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Soon you’ll be able to vacation at Jane Austen’s country estate . . . in a cowshed.

Soon you’ll be able to vacation at Jane Austen’s country estate . . . in a cowshed.

By Walker Caplan | April 13, 2021

I'm obsessed with Liu Ye's gorgeous, photorealistic paintings of books.

I'm obsessed with Liu Ye's gorgeous, photorealistic paintings of books.

By Emily Temple | April 13, 2021

Eloghosa Osunde has won <em>The Paris Review</em>’s 2021 Plimpton Prize for Fiction.

Eloghosa Osunde has won The Paris Review’s 2021 Plimpton Prize for Fiction.

By Walker Caplan | April 13, 2021

Of course Boris Johnson is a huge <em>Tintin</em> fan.

Of course Boris Johnson is a huge Tintin fan.

By Jonny Diamond | April 13, 2021

Check out the cover for Sally Rooney's next novel,  <em>Beautiful World, Where Are You</em>.

Check out the cover for Sally Rooney's next novel, Beautiful World, Where Are You.

By Emily Temple | April 13, 2021

What the Pandemic Showed Us About a Certain Kind of New Yorker

What the Pandemic Showed Us About a Certain Kind of New Yorker

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How Depression and Trauma Cast Multigenerational Shadows

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Watch Kathy Acker read from <em>The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec</em>.

Watch Kathy Acker read from The Adult Life of Toulouse Lautrec.

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Cuomo staffers were (illegally) asked to work on Cuomo's memoir as part of their government jobs.

Cuomo staffers were (illegally) asked to work on Cuomo's memoir as part of their government jobs.

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Has anybody seen some loose ceremonial swords? The Truman Presidential Library wants them back.

Has anybody seen some loose ceremonial swords? The Truman Presidential Library wants them back.

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New York bookstore figures out the perfect sideline: pickles.

New York bookstore figures out the perfect sideline: pickles.

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