Why is Noah Baumbach's adaptation of <em>White Noise</em> called . . . <em>Wheat Germ</em>?

Why is Noah Baumbach's adaptation of White Noise called . . . Wheat Germ?

By Emily Temple | August 18, 2021

12 new opinions on <em>Lolita</em> that no one’s invented yet.

12 new opinions on Lolita that no one’s invented yet.

By Walker Caplan | August 18, 2021

Two Brooklyn locations of Greenlight Bookstore have unionized.

Two Brooklyn locations of Greenlight Bookstore have unionized.

By Walker Caplan | August 18, 2021

The common denominator of the universe is still chaos, but Werner Herzog has two new books coming.

The common denominator of the universe is still chaos, but Werner Herzog has two new books coming.

By Jessie Gaynor | August 18, 2021

Here are the finalists for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

Here are the finalists for the Dayton Literary Peace Prize.

By Walker Caplan | August 18, 2021

What Makes a Great First Sentence?

What Makes a Great First Sentence?

Alice McDermott on the Importance of Starting a Story with Confidence

By Alice McDermott | August 18, 2021

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On Romanizing Korean Names and Writing Immigrant Stories in an Acquired Language

By Yoon Choi | August 18, 2021

On Learning to Take Author Photos Remotely During the Pandemic

By Beowulf Sheehan | August 18, 2021

Deesha Philyaw on Leaving a Marriage While Writing a Short Story Collection

By Thresholds | August 18, 2021

On the Lost “Lenny Bruce of Athens”

On the Lost “Lenny Bruce of Athens”

Mark Haskell Smith: In Defense of the Ancient Comedian Who Went After Aristotle

By Mark Haskell Smith | August 18, 2021

Tracing the Crisis of Desertification to Colonization

Tracing the Crisis of Desertification to Colonization

Lisa Wells on the Water Crisis in California’s Central Valley

By Lisa Wells | August 18, 2021

How the Humble Avocado Went from the Unwanted “Crocodile Pear” to America’s Favorite Superfood

How the Humble Avocado Went from the Unwanted “Crocodile Pear” to America’s Favorite Superfood

Andy Robinson Investigates the Human Cost of a Most Coveted Fruit

By Andy Robinson | August 18, 2021

Behind the Invention of the Cryptosystem That Revolutionized Tech

Behind the Invention of the Cryptosystem That Revolutionized Tech

Ian Stewart on the Revolutionary Ideas of Clifford Cocks

By Ian Stewart | August 18, 2021

Shelby Cole on Climate Grief and Indigenous Land and Water Stewardship

Shelby Cole on Climate Grief and Indigenous Land and Water Stewardship

This Week from the Reading Women Podcast

By Reading Women | August 18, 2021

Christopher Gray on Hustling to the Top... with an Altruistic Mindset

Christopher Gray on Hustling to the Top... with an Altruistic Mindset

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 18, 2021

Take a look at the 35-pound comic scrapbook that paints a picture of Great Depression-era life.

Take a look at the 35-pound comic scrapbook that paints a picture of Great Depression-era life.

By Walker Caplan | August 17, 2021

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