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Why Netflix’s ‘You’ Is Such a Literary Phenomenon
On the wildly popular TV adaptation of Caroline Kepnes’s novel.
‘Tentacle’ Is a Unique Caribbean Spin on Climate Fiction
A conversation with the Dominican singer-songwriter and author Rita Indiana.
How Chicago’s Wealthiest Neighborhoods Were Colonized
In his debut book, The Battle of Lincoln Park: Urban Renewal and Gentrification in Chicago, Daniel Kay Hertz traces theContinue Reading
‘The Word Pretty’ Is So Smart, It Hurts
On Elisa Gabbert’s brain-massaging essay collection.
‘Subtraction’ Adds Up to a Hilarious Riff on Relationships
On Mary Robison’s delicious novel, first published 27 years ago.
Kim Stanley Robinson’s Lunar Revolution
The sci-fi author on geopolitics and his latest novel, ‘Red Moon.’
The Best Nature Writing of 2018, Part 2
The year’s best writing on plants, animals, and the natural world.
The Best Books About Climate Change of 2018
This year brought bleak news on climate change, but as if heeding a call to action, writers of all kinds published several books on the subject.
The 10 Best Nonfiction Books of 2018
The year’s best writing about place, policy, and personhood.
‘Once Upon a River’ Is a Meta-Gothic Slow Burn
Diane Setterfield returns with a second follow-up to ‘The Thirteenth Tale.’
