Everything you need to know about why the internet is so mad at J. K. Rowling right now.

Everything you need to know about why the internet is so mad at J. K. Rowling right now.

By Corinne Segal | December 19, 2019

These were the most checked-out books in the New York City library system in 2019.

These were the most checked-out books in the New York City library system in 2019.

By Aaron Robertson | December 19, 2019

Rabih Alameddine: The Oddest Books I Read This Year

Rabih Alameddine: The Oddest Books I Read This Year

The Author of The Angel of History Alternative to the
Endless 'Best of' Lists

By Rabih Alameddine | December 19, 2019

Lynda Barry: A Comic Exercise in Building Character

Lynda Barry: A Comic Exercise in Building Character

Create Your Characters and Build Their World in Less Than an Hour

By Lynda Barry | December 19, 2019

When Classical Music Was a Cold War Battleground

When Classical Music Was a Cold War Battleground

Jonathan Rosenberg on the Time Shostakovich Came to America

By Jonathan Rosenberg | December 19, 2019

The Difficulty of Making Close Friends As You Get Older

The Difficulty of Making Close Friends As You Get Older

Lane Moore on the Anxieties of Grown-Up Loneliness

By Lane Moore | December 19, 2019

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  • The Six Loves of James I

On the Wars and Intrigues of the Aztec Empire

By Camilla Townsend | December 19, 2019

When Your Family Figures Out You're a Writer... and Loves You For It

By Melissa M. Woods | December 19, 2019

Tim O'Brien on Narrating His Own Book and Becoming a Dad Late in Life

By Randy O'Brien | December 19, 2019

The Governor's Race That Made George Wallace a Hardline Segregationist

The Governor's Race That Made George Wallace a Hardline Segregationist

Peggy Wallace Kennedy on Her Father's 1958 Defeat

By Peggy Wallace Kennedy | December 19, 2019

The indie press that published <em>Ducks, Newburyport</em> is in trouble.

The indie press that published Ducks, Newburyport is in trouble.

By Aaron Robertson | December 18, 2019

Michael Fassbender to adapt Kevin Barry's <em>Night Boat to Tangier</em>.

Michael Fassbender to adapt Kevin Barry's Night Boat to Tangier.

By Dan Sheehan | December 18, 2019

Visiting Jeff VanderMeer's Weird, Wondrous Worlds

Visiting Jeff VanderMeer's Weird, Wondrous Worlds

Erin Berger Catches Up With the Author of Dead Astronauts

By Erin Berger | December 18, 2019

When You Find Out Someone Won a Prize Plagiarizing Your Work

When You Find Out Someone Won a Prize Plagiarizing Your Work

Laleh Khadivi on Who Owns a Story

By Laleh Khadivi | December 18, 2019

One Man's Literary Crusade to Uncensor Sex in America

One Man's Literary Crusade to Uncensor Sex in America

On Gershon Legman, Original Sex-Positive Hipster Intellectual

By Susan G. Davis | December 18, 2019

How Do Some Authors “Lose Control” of Their Characters?

How Do Some Authors “Lose Control” of Their Characters?

Is it the Mysterious Work of the Unconscious, or the Mechanized Brain?

By Jim Davies | December 18, 2019

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