The First Draft of Cultural History
Lena Dunham’s new memoir is a fascinating primary source of Hollywood in the 2010s.
Fiction
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?
The Paradox of Modern Medicine
Testing has become so advanced that doctors now miss important elements of diagnosis.
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.
L. DeBard and Aliette
A love story
The Safe
A junkyard mystery
One of Our Whales Is Missing
In which Rick Renard, PR hustler par excellence, sets out to save Grimland's gentle giants of the deep. A short story
Tell Them, Please Tell Them
Fear slowly consumed Sasha, until terror was all that was left of him.
City Visit
The other boys had slammed him against the lockers. Now, in New York, he could buy the experience he wanted.
Weightlifting for Catholics
Harry suddenly wanted to find God. His confessor, a renegade Dominican priest, had problems of his own.
Director's Cut
His mother's reappearance was bad enough. Even worse was the documentary she proposed to make.
Poor Devil
They were, sadly, splitting up and leaving the house they'd shared for eight years. Who knew where a kiss would take them?
The House on Kronenstrasse
Her mother's last words led to a place Christiane had fled as a child—and where truth lay concealed.
How We Avenged the Blums
We wanted to do battle with the local Anti-Semite. A school janitor offered commando training.