What It’s Like to Encounter a Shark When You’re Sailing Alone on the Open Ocean

What It’s Like to Encounter a Shark When You’re Sailing Alone on the Open Ocean

Richard J. King Tells Some Legendary Tales of Sailor-Meets-Ancient Oceanic Predator

By Richard J. King | May 31, 2024

Why it's so hard to lend a book to a friend, according to the internet.

Why it's so hard to lend a book to a friend, according to the internet.

By James Folta | May 30, 2024

An abridged timeline of <em>Gatsby</em> adaptations.

An abridged timeline of Gatsby adaptations.

Who's the greatest Gatsby of them all?

By Brittany Allen | May 30, 2024

One great short story to read today: Rajesh Parameswaran's

One great short story to read today: Rajesh Parameswaran's "The Infamous Bengal Ming"

By Emily Temple | May 30, 2024

I Think Most Short Stories Are Glorified Therapy Sessions: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Think Most Short Stories Are Glorified Therapy Sessions: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 30, 2024

The 14 Best Book Covers of May

The 14 Best Book Covers of May

My Little Pony Realness

By Emily Temple | May 30, 2024

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Growing Up Racist: How Young White Supremacists Are Taught to Hate

By R. Derek Black | May 30, 2024

What Illness Can—and Cannot—Tell Us About Ourselves

By Graham Caveney | May 30, 2024

One great short story to read today:
John Langan's "Technicolor"

By Drew Broussard | May 29, 2024

Do you miss childhood summer reading challenges? The National Book Foundation has one for adults.

Do you miss childhood summer reading challenges? The National Book Foundation has one for adults.

By James Folta | May 29, 2024

“Invasion is a Structure Not an Event.” On Settler Colonialism and Joseph Conrad’s <em>Heart of Darkness</em>

“Invasion is a Structure Not an Event.” On Settler Colonialism and Joseph Conrad’s Heart of Darkness

Robert G. Parkinson on Historicizing Imperial Encounters at Home and Abroad

By Robert G. Parkinson | May 29, 2024

Eternal Solace: Eve J. Chung on Tradition, Family and Mourning in Taiwan

Eternal Solace: Eve J. Chung on Tradition, Family and Mourning in Taiwan

“I do not idealize the afterlife, but that is largely because of the privilege I have in my present.”

By Eve J. Chung | May 29, 2024

Lost and Found: KB Brookins on Masculinity, Gender and Trauma

Lost and Found: KB Brookins on Masculinity, Gender and Trauma

"I was a girl in the imagination of others and nowhere else."

By KB Brookins | May 29, 2024

Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello on Comedy Partnership

Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello on Comedy Partnership

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | May 29, 2024

What to read after watching <em>I Saw the TV Glow</em>.

What to read after watching I Saw the TV Glow.

By Drew Broussard | May 28, 2024

A protest newspaper is gaining traction. But what's next for The New York War Crimes?

A protest newspaper is gaining traction. But what's next for The New York War Crimes?

By Brittany Allen | May 28, 2024

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