Scars
A short story
Fiction
The First Draft of Cultural History
Lena Dunham’s new memoir is a fascinating primary source of Hollywood in the 2010s.
If You Want a Better World, Act Like You Live in It
We’ve had Henry David Thoreau the environmentalist, the libertarian, the life coach. To understand his influence, think of him first as a dissident.
The Publishing Mystery That No One Wants to Talk About
A minimally speaking autistic man just wrote a best-selling book. Or did he?
Six Books That Simply Must Be Talked About
These six books demand discussion—with a pal, a date, or a book club.
Nine Books to Reset Your View of the World
Each of these titles will widen your perspective, offering you original insight and vision.
Seven Books to Read When You Have No Time to Read
These titles are worth picking up, even if you have only a moment to spare.
Six Books You Can Get Lost In
These novels highlight the power—both good and bad—of unchecked fantasizing.
Grace
Her husband’s parents had come from India to visit the newlyweds, and now they wouldn’t leave
What Happened to Tally
What his father had done wasn’t right, he knew that, but at least it was something of his own, an act he had thought out and had completed and had taken responsibility for
Same Place, Same Things
Something about the way she looked at him suggested toughness .Before long he knew why
A New Life
She needed to start over, she knew, but what could she do with a band of Christians out to save her soul?
The Shadow of the Cross
To his surprise, Evan Sees the phenomenon clearly—and wishes his own passions were, miraculously, as visible