AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2021

AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2021

A Year of Literary Listening

By Book Marks | December 6, 2021

Cornel West on Frantz Fanon, One of the Great Revolutionary Intellectuals of the 20th Century

Cornel West on Frantz Fanon, One of the Great Revolutionary Intellectuals of the 20th Century

“Decolonization implies the urgent need to thoroughly challenge the colonial situation.”

By Cornel West | December 6, 2021

On the Trauma and Creativity Behind Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic <em>Slaughterhouse Five</em>

On the Trauma and Creativity Behind Kurt Vonnegut’s Classic Slaughterhouse Five

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | December 6, 2021

A Brief History of Cheesy Pasta

A Brief History of Cheesy Pasta

Massimo Montanari Explores the Origins of a Culinary Match Made in Heaven

By Massimo Montanari | December 6, 2021

“Adapting to the Reality of the River.” Nathaniel Rich on the Political Game Around Climate Change

“Adapting to the Reality of the River.” Nathaniel Rich on the Political Game Around Climate Change

This Week from the Big Table Podcast with JC Gabel

By Big Table | December 6, 2021

The Boundaries Between Nations Are Blurrier Than We Think

The Boundaries Between Nations Are Blurrier Than We Think

Oliver Uberti and James Cheshire on the Myth of Foundational Nationalism

By James Cheshire and Oliver Uberti | December 6, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Stealing Georgia: Trump Gets Desperate, Kanye’s Publicist Shows Up on Ruby Freeman’s Doorstep, and... 28,000 Missing Votes?

By Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague | December 4, 2021

And the Oddest Book Title of the Year goes to . . .

By Walker Caplan | December 3, 2021

A documentary about Anthony Broadwater’s exoneration, called Unlucky, is in the works.

By Walker Caplan | December 3, 2021

TikTok isn’t just for tearjerkers—it's also for obscure 1930s literary puzzles, apparently.

TikTok isn’t just for tearjerkers—it's also for obscure 1930s literary puzzles, apparently.

By Walker Caplan | December 3, 2021

Serena Williams has written a children's book.

Serena Williams has written a children's book.

By Dan Sheehan | December 3, 2021

How <em>The Power of the Dog</em> Eviscerates the Myths of the Old Western

How The Power of the Dog Eviscerates the Myths of the Old Western

Michelle Nijhuis on Masculinity and Queerness in the Novel and Jane Campion’s Adaptation

By Michelle Nijhuis | December 3, 2021

Exclusive cover reveal: Sarah Thankam Mathews' <em>All This Could Be Different</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Sarah Thankam Mathews' All This Could Be Different.

By Literary Hub | December 3, 2021

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in December

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in December

Home Page for the Holidays

By Emily Temple | December 3, 2021

The Literary Case for Slasher Films and the Horrors of Reality TV

The Literary Case for Slasher Films and the Horrors of Reality TV

Samantha Allen on the Trauma of Elimination, from Black Christmas to Love Island

By Samantha Allen | December 3, 2021

Lydia Davis on How Translation Opens a Writer’s Mind

Lydia Davis on How Translation Opens a Writer’s Mind

“You are ventriloquist and chameleon.”

By Lydia Davis | December 3, 2021

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