A new book traces the history of an idea—and shows what American liberals have lost.

Her new book is a brilliant autopsy of print journalism. But she stumbles when she takes on the new digital wave.

He famously hailed the triumph of liberal democracy. Now he struggles to see a future for it.

What makes a protest powerful?

How Virginia Woolf’s diaries chronicle the push and pull of her private and public lives.

In her new book, the author of “Cat Person” tells stories of sadism, narcissism, and gore.

How John Marshall built the Supreme Court around his political agenda

Blythe Roberson's 'How to Date Men When You Hate Men' is a humorous, self-deprecating look at an age-old conundrum.

Jason Lutes's graphic novel "Berlin," about the break-up of the Weimar Republic, is both unsettling and uplifting in its timeliness.

Karina Longworth’s book ‘Seduction’ dismantles the story of a playboy.

How the writer’s stories and her memoir fashion a self from the same, revisited outlines

Alan Rusbridger’s account of his time at The Guardian illustrates the possibilities and limits of journalism in the digital era.

Her new novel "Those Who Knew" explores the prejudices, fears, and desires that are bound up with political impulses.

Edward Gorey’s lifelong experiments in the absurd and unsettling

Anna Burns's Booker-winning novel takes on teenage girlhood, sectarian violence, and history's nameless actors.

How monopolies have flourished—and undermined democracy

Recovering the profound divisions that led to the Civil War

Heike Geissler's 'Seasonal Associate' is a harrowing novel based on her stint in one of the tech giant's warehouses.

A new book examines the lives of expats in Ecuador and their struggle to stay in the middle class.

How do we go about putting democracy back into public education?