Books
Looking for book recommendations? What to read, what not to read, and the latest news in the world of books.
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As I’ve learned again and again, if you speak out against racism, there are risks you must take on.
Philosopher Martin Hägglund on freedom, politics, and the meaning of life.
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Sexism and misogyny are not the same — and the difference matters.
The publisher announced it would be putting out Allen’s memoir Monday. On Thursday, staff walked out.
My Dark Vanessa was criticized for its resemblance to Excavation. But the books are similar because they both mirror Lolita.
Hachette Book Group employees took to the streets, saying, “We stand in solidarity with Ronan Farrow, Dylan Farrow, and survivors of sexual abuse.”
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It’s all about symbolic Regency clothing sex.
Why Ross Douthat thinks the country is stuck in a doom loop.
Brandon Taylor’s debut takes on the campus novel with devastating precision.
Books, movies, and podcasts can help clarify the story that led to the criminal conviction of the disgraced mogul.
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In Something That May Shock and Discredit You, the author (who recently changed his name to Daniel M. Lavery) riffs elegantly on gender, theology, and pop culture.
This spare, searing novel asks how we live at the end of the world, which is right now.
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Clement Knox’s new book Seduction tracks our shifting sexual mores.
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And what those stories say about power.
“Not giving a shit takes the wind out of an asshole’s sails.”
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A non-Mexican author wrote a book about Mexican migrants. Critics are calling it trauma porn.
American Dirt’s publisher says it is receiving threats. Critics of the novel are receiving threats, too.
Journalist Peggy Orenstein crisscrossed the country talking to them about masculinity, women, and sex. This is what she learned.
Oprah has faced backlash for lauding this novel about immigration and the US-Mexico border, written by a non-Mexican author. Now she wants to have a conversation.
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Why we forgot about Anne Brontë, and why she’s worth remembering.
Will The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes be a descent into the mind of a fascist tyrant?
We treat books like sacred objects. They’re not. They’re value-neutral delivery systems.
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Anna Wiener paints a biting portrait of startup culture in her new memoir, Uncanny Valley.
The history of men ignoring Little Women.
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The influential trade organization Romance Writers of America is tangled in a web of racism accusations, power grabs, and shadow plots.
What to watch, play, read, and listen to when the world is a broken mess.
Kiley Reid’s debut novel is a witty and biting racial satire.
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Louisa May Alcott’s Little Women has an intentionally unsatisfying ending. Greta Gerwig weaponizes it.