The Big Shift: Rebecca Traister on the New Single Majority
The author’s new book studies a “revolution of options” that have permanently reshaped America. A conversation with Barbara Spindel.
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The Past
A family gathering at a house in the country is the occasion for Tessa Hadley’s sinuous novel of secrets coming…
“Be Unafraid”: Edwidge Danticat on Fiction and Memoir
Edwidge Danticat and Meredith Maran on the slippery nature of memoir, and how it rewards a fearless approach.
The Confidence Game: Why We Fall for It . . . Every Time
You think you’re capable of spotting a swindle? Maria Konnikova argues otherwise, and she’s got science on her side. Review…
To Hell and Back: Europe 1914–1949
The historian and biographer of Hitler traces the roots — and consequences — of the double cataclysm that shaped modern…
Writing the City
The author of “Sidewalking” tracks down the elusive stories of a metropolis, one step at a time. By David L.…
Twenty-One Visions of a Handful of Rain
“This is a dream inside a maelstrom, and the maelstrom comes back.” Greil Marcus dives into multiple takes of one…
The Spectacle of Skill: New and Selected Writings
The voice of the stylish and uncompromising critic Robert Hughes often took the form of “a fount of effervescent vitriol.”…
Mary-Louise Parker: “I Just Love Directness”
The award winning stage actress and star of “Weeds” talks about her first book, a set of letters to male…
The White Road: Journey into an Obsession
The author of “The Hare with Amber Eyes” unfolds a lifelong fascination with a very delicate subject. Review by Heller…
Three Moments of an Explosion
Flying icebergs, space elevators, and alien archaeology all appear in a new collection from “New Weird” master China Miéville. Review…
Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America
George Custer is remembered more for his death than for his tumultuous life. T.J. Stiles aims to correct that. Review…
Spectral Evidence: Stacy Schiff on the Mystery of Salem’s Witches
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian on the “locked-room mystery” of Salem, and why it still haunts us today.
Sloane Crosley’s Treasure Hunt
The author of “The Clasp” on how a classic short story from 19th-century France inspired a comic romp through 21st-century…
Sara Bareilles
The singer-songwriter — and now, memoirist — on the love songs she finds between covers.
Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic
The author of “Eat, Pray, Love” wants you to unlock your creativity. And don’t quit that day job. A Conversation…
The Pope’s Daughter
Was Lucrezia Borgia one of the most sinister figures of the Italian Renaissance? Or just a woman who learned to…
A Toehold on the Dream: Angela Flournoy and Tayari Jones
The respective authors of “The Turner House” and “Silver Sparrow” on the pull of Detroit, writing about today’s burning issues,…
This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance
A novel of a doomed cruise provides bittersweet laughs and an opportunity for the mother at its helm to examine…
Kate Beaton: Strong Female Characters
The artist behind the “Hark! A Vagrant” strips on being a capitalized Woman in Comics, ponies, walruses, and learning how…