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July 13, 2021
Scott Bradfield
The Failures That Made Ian Fleming
The creator of James Bond had an unremarkable career in intelligence and considered his own books “piffle.”
July 6, 2021
Ankush Khardori
How Bad Was Bill Barr?
Legal pundits have failed to pinpoint the greatest problems with the former attorney general.
July 2, 2021
Chris Lehmann
America’s Obsession With Self-Help
From “The Old Farmer’s Almanac” to “The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People,” what do bestselling guides to self-improvement reveal about the United States?
July 1, 2021
Jo Livingstone
The Crucial, Little Understood Science of the Seafloor
Helen Scales’s fascinating book about life in the deepest parts of the ocean carries a powerful warning.
June 30, 2021
Magazine
Kyle Chayka
The Rise of the Very Online Novel
It’s easy to hate the internet. Patricia Lockwood is the rare writer who delights in its chaos.
June 28, 2021
Jennifer Wilson
How to Spot a Cult
According to Amanda Montell’s new book, “Cultish,” the jargon and technical language of fanaticism is surprisingly common.
June 25, 2021
Magazine
Alex Pareene
Video Games Are a Labor Disaster
Why do game studios keep imploding?
June 24, 2021
Noah Kulwin
An Origin Story for the Netanyahus
Joshua Cohen’s inventive new novel imagines Benjamin Netanyahu’s childhood, and digs deep into his father Benzion’s vision of Jewish history.
June 22, 2021
Magazine
Robin Kaiser-Schatzlein
The Millionaires Who Want to Abolish Extreme Wealth
In an unequal economy, even some of the winners are unhappy.
June 21, 2021
Chris Lehmann
What Made Gilded Age Politics So Acrimonious?
Fearful of increasing participation, elites of the era attempted to rein in democracy.
June 18, 2021
Sarah Weinman
,
Corey Robin
,
Laura Marsh
,
Kyle Chayka
In the Malcolm Archives
Four writers reflect on the legacy of Janet Malcolm, who died this week at 86.
June 18, 2021
Laura Marsh
Moving to Janet Malcolm’s America
In unflinching prose, Malcolm described the ordinariness of American life and the erratic impulses beneath the surface.
June 16, 2021
Alex Shephard
A Trump Memoir Would Be a Huge Seller, but No Major Publisher Wants to Buy It
The big publishing houses routinely push out political books that are less than truthful, but the former president’s lies seem to be a bridge too far.
June 15, 2021
Max Holleran
When the Government Supported Writers
The Federal Writers’ Project created jobs, built trust, and invigorated American literature. We should try it again.
June 14, 2021
Magazine
Kerri Greenidge
How Deep Is America’s Reckoning with Racism?
Juneteenth is an opportunity to recover the possibilities of history
June 14, 2021
Jo Livingstone
Impostor Syndrome
Explores the Secret Life of a Woman in Tech
In Kathy Wang’s spy thriller, navigating the pressures of the workplace is a lot like espionage.
June 10, 2021
Liza Featherstone
The Madness of Naomi Wolf
The “Beauty Myth” author has gone from being a feminist icon to an anti-vaxxer banned by Twitter. But she’s always struggled with the truth.
June 10, 2021
Scott W. Stern
The Political Imagination of Stacey Abrams
What ails democracy in her Supreme Court thriller, “While Justice Sleeps”?
June 8, 2021
Jo Livingstone
Rachel Cusk Confronts the Chaos of Genius
Her new novel, “Second Place,” explores the limits of cool detachment.
June 7, 2021
Ian Beacock
Who Will Read Niall Ferguson’s
Doom
?
With big popular histories, Ferguson once aimed to influence a broad public. His pandemic book may resonate with a narrower audience.
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