Author Jeff VanderMeer Searches for Where It All Went Wrong in “Dead Astronauts”
The speculative-fiction writer isn't afraid to take on the big questions: Climate change. Corporate influence. Trump.
Author Milan Kundera Given Back His Czech Citizenship After 40 Years
It was previously revoked in 1979
The Apostrophe Protection Society Is Officially Shutting Down
"Ignorance and laziness have won."
The Best Movies, TV, Books and Music for December
For starters: The year's most daring film and a surprise John Mulaney holiday special
The 20 Best Books of 2019
The Harper Lee story you didn't know, messy families, a streetwear memoir, Ben Lerner and another Colson Whitehead classic
New Data Shows That Books Are Almost Always Better Than Their Movie Adaptations
A comparison of user-submitted Goodreads and IMDb ratings revealed the trend.
“OK Boomer” Book Is Already on Its Way
The book, by a millennial, takes its title from the Gen Z meme
An Algorithm Can Tell Us How Much Shakespeare Was Actually Written by Shakespeare
The old bard probably didn't see this one coming
Here Are the Winners of the 2019 National Book Awards
Winners of the 70th annual National Book Awards were celebrated Wednesday
Is Paris Still an Art World Heavyweight?
Two new books offer new perspectives on the storied city
The Book of Bad Literary Puns That Took Over the Cocktail World
"Tequila Mockingbird." "Are You There God? It's Me, Margarita." When will it end?
What Don DeLillo Can Tell Us About Thursday Night’s Browns-Steelers Brawl
The author’s 1972 novel “End Zone” was a treatise on football as warfare — and it remains eerily relevant today
Products of the Week: Suede Sneakers, Fire Pits and Retro Motorcycle Helmets
The 17 best pieces of garb and gear that crossed our desks this week
Anonymous Anti-Trump Book Is Already Breaking Sales Records
The book has garnered more pre-orders than any other non-fiction book in its publisher's history
Why Yoga Might Be the Ultimate Insomnia Cure
According to a book by award-winning author Roy Parvin, counting breaths could help us stop counting sheep
What We Can Learn From Hunter S. Thompson’s Letters
The surprising relevance of decades-old political missives