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Obama’s Memoir Is a Chance to Finally See Our Sanest President

Laura Miller

Nov 20, 2020 3:45 PM
Are We Ready for a Romantic Comedy Set in the Trump Administration?

Laura Miller

Nov 06, 2020 9:32 AM
Jess Walter’s Follow-Up to Beautiful Ruins Couldn’t Be More Different

Laura Miller

Oct 30, 2020 11:13 AM
The New His Dark Materials Book Is Minor but Lovely

Laura Miller

Oct 14, 2020 5:50 AM
In The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue, Isolation Is a Curse. Literally.

Megan Kallstrom

Oct 06, 2020 6:58 PM
The Creator of Hyperbole and a Half Didn’t Realize Her Return to Comics Would Be Such a Big Deal

Heather Schwedel

Oct 01, 2020 6:07 PM
Tana French’s New Book Is Missing a Key Ingredient

Laura Miller

Sept 29, 2020 11:58 AM
Anne Helen Petersen’s Book on Burnout Makes Some Weird Assumptions About Millennials

Shannon Palus

Sept 24, 2020 1:34 PM
In Red Pill, the Author of White Tears Goes Down the Rabbit Hole

Laura Miller

Sept 14, 2020 3:43 PM
Susanna Clarke’s First Novel in 16 Years Is a Wonder

Dan Kois

Sept 10, 2020 2:15 PM
Elena Ferrante’s Latest Pulls Off the Same Trick as Her Neapolitan Novels

Laura Miller

Aug 29, 2020 6:00 AM
The New Book From the Author of H Is for Hawk Shows No One Describes Nature More Beautifully

Laura Miller

Aug 17, 2020 5:55 AM
Talking Animals Is a Scathing Allegory About Capitalism Starring an Alpaca

Nitish Pahwa

Aug 15, 2020 5:33 AM
Big Friendship Is Canny Self-Branding Disguised as Real Talk. It’s Still Pretty Irresistible.

Christina Cauterucci

Aug 06, 2020 5:50 AM
Reaganland Is the Riveting Conclusion to a Story That Still Isn’t Over

Jack Hamilton

Aug 03, 2020 1:38 PM
This Haunting New Bestseller Is Part du Maurier, Part del Toro

Laura Miller

July 27, 2020 2:24 PM
Zadie Smith’s New Book Was Written During Lockdown. It’s Optimistic.

Laura Miller

July 21, 2020 3:06 PM
Alison Bechdel on the Pioneering Queer Cartoonist Who Inspired Her Career

Alison Bechdel

July 21, 2020 5:50 AM
Charlie Kaufman’s Debut Novel Reveals His Genius Has Its Limits

Laura Miller

July 15, 2020 4:40 PM
What a History of Smells Can Teach Us About Medicine, Misogyny, and Farts of the Past

Rebecca Onion

July 13, 2020 2:37 PM