On the Possible Existence of Multiple Homers

A Chorus of Poets: On the Possible Existence of Multiple Homers

Henry Power Considers Theories on the Authorship of the Iliad and the Odyssey

By Henry Power | July 17, 2026

Watch the chic, menacing trailer for Bret Easton Ellis’s new FX series.

Watch the chic, menacing trailer for Bret Easton Ellis’s new FX series.

By Brittany Allen | July 16, 2026

This Week in Literary History: <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> is Published

This Week in Literary History: The Catcher in the Rye is Published

“I like it when somebody gets excited about something. It's nice.”

By Literary Hub | July 16, 2026

An incomplete list of people reading <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em> in movies.

An incomplete list of people reading The Catcher in the Rye in movies.

By Emily Temple | July 16, 2026

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As Book Criticism Disappears, the Booksellers Are Stepping In

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Mark Haber is Reading Now, and Next

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Publishing Has a Hologram Problem. And It’s Growing. 

Publishing Has a Hologram Problem. And It’s Growing. 

For Robert Moor, Readers Are Quickly Losing the Line Between the Idea of a Book and the Book Itself

By Robert Moor | July 15, 2026

Welcome to Toronto, World Capital of the Urban Raccoon

Welcome to Toronto, World Capital of the Urban Raccoon

Dan Werb on the Understated Intelligence of the Animals That Share Our Cities

By Dan Werb | July 15, 2026

Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors

Finding Heroes of My Own in Three Unsung Women of America’s Great Outdoors

Heather Hansman on the Important Stories That Don’t Always Get Told

By Heather Hansman | July 15, 2026

Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Why “Shifting Baseline Syndrome” Makes It Harder to Save the Planet

Jason Dove Mark on the Ways Environmental Amnesia Influences Our Perception of the Natural World

By Jason Dove Mark | July 15, 2026

One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

One of My Poems is Literally Going to the Moon

Sally Ashton on the Eternal Beauty of the Lunar-Human Connection

By Sally Ashton | July 15, 2026

The Odysseys, ranked.

The Odysseys, ranked.

A completely scientific list of the best and worst takes on Homer's epic.

By Brittany Allen | July 14, 2026

When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government

When We Fight, We Win: Why I Am Suing Northwestern University—and the US Government

Steven W. Thrasher on the Fight For Academic Freedom

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