The Rise of the Sexy-Cozy Autumn Read
It’s spooky season. Time to read … romance?
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The Best Kind of Book Adaptation
A new opera based on George Saunders’s novel Lincoln in the Bardo makes some fantastically shocking choices.
How American Girl Doll Lost Its Way
At 40, the brand faces a midlife crisis.
Democrats Are Sounding More Like Republicans
Why politicians are betting on ever more moralizing language
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50 Unforgettable Love Stories
Centuries of joyous, tragic, tantalizing, enduring fiction
Six Hard-to-Find Books Worth Reading
These titles are no longer fashionable, if they ever were—but should you manage to read one, you might love it.
What to Read to Wake Up Your Brain
These books can ease readers into a season of work and hard thinking.
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Six Books That Take You to Space
You won’t even have to leave your couch.
Diseducators
A short story
June
A short story
Lamentations
A short story
Fools for Love
A short story
Weepers
A short story
Skin a Rabbit
A short story
Relatable Mom
A short story
Bird Strike
A short story
The Moron Factory
A short story
American Realism
A short story