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Books Archive

Archives for August 2019

Culture
Exploring the vast world of Seinfeld fanfictionExploring the vast world of Seinfeld fanfiction
Culture

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

By Constance Grady
Culture
Why Beatrix Potter self-published Peter RabbitWhy Beatrix Potter self-published Peter Rabbit
Culture

The week’s best writing on books and related subjects.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Meet the medieval Welsh poet who wrote odes to her vaginaMeet the medieval Welsh poet who wrote odes to her vagina
Culture

Plus, libraries are becoming flashy tourist attractions, and all the rest of the week’s best writing on books and related content.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Barack Obama’s 2019 summer reading list celebrates a diverse group of authorsBarack Obama’s 2019 summer reading list celebrates a diverse group of authors
Culture

His recommendations include the works of Toni Morrison, Colson Whitehead’s The Nickel Boys and Haruki Murakami’s Men Without Women.

By Catherine Kim
Culture
The trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Little Women promises a focus on women’s ambition, not romanceThe trailer for Greta Gerwig’s Little Women promises a focus on women’s ambition, not romance
Culture

Gerwig reunites with her Lady Bird stars Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet in the upcoming film.

By Constance Grady
Culture
Jane Austen was shockingly underpaid compared to other authors of her eraJane Austen was shockingly underpaid compared to other authors of her era
Culture

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

By Constance Grady
Culture
Review: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark needs more scary storiesReview: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark needs more scary stories
Culture

The adaptation of a classic tween book series is also about ... Vietnam.

By Aja Romano
Culture
How the Manson family became a pop culture tropeHow the Manson family became a pop culture trope
Culture

It’s an American horror story.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
How the Manson murders changed Hollywood, explained by Joan DidionHow the Manson murders changed Hollywood, explained by Joan Didion
Culture

“No one was surprised.”

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
In Trick Mirror, Jia Tolentino uncovers the great con of millennial lifeIn Trick Mirror, Jia Tolentino uncovers the great con of millennial life
Culture

In her debut essay collection, New Yorker writer Jia Tolentino looks for ways to live ethically in the world of the scam.

By Constance Grady
Toni Morrison’s immortal legacy, explained in one passage
Culture

Morrison built the black American canon, both as a novelist and as an editor.

By Constance Grady
Toni Morrison, peerless American novelist and Nobel laureate, has died at 88
Culture

Through masterworks like Beloved, Morrison explored America’s fractured identity.

By Aja Romano
Culture
The first guacamole recipe written in English came from a British pirateThe first guacamole recipe written in English came from a British pirate
Culture

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

By Constance Grady
Culture
The internet has changed the way we talk. In Because Internet, a linguist shows us how.The internet has changed the way we talk. In Because Internet, a linguist shows us how.
Culture

Gretchen McCulloch uncovers the secret rules behind keyboard smashes and what we mean when we say “lol.”

By Constance Grady
Technology
“The $300 textbook is dead,” says the CEO of textbook maker Pearson“The $300 textbook is dead,” says the CEO of textbook maker Pearson
Podcast
Technology

On the latest Recode Decode, John Fallon explains why the education company is pivoting to digital textbooks.

By Eric Johnson