On the Downfalls of Progress and the Utopian Promise of Fueled Abundance

On the Downfalls of Progress and the Utopian Promise of Fueled Abundance

Alice Bell Traces the History of Fossil Fuels and American Consumption

By Alice Bell | September 29, 2021

Frances Hodgson Burnett Really Loved Gardens—Even Secret Ones

Frances Hodgson Burnett Really Loved Gardens—Even Secret Ones

“As long as you have a garden you have a future.”

By Marta McDowell | September 29, 2021

A World Outside Time: Pico Iyer on the Deep Pleasure of Handel’s Chorale Music

A World Outside Time: Pico Iyer on the Deep Pleasure of Handel’s Chorale Music

“What so moves me—literally transports me—is the way he blends ceremony with emotion.”

By Pico Iyer | September 29, 2021

Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies

Here Are September’s Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies

Featuring Joy Harjo, Winfred Rembert, Dawn Turner, and more

By Book Marks | September 29, 2021

How the Culture of the University Covers Up Abuse

How the Culture of the University Covers Up Abuse

Sara Ahmed on Harassment Claims and Silencing Tactics

By Sara Ahmed | September 29, 2021

Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

Anne-Marie Slaughter on Radical Honesty as a Key to Growth

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 29, 2021

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Read Herman Melville's embarrassingly short, typo-marred obituary.

By Dan Sheehan | September 28, 2021

James Patterson and Scholastic are joining forces to mitigate illiteracy.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 28, 2021

Here is the shortlist for the 2021 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize.

By Snigdha Koirala | September 28, 2021

I'm obsessed with this Instagram series of popular books redesigned

I'm obsessed with this Instagram series of popular books redesigned "for men."

By Emily Temple | September 28, 2021

This year's literary MacArthur fellows on the best writing advice they've received (and more).

This year's literary MacArthur fellows on the best writing advice they've received (and more).

By Corinne Segal | September 28, 2021

Bookseller of Kabul vows to stay open despite only two customers since the rise of the Taliban.

Bookseller of Kabul vows to stay open despite only two customers since the rise of the Taliban.

By Jonny Diamond | September 28, 2021

What Did Critics Think of Cormac McCarthy’s <em>The Road</em> When It First Came Out?

What Did Critics Think of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road When It First Came Out?

“An exquisitely bleak incantation...” “A little showy, a little glib...”

By Book Marks | September 28, 2021

How Can Natural Soundscapes Provide a Refuge from Our Hyper-Stimulated World?

How Can Natural Soundscapes Provide a Refuge from Our Hyper-Stimulated World?

Bernie Krause on the Healing Powers of Quietude, the Ba’Aka tribe, and Japanese Forest Bathing

By Bernie Krause | September 28, 2021

Lauren Groff on Growing Up in What Felt Like the Middle of Nowhere

Lauren Groff on Growing Up in What Felt Like the Middle of Nowhere

The Author of Matrix Looks Back to Her Central New York Childhood

By Lauren Groff | September 28, 2021

How to Help the Environment—and Yourself—by Fostering Insect-Friendly Habitats

How to Help the Environment—and Yourself—by Fostering Insect-Friendly Habitats

Dave Goulson on the Many Benefits of Greening Your Surroundings

By Dave Goulson | September 28, 2021

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