Alcaraz vs. Cilic
A night match at Arthur Ashe: Septemberand it’s summer a little while longer so long as these breezes drift in,so long as Alcaraz at nineteen fucking...
Symphilosophizing in Jena
The cult of individuality was born amid a melding of minds. Meldings must be preceded by meetings, of course, and the meetings took place in Jena,...
The Bear’s Kiss
The French anthropologist Nastassja Martin is lying on a misty Siberian steppe, surrounded by “wads of brown hair stiffened by dried blood.” While she waits for...
Jamaica Kincaid Challenges Americans to Stay Home in “A Small Place”
The summer after our college graduation, a few friends and I decided to pool our money together and find a stage big enough for our real...
Book Riot’s Deals of the Day for September 29, 2022
Today’s edition of Daily Deals is sponsored by Mia Sheridan’s New York Times bestselling BookTok sensation Today’s Featured Deals $2.99 The Raven Tower by Anne Leckie...
The Politics of Being Best of Friends
Kamila Shamsie’s latest novel, Best of Friends, explores how a long, complicated friendship is shaped and tried in tumultuous political landscapes. Maryam and Zahra are unlike...
9 Luscious Literary Books Like Transcendent Kingdom
Transcendent Kingdom is one of those rare books that is about so much, and yet fits together flawlessly. Yaa Gyasi tackles science, faith, work, addiction, grief,...
Great New Queer Horror To Read This Fall
I’m a bit of a seasonal horror reader. I tend to crave dark and spooky reads the most around fall as the weather starts to cool...
A History of Margaret K. McElderry Books
This year marks the 50th anniversary of Margaret K. McElderry Books, the first eponymous children’s imprint. This would be a milestone by any conceivable measure, but...
