Books Archive
Archives for February 2019

Two new books reveal the coalition of far-right nationalists and anti-PC warriors who define the modern political right.




The lineage of the Syfy series’ love story between two men goes back to Brideshead Revisited.


Author David Wallace-Wells on the dystopian hellscape that awaits us.


And the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related subjects.


Jessica Chiccehitto Hindman’s Sounds Like Titanic explores America’s endless appetite for comforting fakery.


Emily of New Moon is like a gothed-up Anne of Green Gables. She’s perfect for Russian Doll.


And the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related subjects.

It’s a combination of practicality, tradition, and pretension.


Many younger women in journalism looked up to Abramson. But controversy around her new book raises questions about whether she’s out of touch.


And the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related subjects.


Christie Aschwanden investigated the sports recovery market and found you don’t need sports drinks, cupping, or ice baths.

“What we’re talking about here are sets of facts that I borrowed.”


Journalists say multiple passages from Abramson’s Merchants of Truth were lifted from other sources.


Man Booker Prize winner Marlon James goes genre with his latest novel.