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Helen Macdonald’s “Vesper Flights” Offers Something Rare in Nature Writing: Hope

The English writer's new book of essays will remind you why the environment is worth fighting for

How Chicago Photographer Barry Butler Shoots “The Greatest City in America”

His new book “Chicago: A City Above All” is available now

What Makes a Perfect End-of-Summer Book?

You need something short and bittersweet, set in a good location and usually featuring lots of booze

7 Books You Should Be Reading This September

From a deep dive into cocktail lore to the latest novel by one of America’s great writers

"The Dynasty" Goes Deep Inside the Patriots' Football Machine

Bestselling sportswriter Jeff Benedict takes us inside the most successful franchise of the 21st century

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for September

Charlie Kaufman’s weirdest film yet, plus the return of “Fargo” and football

An FBI Agent's Memoir is Declassified, 9 Years After Publication

A new edition of Ali Soufan's "The Black Banners" is out soon

This Is What Happens When You Threaten a Suburb With Unwanted Development

Jason Diamond explores the organizing power of a CT bedroom community in "The Sprawl"

Scholars Say William Shakespeare Was “Undeniably Bisexual”

The latest chapter in literary scholarship's favorite pastime: needlessly speculating on Shakespeare's sexuality

Introducing the InsideHook Book Club

Come one, come all, and read a book with us

Revisiting the Last Days of the Old, Decadent Oxford

A new photo book documents everything from ballrooms and bonfires to Boris Johnson

Want a Shot in Politics? Consider Being a Novelist First.

From Norman Mailer to Boris Johnson, going from writing to campaigning has come easy for some

Hilary Mantel Announces Break From Historical Fiction

The announcement came at the Edinburgh International Book Festival