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Books Archive

Archives for June 2019

Culture
Romance novelists speak out on the harassment they face onlineRomance novelists speak out on the harassment they face online
Culture

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

By Constance Grady
Culture
Jane Eyre is a startlingly modern heroine. A new ballet shows why.Jane Eyre is a startlingly modern heroine. A new ballet shows why.
Culture

How Cathy Marston’s Jane Eyre ballet spotlights Jane’s love affair with herself.

By Constance Grady
Culture
In Fall, Neal Stephenson does Paradise Lost with computersIn Fall, Neal Stephenson does Paradise Lost with computers
Culture

Stephenson’s latest is a luxuriously expansive thought experiment — until the end.

By Constance Grady
The surprisingly difficult art of doing less
Culture

Taming our impulse to experience everything could make us happier, says the author of The Joy of Missing Out.

By Sean Illing
Money
How Amazon benefits from counterfeit booksHow Amazon benefits from counterfeit books
Money

A New York Times report finds publishers are giving more money to Amazon to protect themselves from plagiarists.

By Kaitlyn Tiffany
The climate crisis and the end of the golden era of food choice
Climate

What’s for dinner in a hotter, drier, more crowded world?

By Sean Illing
Culture
Midnight Chicken is a cookbook that reads like a novelMidnight Chicken is a cookbook that reads like a novel
Culture

In Ella Risbridger’s debut book, the prose is as delicious as the food.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Suzanne Collins has written a Hunger Games prequel set to come out in 2020Suzanne Collins has written a Hunger Games prequel set to come out in 2020
Culture

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

By Constance Grady
Culture
Reading Amelia Bedelia as a parable on domestic laborReading Amelia Bedelia as a parable on domestic labor
Culture

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

By Constance Grady
Culture
City of Girls is a new novel from Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert. It’s terrific.City of Girls is a new novel from Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert. It’s terrific.
Culture

It’s a love letter to female friendships and to New York City.

By Constance Grady
Culture
The first trailer for Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep remixes The Shining. It’s scarily effective.The first trailer for Stephen King’s Doctor Sleep remixes The Shining. It’s scarily effective.
Culture

Ewan McGregor is a grown-up Danny Torrance, revisiting the Overlook Hotel and the demons of his past.

By Aja Romano
Culture
The 10 most anticipated books of the summer, according to GoodreadsThe 10 most anticipated books of the summer, according to Goodreads
Culture

New York showgirls and murderous smart homes: your summer reading, chosen by Goodreads.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Queer true crime stories of the past show how the press stoked fear of gay menQueer true crime stories of the past show how the press stoked fear of gay men
Culture

The stories detailed in a new book happened many years ago. But they say a lot about homophobia today.

By Anna North
Culture
Jim DeRogatis broke the R. Kelly story in 2000. Now he’s compiled a damning case against Kelly.Jim DeRogatis broke the R. Kelly story in 2000. Now he’s compiled a damning case against Kelly.
Culture

“We thought we’d nailed the story. And we thought he would stop hurting young women. And it continues for 19 years after that.”

By Constance Grady
Culture
Jenny Han on how the 2016 election led to the third To All the Boys bookJenny Han on how the 2016 election led to the third To All the Boys book
Culture

“I think I needed those feelings again. And I wanted to offer that feeling again to my readers.”

By Constance Grady