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Kate Atkinson Returns With a Masterful WWII Spy Drama
‘Transcription’ is a fascinating look at midcentury British espionage.
Jenny Hval’s First Novel Is As Carnal As Her Music
The tactile delights of ‘Paradise Rot.’
The Mass Murder of Queer People That America Forgot
Robert Fieseler on ‘Tinderbox’ and the 1973 Up Stairs Lounge arson attack.
The Best New Books of November 2018
Including two Chicago-based authors.
What Did Early Science Fiction Writers Think of Mars?
A lot! We spoke with Mike Ashley about ‘Lost Mars: Stories from the Golden Age of the Red Planet.’
How Do Poets Organize a Collection?
We asked Ada Limón, Jos Charles, A.E. Stallings, and Kelly Forsythe.
In Barbara Kingsolver’s ‘Unsheltered,’ the 2016 Election Is Old News
In the aftermath of the 2008 housing crisis, American families continue to struggle. The collapse made it more difficult toContinue Reading
3 Contemporary Poets on Suffering, Sorrow, and Truth
Ruben Quesada speaks with Ada Limón, Blas Falconer, and Ben Purkert.
A Different Kind of Halloween Reading List
The best horror nonfiction books of 2018.
Deborah Eisenberg’s Short Stories Are Sharp Enough to Cut Deep
The short fiction master gets more adventurous (and political) in ‘Your Duck Is My Duck’
