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Neil Patrick Harris Chats With Legendary Magician David Copperfield

Call it magic, a gathering: Illusion lover NPH sits down with David Copperfield to talk about all the tricks of the trade

How This Fantasy Author Just Broke Every Kickstarter Record

Brandon Sanderson's "Surprise! Four Secret Novels" crowdfunding campaign raised a record-shattering $41.7 million

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for April

Nicolas Cage plays his best, weird self. Plus, “Barry” finally returns.

Charles Dickens Was Briefly Banned on TikTok

It might not be for the reasons you think

How a Tragic, 7-Year-Old Novel Became This Year’s Literary Sensation

The secret to a long life for a dense and dark novel? You guessed it: social media.

What Can We Learn From Jack Kerouac's Archives?

The writer would have been 100 this week

The Rock Concert Gets the Oral History It Deserves

Journalist Marc Myers takes us behind the scenes with his latest book

Bob Dylan Is Releasing a Book of Music Criticism

"The Philosophy of Modern Song" will feature over 60 essays by Dylan analyzing other artists' music

What Decades of Being a Cartoonist Taught David Sipress About Writing

Sipress has been a staff cartoonist at "The New Yorker" since 1998 and published nearly 700 cartoons in the magazine

Amazon, Notorious Bookstore Killer, Kills Off All Its Brick-and-Mortar Bookstores

The company said it's pivoting to other store concepts, but their failure here is their own fault

The 10 Books You Should Be Reading This March

From Bob Odenkirk's memoir to a definite volume on the cult known as the Rajneeshpuram, thrilling reads abound on this month’s list

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for March

“Atlanta” returns and "Big Mouth" gets a spinoff. Plus: “The Batman.”

A French Photographer Captures the Modern Cowboys of the American West

Anouk Krantz’s gorgeous photo book “American Cowboys” features a foreword by “Yellowstone” creator Taylor Sheridan

Behind the Scenes at America’s Only Touring Black Rodeo

Gabriela Hashbun's "The New Black West" follows the Black cowboys and cowgirls of the Bill Pickett Invitational Rodeo

Chuck Klosterman Will Never Be the Writer You Want Him to Be

The author of "The Nineties" discusses his new book, the state of literary criticism, and the exquisite punishment of his own success