‘The Whole Country Has PTSD’
A conversation with the Israeli short-story writer Etgar Keret about grieving, and whether writing can ease the pain
A Book That Changed How I Think
Our writers and editors share one title that granted them a fresh perspective.
Britney Finally Tells Her Story. It’s Dark.
With her new memoir, the pop star tries to close a long and maddening chapter of her life. Will we finally let her?
Will the Expelled People of Chagos Finally Find Justice?
A new book from Philippe Sands, The Last Colony, tells the story of the Chagossians, an island people who were expelled from their homes by the British and Americans.
When America Helped Assassinate an African Leader
The murder of Patrice Lumumba, independent Congo’s first prime minister and the subject of a new book, had lasting psychological effects on the whole continent.
The Mowing That Woke My Daughter
A poem for Sunday
This Week in Books: Louise Glück Wrote With Authority
The poet loved using myth, history, and legend in her verse.
Beware the Language That Erases Reality
An open letter signed by famous writers decrying Israel’s response to the Hamas attack shows a startling moral obtuseness.
Nine Books That Push Against the Status Quo
These titles demand a clear-eyed look at things people too often take for granted.
A Worthy Heir to David Foster Wallace and Thomas Pynchon
In Wellness, Nathan Hill recounts a love story, but also much, much more.
Why Children Are Everywhere in Louise Glück’s Poetry
By placing mothers and their babies at the center of her poems, the Nobel laureate explored a world made of reality and myth.
Explaining Pain
A poem for Sunday
A Poet Reckons With Her Past
In a striking new memoir, the Jamaican writer Safiya Sinclair attempts to make peace with her Rastafari childhood and the island that shaped her.
This Week in Books: Madonna Is the Blueprint for a Diva
Mary Gabriel’s new biography reveals the star’s indelible position in pop.
The Protestant Sleep Ethic
A recent memoir considers how much we concede when we regard rest as a call to judgment.
The Journalist and the Fallen Billionaire
In Going Infinite, Michael Lewis gets close—too close—to Sam Bankman-Fried.
What Madonna Knows
The artist is always one step ahead—and has a unique power to scandalize each generation anew.
A Shocked and Frazzled Collective Mind
The attack on Israelis is a reminder of a long history of Jewish trauma.
Rauschenberg & Johns
A poem for Sunday
The Least-Known Rock God
A new biography of the Velvet Underground founder, Lou Reed, considers the stark duality of the man and his music.
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