What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Featuring New Titles by Percival Everett, Téa Obreht, Lauren Oyler, and More
A Continent of Living Spirits: 6 Ghost Stories From Across Latin America
María Alejandra Barrios Vélez Recommends Juan Rulfo, Amparo Dávila, Isabel Allende, and More
A Restoration of Hope: Maniza Naqvi on Saving Karachi’s Oldest Bookstore
"I may have rescued a bookshop, but I’m pretty sure the bookshop rescued me."
A.I. Chatbot, Will You Be My Friend? Seven Stories of Robot-Human Relationships
Sierra Greer Recommends Work by Richard Powers, Isaac Asimov, Jessie Ren Marshall, and More
In Search of the Mona Lisa of Rum: Finding the World’s Oldest (and Dustiest) Vintage
Aaron Goldfarb on Harewood Rum, Prohibition, and Stephen Remsberg’s Hunt for a Legendary Liquor
Lisa Ko: How Writing a Novel is Like Wandering a Flea Market
“Don’t be too precious about things. And also: everything has the potential to be precious.”
Jamie Figueroa on the Fraught Process of (Re)Claiming the Spanish Language
“With this tongue, with this mouth, I speak, I hold, I force out, I take in.”
Am I the Literary Asshole? When to Mute Your Friend on the Internet
Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior
The Writer Next Door: My Life As Joyce Carol Oates’ Neighbor
“I wanted to believe that Oates knew we existed. While her cat clearly knew who we were, she never did.”
Erewhon: or, The Worst Possible Name for a Grocery Store
Sanibel Chai on the Connections Between Samuel Butler’s Satirical Novel and $19 Smoothies
The Power of Darkness: How Night Skies Inspire Creative Thoughts
Annabel Abbs-Streets on the Psychology Behind Artistic Practice
Ivy Pochoda on Caitlin Clark and Women Athletes
In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction
5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week
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