Beach Reads for Every MoodWhether you want to smooth out every wrinkle in your brain or embark on a new series.
best of 2024
The Best Books of 2024 (So Far)A sizzling, propulsive new novel from Miranda July, the introspective follow-up to There There, and a debut novel with a killer hook.
Lucy Prebble’s Messy WomenThe playwright on Succession fan theories, her characters’ possible mental-health diagnoses, and if we’ll ever get another season of I Hate Suzie.
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How Kelly Link Wrote a Very Good First NovelTalking with the veteran short-story writer about the romance genre, checking Twitter while she writes, and her fantastical new work The Book of Love.
The Lure of DivorceSeven years into my marriage, I hit a breaking point. Since then, I’ve had to decide whether life would be better without my husband in it.
No More GirliesMy one-woman crusade against the girlies probably won’t hasten its demise, but it’s good to be reminded that all trends always fade away.
It Was a Weird Day in New YorkThere’s a wild, chaotic feeling that comes over us as a city when it seems like no one is in charge.
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Clancy Martin Writes to Stay AliveThe author of How Not to Kill Yourself wants to share his hard-earned wisdom with those who are currently suffering in the way he once was.