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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.

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

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