The Case for Never Reading the Book Jacket
I don’t want to be told what’s going to happen and I definitely don’t want to be told what the book is “about”
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When Britney and Pamela and Paris Tell All
Memoir writing offers women defined by their images a space to speak. But we’re seldom satisfied with what they give us
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Indigo May Have Lost the Plot
Did the bookstore chain sell its soul when it started selling vitamins, vibrators, and $800 patio umbrellas?
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Sarah Bernstein Breaks the Rules in Study for Obedience
The unnerving novel that earned two major prize nominations rattles expectations of how stories are often told
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I Changed My Mind about Reading Problematic Male Authors
I came of age loving the works of Milan Kundera and Derek Walcott. Now, as a professor of literature, I have to ask tough questions
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Hadfield, We Have a Problem
The acclaimed astronaut’s latest novel fails to blast off
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Why Are So Many Authors Abandoning Speech Marks?
Sally Rooney, Ian Williams, and Lauren Groff are just a few of the contemporary authors avoiding quotation marks for dialogue
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The Two Moments That Changed Alicia Elliott’s Life
The author talks about her new novel, And Then She Fell, and the experiences she shares with her protagonist
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In Daughter, Claudia Dey Explores the Ugly Side of the Great Literary Male
The wry, furious novel gives the overlooked daughter of an egotistical writer a voice
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