Thrilling Tales of Modern Men Review: Danny McBride’s Debut Book Is Funnier – and Sadder – Than Anyone Expected
Danny McBride’s actions have always been a little trickier than he admits. The mullet, profanity, and desperate swagger of Kenny […]
Why Reading Feels More Difficult Than It Did Ten Years Ago
Book lovers are currently familiar with a specific type of cognitive dissonance. Maybe the light is just right, the room
Forget Dystopia: Klara and the Sun Is a Love Letter to the Fragile, Messy Business of Being Alive
After a ten-year hiatus, Kazuo Ishiguro released his eighth book, and the literary community took notice in a manner that
The Books Everyone Recommended – and Nobody Remembered
You can find it if you walk into practically any apartment owned by someone who thinks of themselves as a
Why Readers Trust Fiction More Than the News
Something quietly broke between the morning’s third push notification and the week’s fourteenth cycle of outrage. Not in a big
The Best Literary Villains Understand Human Nature Better Than Heroes
In a quiet, almost casual scene in Othello, Iago observes Othello’s descent into jealousy and merely remarks that it is
Why Escaping Into a Book Can Sometimes Be Healthy
When you’re supposed to be doing something crucial, like paying bills, responding to emails, or getting ready for tomorrow, and
The Unexpected Reason Some People Become Obsessed With Books
The books are the first thing you notice when you walk into the apartment of a serious reader, even before
The Art of Writing Sentences People Can’t Stop Thinking About
Somewhere in the middle of a quiet scene in Jennifer Egan’s A Visit From the Goon Squad, a sentence appears