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Books Archive

Archives for March 2019

Culture
Rereading Slaughterhouse-Five on its 50th anniversaryRereading Slaughterhouse-Five on its 50th anniversary
Culture

Vonnegut’s classic is the weirdest book to become required high school reading.

By Constance Grady
Culture
There are 2 Nobel prizes for literature this year. What if one of them went to Dril?There are 2 Nobel prizes for literature this year. What if one of them went to Dril?
Culture

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

By Constance Grady
Culture
This woman quit her job to live on the road. Now capturing life on the road is her job.This woman quit her job to live on the road. Now capturing life on the road is her job.
Culture

From artists to advocates, a new book highlights women in the outdoors.

By Lauren Katz
Culture
Why people use the idea of liking books as a substitute for a personalityWhy people use the idea of liking books as a substitute for a personality
Culture

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

By Constance Grady
Race
How the politics of racial resentment is killing white peopleHow the politics of racial resentment is killing white people
Race

A new book explains how racism gets whites to support policies that hurt them.

By Sean Illing
Why are millennials burned out? Capitalism.
Culture

Author Malcolm Harris on why millennials need a revolution.

By Sean Illing
Culture
An autopsy of the American dreamAn autopsy of the American dream
Culture

A conversation with Tailspin author Steven Brill.

By Sean Illing
Money
Will Bibles designed for the Instagram generation get millennials into religion?Will Bibles designed for the Instagram generation get millennials into religion?
Money

The Christian startup Alabaster expects to sell nearly $1 million worth of religious books this year.

By Chavie Lieber
Politics
The conservative movement was destined to produce TrumpThe conservative movement was destined to produce Trump
Politics

Corey Robin on Trump’s place in the conservative tradition.

By Sean Illing
Culture
A just-unsealed literary burn book features Virginia Woolf dunking on Thomas HardyA just-unsealed literary burn book features Virginia Woolf dunking on Thomas Hardy
Culture

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

By Constance Grady
Gender
Want less poverty in the world? Empower women.Want less poverty in the world? Empower women.
Gender

A new book explains why gender equality is key to economic prosperity.

By Sean Illing
Culture
Helen Oyeyemi writes like a feral fairy godmother. Her new book Gingerbread is true to form.Helen Oyeyemi writes like a feral fairy godmother. Her new book Gingerbread is true to form.
Culture

In Gingerbread, Helen Oyeyemi’s language shines so bright it overshadows her characters.

By Constance Grady
Money
How QAnon conspiracy theorists hit #2 on Amazon’s best-sellers listHow QAnon conspiracy theorists hit #2 on Amazon’s best-sellers list
Money

The algorithm rewards quick purchases and fervent reviews — not quality content.

By Kaitlyn Tiffany
Culture
Helen Oyeyemi says her new novel Gingerbread is not about Hansel and GretelHelen Oyeyemi says her new novel Gingerbread is not about Hansel and Gretel
Culture

“This one’s about gingerbread.”

By Constance Grady
Science
How the West became a self-obsessed cultureHow the West became a self-obsessed culture
Science

A new book explores the history of individualism in the West.

By Sean Illing