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A Party for the Haters
The writers behind Hate Reads, a pop-up newsletter for airing grievances and pet peeves, got up on their soap boxes.
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Robert Kagan Takes the Long View on Trumpism
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). Midnight, at the kitchen table, with a bowl of cornflakes. How…
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Letter by Letter, Steve Gleason Typed His Memoir With His Eyes
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). I have always loved to read, and I read nearly anywhere.…
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Ada Limón Won’t Let Prose Touch the Poetry on Her Shelves
What books are on your night stand? My night stand doesn’t speak to me anymore. That’s because, here’s the truth:…
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Kate Zambreno Takes Issue With What Counts as ‘Literature’
What books are on your night stand? A bit of a brag, but I just got the Annie Ernaux box…
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‘Huck Finn’ Is a Masterpiece. This Retelling Just Might Be, Too.
Percival Everett’s new novel amends Mark Twain’s classic tale with the enslaved sidekick, Jim, at its center.
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A Shape-Shifting Novel About the Power of Stories
In Helen Oyeyemi’s “Parasol Against the Axe,” a woman’s trip to Prague becomes a meta-narrative about connection with art, people…
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Kate DiCamillo Says ‘Paying Attention Is a Way to Love the World’
What books are on your night stand? On the literal night stand, the pile includes Alice McDermott’s “The Ninth Hour”…
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Brontez Purnell Insists on Phoning Writers He Admires
Describe your ideal reading experience (when, where, what, how). It could only be in fantasy scenarios. Like everyone else, my…
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I Read These Books So That You Don’t Have To
President Biden had a far better comeback at his disposal last week when he took offense at a special counsel…
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