The Secret History of the Film "Chinatown"
Screenwriter Robert Towne balanced the real and the imagined
The 6 New Books You Should Be Reading This February
A baseball novel, a new kind of George Washington biography, 1970s cinema and more
Professional Hockey and Romance Novels Collide at Seattle’s NHL Franchise
On the surprisingly contentious debate over "Seattle Sockeyes"
The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for February
Including the two most batshit crazy films of the year
Agatha Christie's Disappearance Continues to Fascinate Readers
The author went missing for several days in 1926
Watch: HBO Unveils Trailer for Adaptation of Philip Roth’s ‘The Plot Against America’
The HBO project premieres in March
Taschen’s Warehouse Sale Is Basically Christmas for Coffee-Table Books
Plus, deals today on Timbuk2, Bose and more
“American Dirt” Publisher Cancels Remainder of Book Tour After Backlash
Critics have leveled threats against author and booksellers alike
The Most Important Comedy Writer of the Last 50 Years Finally Gets Her Due
There would be no David Letterman without Merrill Markoe
Procrastination Led J.R.R. Tolkien to Write "The Lord of the Rings"
He was supposed to write about Chaucer. Instead he wrote about the Shire.
Why Millennials Refuse to Let Go of Physical Media
The last generation to know life before the internet hasn't fully switched over to streaming
Report: Libraries More Popular in 2019 Than Movies, Sports and Concerts
Lots of people like libraries, it turns out
Writers, Fans Angered by Announcement of "The Death of Nancy Drew" Series
New series follows "Nancy Drew & The Hardy Boys: The Big Lie"
How ‘American Dirt’ Went From One of the Most Anticipated Novels of the Year to the Most Controversial
Everyone's got dirt on 'American Dirt'
Why Fanfic Matters
Research and testimonials both attest to its effect on writers
"Uncanny Valley" and the Argument for Simply Logging Off
In a new memoir, Anna Wiener charts the dehumanizing effects of life in Silicon Valley