Lauren Groff on ‘Matrix’ and the Stories We Are Given
Groff riddles out questions of power, gender, desire, and control that remain as relevant now as they were in the hushed hallways of a British monastery untouched by electricity.
National Book Awards
The Must-Reads of 2020’s National Book Awards Shortlist
The National Book Awards finalists announcement is notorious for clogging reading lists with dozens of worthy titles. But if you can only read a few, make it these five.
Why Louise Glück’s Bracing, Sensitive Poetry Deserves the Nobel Prize
By parsing through universal human pains, Louise Glück gives her readers new ways to heal.
