From Board Books to Middle Grade: 10 Great New Children’s Books Out in January
Caroline Carlson Recommends Jordan Scott, Laura Gehl, Brittany J. Thurman, and More
How Witches Shifted from Daily Healers to Heretics and Dangerous Women Under Christian Rule
Marion Gibson on Why Public Perceptions of Witchcraft Changed in the 15th Century
Unlocking Reason: How the Deaf Created Their Own System of Communication
Moshe Kasher Explores Deaf History, Language and Education as the Hearing Child of a Deaf Adult
The Cult of the Hustle: Why We All Want to Become Our Own Boss
Benjamin C. Waterhouse on the Economic and Political Factors Behind the Current Gig Economy
Inspiration Plus Experimentation: On the Essential Elements of Artistic Creation
Henry Threadgill and Brent Hayes Edwards Consider the Creative Process Behind Music Composition
How to Be Self-Revealing in Memoir When You’re Not In Real Life
From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner
Why Are We Here? On the Philosophical Possibilities of “Cosmic Purpose”
Philip Pullman, Philip Goff, and Nigel Warburton Ponder the Big Questions of Our Existence
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Featuring New Titles by Marie-Helene Bertino, Susan Muaddi Darraj, Rebecca Boyle, and More
Jami Attenberg on Writing a Book, 1,000 Words at a Time
“If I didn’t write this book now, then when would it happen?”
Puzzlement Over Answers: On Fiction as a Mode of Inquiry
Mary Lane Potter Considers Stories by Clarice Lispector, Kevin McIlvoy, and Alva Noë
Nick Romeo on the Profound—and Scary—Influence of Economic Ideas
“It’s hard to imagine a group of businessmen aggressively lobbying against the physics curriculum at MIT.”
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