In a Family of Readers, Packing Up My Late Father's Library Was Hardest of All

In a Family of Readers, Packing Up My Late Father's Library Was Hardest of All

Seth Greenland on Remembering, Retaining, and Failing to
Exorcise Sentiment

By Seth Greenland | September 16, 2020

<em>The Wire</em> and Other Baltimore Shows Are Great TV, But There Are Reasons to be Wary

The Wire and Other Baltimore Shows Are Great TV, But There Are Reasons to be Wary

It Has Less to Do With Cops Than with the Visuals of Blackness

By Mary Rizzo | September 16, 2020

David Nasaw on the Million Refugees Left Behind in Germany After WWII

David Nasaw on the Million Refugees Left Behind in Germany After WWII

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | September 16, 2020

"Sarah," an NYC Nurse, on the Anger of Being Unprepared for COVID-19

From the Quarantine Tapes Podcast with Paul Holdengraber

By The Quarantine Tapes | September 16, 2020

The Political Implications of Anti-Latinx Racism

The Political Implications of Anti-Latinx Racism

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | September 16, 2020

The Jane Austen/<em>Succession</em> crossover event of your dreams is happening.

The Jane Austen/Succession crossover event of your dreams is happening.

By Dan Sheehan | September 15, 2020

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The Literary Arts Emergency Fund will award 3.5 million to 282 literary organizations this year.

By Rasheeda Saka | September 15, 2020

Your guide to enjoying a New York City museum in the middle of a pandemic.

By Corinne Segal | September 15, 2020

Here are the 2020 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Awards Winners.

By Rasheeda Saka | September 15, 2020

Will the publication of Bob Woodward's <em>Rage</em> matter? It should.

Will the publication of Bob Woodward's Rage matter? It should.

By Jonny Diamond | September 15, 2020

8 of the best tattoos in literature.

8 of the best tattoos in literature.

By Dan Sheehan | September 15, 2020

The Booker Prize shortlist includes four debut novels and zero novels by Hilary Mantel.

The Booker Prize shortlist includes four debut novels and zero novels by Hilary Mantel.

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2020

Civility and So-Called Objectivity is No Way to Contain a Plague of Lies

Civility and So-Called Objectivity is No Way to Contain a Plague of Lies

Siri Hustvedt on How Easily We've Been Mesmerized by Trump's Norm-Breaking Rhetoric

By Siri Hustvedt | September 15, 2020

Ross Gay: Have I Even Told You Yet About the Courts I’ve Loved?

Ross Gay: Have I Even Told You Yet About the Courts I’ve Loved?

On the Unlikely Tenderness and Care of a Good Pick-Up Basketball Game

By Ross Gay | September 15, 2020

What Becoming a Mermaid Taught Me About Being a Modern Woman

What Becoming a Mermaid Taught Me About Being a Modern Woman

Lara Ehrlich Goes to Weeki Wachee, Florida

By Lara Ehrlich | September 15, 2020

In Case You Need Reminding, a Book is Not a Baby

In Case You Need Reminding, a Book is Not a Baby

Ayden LeRoux on Abandoning the Ubiquitous Language of Parenting

By Ayden LeRoux | September 15, 2020

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