How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

How—and Why—Americans Become Susceptible to the Toxic Allure of Cults

Dr. Kate Gale Talks to Amanda Montell, Author of Cultish: The Language of Fanaticism

By Dr. Kate Gale | June 14, 2021

How Stories Change When They Move From Page to Voice

How Stories Change When They Move From Page to Voice

Laura Lindstedt on the Different Ways We Read a Book

By Laura Lindstedt, translated by David Hackston | June 14, 2021

The Radical Sensibility Behind the Federal Writers' Project

The Radical Sensibility Behind the Federal Writers' Project

Scott Borchert on Founding Director Henry Alsberg

By Scott Borchert | June 14, 2021

The Painful Compromise of Chasing Artistic Dreams in Putin’s Russia

The Painful Compromise of Chasing Artistic Dreams in Putin’s Russia

Joshua Yaffa in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | June 14, 2021

Folk Singer Sam Lee on Collaborating with Nightingales

Folk Singer Sam Lee on Collaborating with Nightingales

In Conversation with Emmanuel Vaughan-Lee on the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | June 14, 2021

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | June 11, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
  • Under Water
  • Paradiso 17
  • The Plans I Have for You
  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

Here are the winners of this year's Pulitzer Prize.

By Emily Temple | June 11, 2021

Here's every Pulitzer Prize for Fiction winner of the 21st century.

By Book Marks | June 11, 2021

The New Yorker Union is preparing to strike—and they’ve put together a special Strike Issue.

By Walker Caplan | June 11, 2021

Apparently, William Styron was fired from his first job in publishing for being a total slob.

Apparently, William Styron was fired from his first job in publishing for being a total slob.

By Vanessa Willoughby | June 11, 2021

Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

Lawrence Wright Traces the Parallels Between the Black Death and the COVID-19 Pandemic

On 14th-Century Italy, Medieval Medicine, and the Consequences of the Plague

By Lawrence Wright | June 11, 2021

On the Young Doctors Who Came of Age During a Pandemic

On the Young Doctors Who Came of Age During a Pandemic

Emma Goldberg Tells the Story of Sam and Jeremy

By Emma Goldberg | June 11, 2021

On the Evolution of Female-Driven Gothic Narratives: A Reading List

On the Evolution of Female-Driven Gothic Narratives: A Reading List

Christine Mangan Recommends Fiction that Honors and Upholds the Genre’s Enduring Legacy

By Christine Mangan | June 11, 2021

Why Are We All So Obsessed with Genealogy?

Why Are We All So Obsessed with Genealogy?

Libby Copeland on America’s Endless Exploration of Its Own DNA

By Libby Copeland | June 11, 2021

Pamela Hamilton on Excavating the Life of Dorothy Hale

Pamela Hamilton on Excavating the Life of Dorothy Hale

In Conversation with C.P. Lesley on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | June 11, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Wave Books

Interview with an Indie Press: Wave Books

On Taking a New Audiovisual Approach to Poetry

By Corinne Segal | June 11, 2021

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