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Jenny Odell Doesn’t Want Your Hot Take
A conversation with the author about “How to Do Nothing.”
The (Im)Precision of Language in ‘Secure Your Own Mask’
On Shaindel Beers’s third collection of poetry.
“Fossils in the Making” Uses Poetry To Explore How Climate Change Affects Our Bodies
An interview with Kristin George Bagdanov.
The Allure Of Living In A Cult On A Mountain In ‘The Ash Family’
Molly Dektar creates a North Carolina-based cult that promises answers to the searching.
You Can Read the Mueller Report on the Nook App For Free
As soon as it goes public today, courtesy of Barnes & Noble.
‘Spring’ Might Be Ali Smith’s Best Season Yet
The third novel in her seasonal quartet is a shot of hope in the end-times.
‘Lost Children Archive’ Invents A New Way To Tell The Immigrant Story
Valeria Luiselli tries to find a way to get you to care.
Robert Caro Keeps Writing Into The Sunset With ‘Working’
Death looms over Robert Caro’s indispensable new memoir, Working. At the age of 83, the consummate historian has dedicated theContinue Reading
New ‘Don’t Fret’ Mural Celebrates Chicago Writers
From Gwendolyn Brooks to Eve Ewing, a new library boasts an exceptional work of art.
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Sequel Will (Probably) Be About Climate Change
When The Testaments, Margaret Atwood’s hotly anticipated sequel to The Handmaid’s Tale, hits bookstores in the fall of 2019, the average global temperatureContinue Reading
