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While on the surface Rabeah Ghaffari’s To Keep the Sun Alive is about a family amid the Iranian revolution, the novelContinue Reading
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.
This Winter’s Best Thrillers Will Make You Shiver
The 16 best thrillers of January, February, and March 2019.
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.
