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What to read next if the Knicks win made you “basketball-curious.”

What to read next if the Knicks win made you “basketball-curious.”

A mini reading list.

By Brittany Allen | June 18, 2026

Is This the Strangest Soccer Novel Ever Written?

Is This the Strangest Soccer Novel Ever Written?

Tobias Carroll on Carlos Labbé's The Murmuration

By Tobias Carroll | June 10, 2026

Did You Know FDR Was Present For the Most Famous At-Bat in Baseball History?

Did You Know FDR Was Present For the Most Famous At-Bat in Baseball History?

Randall Sullivan on the Close Encounter of Two Icons of Depression-Era America

By Randall Sullivan | June 8, 2026

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

“The action on the field is sublime, and yet it’s the least interesting thing about the sport.”

By Leander Schaerlaeckens | June 8, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy <em>this</em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | June 5, 2026

Hudson Williams has pretty good taste in books.

Hudson Williams has pretty good taste in books.

(And the internet is losing its mind about it.)

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Beyond Man U: One Man’s Journey Into the Depths of English Football’s Lower Divisions

By Todd Smith | May 18, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Lord Byron Swims Across the Hellespont

By Literary Hub | May 4, 2026

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | May 1, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Including Books by Siri Hustvedt, Zayd Ayers Dohrn, Todd Smith, and More

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | April 3, 2026

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

Don DeLillo’s sexy hockey novel is getting reissued.

By James Folta | March 24, 2026

What Playing Basketball Taught Me About the Creative Process

What Playing Basketball Taught Me About the Creative Process

Ben Markovits on the Lessons He Learned About Writing From Sports

By Ben Markovits | March 17, 2026

On <em>Hail Mary</em>, an Important History of American Women Playing Tackle Football

On Hail Mary, an Important History of American Women Playing Tackle Football

Julie Kliegman Consdiers Frankie de la Cretaz and Lyndsey D’Arcangelo’s 2021 History

By Julie Kliegman | March 12, 2026

What Being a Professional Athlete Taught Me About Writing—and What It Didn’t

What Being a Professional Athlete Taught Me About Writing—and What It Didn’t

James Hamilton Hibbard on Applying His Cycling Skills to His Writing Career

By James Hibbard | March 9, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | February 13, 2026

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