How Halldór Laxness Brings the Heroic to the Everyday

How Halldór Laxness Brings the Heroic to the Everyday

John Freeman on the Moral Power of Independent People

By John Freeman | October 6, 2020

Where Are the Unlikeable Female Characters in Young Adult Fiction?

Where Are the Unlikeable Female Characters in Young Adult Fiction?

Hayley Krischer on the Reluctance to Publish Stories of Unlovable Girls

By Hayley Krischer | October 6, 2020

Ishmael Reed: Mr. Miranda, <em>Hamilton</em> Left Out a Few Things

Ishmael Reed: Mr. Miranda, Hamilton Left Out a Few Things

A Critical Take on the Broadway Hit

By Ishmael Reed | October 6, 2020

Andrew Denning on the Nazi Cult of Mobility

Andrew Denning on the Nazi Cult of Mobility

This Week on Time to Eat the Dogs

By Time to Eat the Dogs | October 6, 2020

On Abe Lincoln and the Tragic Failure of Reconstruction

On Abe Lincoln and the Tragic Failure of Reconstruction

David S. Reynolds in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 6, 2020

Eric Weiner on the Geography of Genius

Eric Weiner on the Geography of Genius

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

By New Books Network | October 6, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Mass Mothering
  • Autobiography of Cotton
  • Good People
  • Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone
  • The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
  • Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink, and Deviant Desire

Good news break: a new journal, Air/Light, has launched.

By Rasheeda Saka | October 5, 2020

Ethan Hawke's new (autobiographical) novel is full of rage and sex and longing and despair.

By Dan Sheehan | October 5, 2020

The 1951 adaptation of Native Son (starring Richard Wright) is a darkly satiric noir.

By Aaron Robertson | October 5, 2020

Here's the shortlist for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Here's the shortlist for the 2020 Scotiabank Giller Prize.

By Rasheeda Saka | October 5, 2020

Fatima Bhutto on the New Kings of Pop Culture: Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop

Fatima Bhutto on the New Kings of Pop Culture: Bollywood, Dizi, and K-Pop

This Week on Underreported with Nicholas Lemann From
Columbia Global Reports

By Underreported with Nicholas Lemann | October 5, 2020

From Indigenous Practices to Protecting Oceans: Climate Readings for October

From Indigenous Practices to Protecting Oceans: Climate Readings for October

Some Hopeful Recommendations from Amy Brady

By Amy Brady | October 5, 2020

Creating the Fairy Tale Narrative of Donald Trump (Before Its Turn to Nightmare)

Creating the Fairy Tale Narrative of Donald Trump (Before Its Turn to Nightmare)

Tony Schwartz in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 5, 2020

Why We Can't Stop Loving the Most Troublesome Pets

Why We Can't Stop Loving the Most Troublesome Pets

Matt Sumell on Real Friendship and Living with "Grief Time Bombs"

By Matt Sumell | October 5, 2020

The Study of Economics Could Learn a Lot From Science Fiction

The Study of Economics Could Learn a Lot From Science Fiction

From Leaf Currencies to Gift Economies: A Reading List

By Saanya Jain | October 5, 2020

On Learning of My Autism While Trying to Finish a Novel

On Learning of My Autism While Trying to Finish a Novel

Madeleine Ryan Considers the Richness of Neurodiversity

By Madeleine Ryan | October 5, 2020

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