You Don’t Have to Be a Veteran to Write About War

You Don’t Have to Be a Veteran to Write About War

Matt Gallagher on the Difference Between Experience and Authority

By Matt Gallagher | February 2, 2016

How the <em>New York Times</em> Fails to Depict the Reality of War

How the New York Times Fails to Depict the Reality of War

David Shields on Front Page Photos That Strip Combat of its Suffering

By David Shields | February 2, 2016

Five Books Making News This Week: Winter Reading Edition

Five Books Making News This Week: Winter Reading Edition

Bill Bryson, Charlie Jane Anders, Ian Buruma, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | February 2, 2016

The Staff Shelf: The Mysterious Bookshop

The Staff Shelf: The Mysterious Bookshop

What are booksellers reading?

By Interview with a Bookstore | February 2, 2016

Emotional Truths and Historical Lies in the Shadow of the Great War

Emotional Truths and Historical Lies in the Shadow of the Great War

Andrea Molesini on the Stories We Tell to Make Sense of the Past

By Andrea Molesini | February 1, 2016

Interview with a Bookstore: The Mysterious Bookshop

Interview with a Bookstore: The Mysterious Bookshop

The largest and oldest mystery-specific bookstore in the world

By Interview with a Bookstore | February 1, 2016

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Deciphering a Trump-Free Debate

By Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf | February 1, 2016

Donald Trump, All-American Know-Nothing Nativist

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"Mom, I'm Taking Opiates Again, I'm Fine."

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Where Is Our Black Avant Garde?

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In Praise of the DIY Book Party

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Alison Kinney Prepares for Launch, Will Not Be Cooking Mrs. Ramsay’s boeuf en daube

By Alison Kinney | January 28, 2016

Janet Malcolm: Biased, Mean, and Brilliant

Janet Malcolm: Biased, Mean, and Brilliant

Why Our Best Biographer Hates the New Ted Hughes Biography

By Bridget Read | January 26, 2016

Travels to Nowhere

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The Staff Shelf: Third Place Books

The Staff Shelf: Third Place Books

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A Day in the Life of a West Virginia Coal Miner

A Day in the Life of a West Virginia Coal Miner

Cave-ins, explosions, and hard, brutal work

By James Green | January 25, 2016

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