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.
DMZ
His father had told him that one day he would wake up in the morning, look at his wife on the other side of the bed, and wonder what he was doing there
Mr. Sumarsono
Though she was only ten, she was expected to make this stranger, who spoke no English, feel at home
A Half Hour With God's Heroes
Josephine wanted to sell her house and run away to Florida—but she thought she might need help from Saint Joseph
The Legendary Lowry Greither
He was under arrest in a foreign land, confident that the truth would set him free. But what was the truth?
Washington: Colonel Dunlap's Coup
A fictionalized essay that has been circulating within the Pentagon offers a blunt warning on severalfronts
Slatland
For every situation there is a proper distance. Sometimes you need to rise above the earth to gain perspective
Nights Can Turn Cool in Viborra
“How lucky the Crimms are to have scraped acquaintance with me,” thought prizewinning travel writer Chick Jardine, ‘ for I seldom reveal my identity to ordinary people ”