The 10 Best Books of 2019, According to Slate’s Books Editor

Dan Kois

Dec 03, 2019 5:50 AM

The 10 Best Books of 2019, According to Slate’s Book Critic

Laura Miller

Dec 03, 2019 5:45 AM

The Inspiring Story of Latinos Invigorating America’s Cities Is Also the Dispiriting Story of Whites Almost Destroying Them

Elena Botella

Nov 21, 2019 1:24 PM

Jenny Slate and Her Editor on Refusing to Tidy Up Your Feelings in a Book

Jean Garnett and Jenny Slate

Nov 14, 2019 5:50 AM

The Dark Enchantment of Carmen Maria Machado’s Memoir, In the Dream House

Laura Miller

Nov 08, 2019 6:08 PM

Susan Sontag, the Slave of Seriousness

Laura Miller

Oct 02, 2019 11:20 AM

The Long, Unscientific History of His ’n’ Hers Brains

Laura Miller

Sept 23, 2019 9:00 AM

Why Aren’t Female Celebrities Writing More Novels?

Katy Hershberger

Sept 20, 2019 3:45 PM

“I Have Lost All Interest in Having a Self”

Cat Zhang

Sept 19, 2019 10:53 AM

The Empty, Miserable Comics of Chris Ware

Isaac Butler

Sept 19, 2019 5:45 AM

Rachael Denhollander’s Memoir Is a Searing Exposé of the Suppression of Women’s Stories

Ruth Graham

Sept 18, 2019 5:45 AM

If Jack Reacher Had a Life Philosophy, What Would It Be?

Rebecca Onion

Sept 16, 2019 5:07 PM

The Long, Familiar Obscurity of Charles Wright

John Lingan

Sept 13, 2019 9:00 AM

Samantha Power’s Memoir Makes Me Wonder if She Should Never Have Joined the Obama Administration at All

Joshua Keating

Sept 12, 2019 4:18 PM

Bari Weiss’ New Book on Anti-Semitism Talks About the Left the Way Anti-Semites Talk About Jews

Jordan Weissmann

Sept 06, 2019 4:54 PM

The Creator of Xkcd on the Joys of Overthinking Everything

Marissa Martinelli

Sept 06, 2019 8:00 AM

The Sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale Is an Unlikely Crowd-Pleaser

Laura Miller

Sept 04, 2019 9:24 AM

Savage Appetites Investigates the Mystery of Women’s Love for True Crime

Laura Miller

Aug 26, 2019 11:11 AM

Jia Tolentino’s Debut Is a Hall of Mirrors You’ll Never Want to Leave

Laura Miller

Aug 13, 2019 9:31 PM

Toni Morrison Was So Much More Than a Novelist

Ismail Muhammad

Aug 06, 2019 9:05 PM