Books, Arts, and Culture

My husband just took a moment now before bed to read to me from page 250 of Alejandro Varela’s The Town of Babylon. And it is...

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I just finished writing a book-length work of criticism—which sounds a little chilly but feels plenty hot to me. I’ve always loved critical writing. From the...

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The end of 2022 is fast approaching. How was your reading life this year? Did you read a ton of amazing books? Did you struggle through...

I had a phase in which I was slightly obsessed with books based on the lives of historical figures. In the same way I enjoy getting...

Nothing is more awkward than listening to kids tell jokes. But why am I qualified to gather joke books for kids? I teach elementary school and...

I love multi-generational novels, which can show how relationships gradually change over decades or how historical events affect families. A novel that follows one protagonist over...