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A few takeaways from this list of the best-selling books of the year (so far).

A few takeaways from this list of the best-selling books of the year (so far).

By Walker Caplan | July 13, 2021

Watch Jack Antonoff perform a song he wrote with Zadie Smith.

Watch Jack Antonoff perform a song he wrote with Zadie Smith.

By Walker Caplan | July 13, 2021

The Importance of Forgetting: Where Borges and Child Psychiatrists Agree

The Importance of Forgetting: Where Borges and Child Psychiatrists Agree

Scott A. Small on the Surprising Benefits of Memory Loss

By scottasmall | July 13, 2021

Dana Spiotta on Turning to James Joyce for Inspiration and the Power of Cultural Reckonings

Dana Spiotta on Turning to James Joyce for Inspiration and the Power of Cultural Reckonings

The Author of Wayward in Conversation with Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | July 13, 2021

Searching for <em>Moby-Dick</em> (and the Elusive Truths of America’s Pastime)

Searching for Moby-Dick (and the Elusive Truths of America’s Pastime)

Rick White on Bill James, Herman Melville, and the Whaleness of Whiteyball

By Rick White | July 13, 2021

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Anuk Arudpragasam, Elizabeth Gonzalez James, Elizabeth Greenwood, and More

By Teddy Wayne | July 13, 2021

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To Write a Comic Novel, I Had to Shed the Weight of Expectation (and Adopt a New Name)

By Tahmima Anam | July 13, 2021

How I Survived a Racialized Pregnancy in the American Healthcare System

By Savala Nolan | July 13, 2021

“Don’t Let the Pearls Fool You.” On Being the Only Lady at the Poker Table

By Helen Ellis | July 13, 2021

John Hagel on the Psychology of Fear for the Future

John Hagel on the Psychology of Fear for the Future

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

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Searching for Connection and Belonging, in Life and Fiction

Searching for Connection and Belonging, in Life and Fiction

Sunjeev Sahota on the Struggle and Privilege of Growing Up Between Two Countries

By Sunjeev Sahota | July 13, 2021

Queenie Jenkins is not your “black Bridget Jones.”

Queenie Jenkins is not your “black Bridget Jones.”

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 12, 2021

Take a virtual tour of Walden Pond.

Take a virtual tour of Walden Pond.

By Walker Caplan | July 12, 2021

Powell’s Books is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a curated collection of 50 books.

Powell’s Books is celebrating its 50-year anniversary with a curated collection of 50 books.

By Walker Caplan | July 12, 2021

C Pam Zhang’s <em>How Much of These Hills Is Gold</em> is being adapted for television.

C Pam Zhang’s How Much of These Hills Is Gold is being adapted for television.

By Walker Caplan | July 12, 2021

Exclusive cover reveal: Karen Joy Fowler's new novel, <em>Booth</em>.

Exclusive cover reveal: Karen Joy Fowler's new novel, Booth.

By Literary Hub | July 12, 2021

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