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Poet Louise Glück Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Glück is the first female poet to receive the prize since 1996

An Ode to the 100 Most “Impossible” Whiskies to Ever Walk the Earth

Clay Risen’s new book champions the finest and rarest of brown spirits

Phil Klay Breathes New Life Into the Great Tradition of Writing About War

In "Missionaries," the former Marine levels his sights on the decades-long civil war in Colombia

Non-Binary Writer Akwaeke Emezi Slams Women’s Prize for Fiction for Transphobia

Emezi says they will no longer submit their work after being asked to provide information about their sex "as defined by law"

Men (Not Just Women) Want Emotional Intimacy in Relationships

An obvious but often ignored truth is that men also have emotional needs in relationships, and they can often go unmet

This Book of Erotic Puns Might Just Be the New “Joy of Sex”

In "Carnal Knowledge: Sex Education You Didn’t Get in School," the images are colorful in more ways than one

The Long, Violent History of Calling Someone a "Cuck"

From the Trojan War to Shakespeare, the oft-ridiculed archetype has always had much darker implications

Taschen’s Best Coffee Table Books Are Now Just $25

Plus, deals today on speakers, Fire TV sets and more

What It’s Like to Own Two of Brooklyn’s Best Bars During a Pandemic

Writer and bar-owner Natalka Burian on the shifting nature of pandemic hospitality

6 Books You Should Be Reading This October

From culinary histories to haunting fiction

The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for October

Including a scary follow-up to “The Haunting of Hill House” and all things accidentally Wes Anderson

Comedian Joe Pera Offers Bathroom Anxiety Tips in New Book

"A Bathroom Book for People Not Pooping or Peeing But Using the Bathroom as an Escape" is out next year

This Is the New Nature Writing Canon

20 contemporary titles that deftly explore humanity's tenuous relationship with the world it inhabits

New Book Paints Prince Andrew, Accused Sexual Predator, as “Perfect Gent” and “Daring Lover”

Ian Halperin's new book casts the prince and Epstein friend as some kind of sexy playboy instead of a sexual criminal