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A Doppelgänger Personifies Broadly Painted Possibilities in Deborah Levy’s August Blue

The book might meander, but Levy encourages the reader to savor the slowness immersed in a world in which everyone's identity is accepted.
By Noah Berlatsky
A book cover featuring a woman on horseback on the left and a photo of a seated woman wearing an open jean shirt on the right.

Guggenheim Fellow Kali Fajardo-Anstine’s Journey from Self-Doubt to Woman of Light

The Denver, Colorado-born author, announced as a Guggenheim Fellow in March, candidly shares just how difficult her journey has been.
By Cat Woods
A book with a vibrant yellow cover hovers in front of dimly lit shelves packed with books

Jo Nesbo’s Killing Moon Is Equal Parts Brutal and Boring

The latest installment in his Harry Hole series is cruelly and brutally misogynistic, cliched and barely readable—just like its predecessors.
By Cat Woods
The cover of Regan Penaluna's book How to Think Like a Woman

Author Regan Penaluna Explains How to Think Like a Woman

By Scarlett Harris

Review: Salman Rushdie’s New Book is a Time-Traveling Epic

By Iman Sultan

Review: David Graeber Argues that the Enlightenment Was Heavily Influenced by Pirates

By Annie Levin

Claudia Durastanti’s ‘Strangers I Know’ Is an Exploration of Family and Becoming

By Amy Pedulla

Helen Frankenthaler Biography ‘Fierce Poise’ Explores Early Career and ’50s New York

By Lauren LeBlanc

History Lessons: Alice Zeniter’s ‘The Art of Losing’

By Grace Byron

Megan Nolan’s ‘Acts of Desperation’ Examines the Bottomless Feminine Desire for Ruin

By Helen Holmes

Review: The Effort by Claire Holroyde is the Modern Apocalyptic Novel

By Noah Berlatsky

Robert Jones, Jr.’s ‘The Prophets’ is a Stunning Debut of Queer Black Love

By Noah Berlatsky
cover of 'The Searcher' by Tana French

Tana French’s ‘The Searcher’ Is An Ambiguous Morality Tale

By Grace Byron

How a Bare-Knuckled Political Brawler Got His Mojo in the World of Venture Capital

By Arick Wierson
krakoff

Peek Inside the Dramatically Decorated Homes of Reed and Delphine Krakoff

By Amanda Lien
DC cosplayers on the steps of the convention center (header photo)

Why Were the Democratic Socialists of America at Long Beach Comic Con?

By John Martin
We don’t have to read his books to learn from his process and methodical approach

Lessons on Creativity and Productivity From the Man Who Wrote 400 Porn Novels

By Shane Parrish
At the end of the day, Kimelman had gone into business with the wrong guys, and it ended up costing him a lot more than a stock trade.

‘Confessions’ Is a Nightmarish Tale of Raw Ambition Gone Awry

By Andrew Beresin
No one book has inspired me the most.

Here Are the 40 Books That Have Changed My Life

By James Altucher
Climate fiction: A novel describes New Yorkers keeping on even after 50 feet of sea-level rise next century.

‘New York 2140’: A Novelist’s Vision of a Drowned City That Still Never Sleeps

By Robert Kopp
The Giving Tree

Why ‘The Giving Tree’ Makes You Cry (It’s Not Why You Think)

By Anthony Ford
NEW YORK - MARCH 24: Donald Trump poses for a picture with two fans while he signs copies of his new book "How To Get Rich" March 24, 2004 at Barnes and Noble in Lincoln Center in New York City. (Photo by Peter Kramer/Getty Images)

Business Is Booming After Trump Inauguration—In Anti-Fascist E-Books

By Brady Dale
Reading is a good guide to what makes a good day.

10 Books for Unaccomplished Adults Who Wants to Start Living a Successful Life

By James Altucher
Steve Cohen and SAC Capital came under scrutiny as part of a sweeping federal insider trading investigation of Wall Street’s hedge fund community.

Former SAC Trader on What Steve Cohen Bio ‘Black Edge’ Doesn’t Explore

By Andrew Beresin
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