The Comical, Ominous Power of a Shakespearean Mob

The Comical, Ominous Power of a Shakespearean Mob

Robert McCrum Explores Popular Revolt in Shakespeare

By Robert McCrum | August 30, 2021

Who Was Mary Shelley, Daughter?

Who Was Mary Shelley, Daughter?

Samantha Silva on the Liminal Space Between Daughterhood and Motherhood

By Samantha Silva | August 30, 2021

“Kill Every Buffalo You Can!” On the Cruelties of Colonial Power

“Kill Every Buffalo You Can!” On the Cruelties of Colonial Power

Rupa Marya and Raj Patel Trace the History Settler Consciousness

By Rupa Marya and Raj Patel | August 30, 2021

Steve Killelea on the Possibilities of “Positive Peace”

Steve Killelea on the Possibilities of “Positive Peace”

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 30, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | August 27, 2021

Browse over one million newly digitized images from Yale's Beinecke Library.

Browse over one million newly digitized images from Yale's Beinecke Library.

By Walker Caplan | August 27, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • The Great Wherever
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

Can you spot the difference between a Halsey lyric and a line of Instapoetry?

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 27, 2021

How the War Made Wittgenstein the Philosopher He Was

By Richard Barnett | August 27, 2021

Who Gets To Be Bossypants? On Class and Privilege in Female Comedians’ Memoirs

By Sarah Jaffe | August 27, 2021

Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Too Close To Home: Writing a Book That Your Parents Won’t Read

Michelle Jana Chan on the Power of Family to Shape Your Own Narrative

By Michelle Jana Chan | August 27, 2021

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: On War, Reincarnation, and the Changing Names of Myanmar

Chronicle of a Death Foretold: On War, Reincarnation, and the Changing Names of Myanmar

Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint Finds Connections With Her Great-Grandfather

By Thirii Myo Kyaw Myint | August 27, 2021

Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro on the Global Epidemic of Irrational Thinking

Steven Nadler and Lawrence Shapiro on the Global Epidemic of Irrational Thinking

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | August 27, 2021

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

Matt Bell in Praise of Genre Agnosticism

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | August 27, 2021

McNally Jackson is publishing gorgeous new paperback editions of overlooked classics.

McNally Jackson is publishing gorgeous new paperback editions of overlooked classics.

By Emily Temple | August 26, 2021

These five books are perfect picks for dog lovers.

These five books are perfect picks for dog lovers.

By Vanessa Willoughby | August 26, 2021

Illustrating the Risks of Winston Smith’s Love Affair

Illustrating the Risks of Winston Smith’s Love Affair

From Fido Nesti's Adaption of George Orwell's Classic 1984

By George Orwell and Frido Nesti | August 26, 2021

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