July 17, 2025
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Lucky Hank is an Exhausted Academic Satire
Olivia Rutigliano on the New AMC Series That Adapts Richard Russo's 1997 novel Straight Man
On the Ethics of Preserving—and Cutting Short—the Life of a Pet
Karen Fine Considers a Veterinarian’s Duty of Care
Kate DiCamillo on Seeing Her Book, The Magician’s Elephant, Adapted for Film
“A good adaptation helps you to see the book anew.”
The Exile of Oscar Wilde, Dublin’s Charming Ghost
Alexander Poots on Northern Ireland's Literary Past
Idra Novey on the Conjuring of Haunting Characters
“To come convincingly to life, characters have to consist of mixed-up inextricable elements.”
The Wizardry of Boz: A Brief History of Charles Dickens on Screen
The New Great Expectations Series Has Big Shoes to Fill (About 400 Pairs of Them)
What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week
Featuring new titles by Idra Novey, Ann Napolitano, Ghaith Abdul-Ahad, and More
What Survivors of Trauma Demand From Their Abusers—and the Public At Large
Judith L. Herman on Collective Acknowledgement in the Aftermath of Sexual Violence
Inside COVID-19’s Ground Zero: How China Transformed Into an Open-Air Prison
Murong Xuecun on the Dangerous Intersection of Deceit, Technology, and Totalitarianism
Readings and Conversation with the NBF 2022 5 Under 35 Honorees
With Mitchell Kaplan and Ruth Dickey on The Literary Life
Neil Gross on Three Police Chiefs Who Defied the Odds and Changed American Cop Culture
In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On
Is Gillian Anderson’s New Anthology of Women’s Sexual Fantasies Too Restrictive?
Ellie Broughton on the Sex Education Star’s Replanting of a Secret Garden
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