‘Everything on That Island Wanted to Kill You’The very first crew of Survivor slept tent-less on a beach covered in rats and snakes because they smelled a hit TV show. And then it got worse.
ByEmily Nussbaum
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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.
Emil Ferris Still Believes in MonstersThe graphic novelist’s debut, My Favorite Thing Is Monsters, was a hit. Seven years later—after a contentious lawsuit—the sequel is finally coming.
PEN America Writers Threw Their Own Party“Some of the people who have withdrawn are, for example, debut novelists. It’s quite a big sacrifice to turn it down — and yet they have.”
3 Body Problem’s Biggest DeparturesHow a notoriously unfilmable book trilogy got whittled down to a season of television while leaving the door open for more.