Books, Arts, and Culture

Here are six notable books of poetry publishing in March. Tap Out by Edgar Kunz A whirlwind debut. Stories of sclerotic lives told in wrought images,...

“Someone Who Will Feed Me Cherries,” a short story by Emily Brout Welcome to The Commuter, our home for poetry, flash, graphic, and experimental narrative. Issue №54...

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Talking to Esmé Weijun Wang about identity, disability, and weaponized glamour Esmé Weijun Wang. (Photo by Jacquelyn Tierney) “Let’s note that I write this while experiencing...

Marina Benjamin, author of “Insomnia,” recommends literature thats toys with unreliability The first rule about fight club is you don’t talk about fight club. (Photo by...

Dystopian fiction is so in right now. And can you really blame writers and publishers for reading the terrain? Dark times call for dark fiction; it’s...

Have you noticed that in a lot of crime fiction novels, serial killers tend to be men? This sort of makes sense as in reality most...

I’ve found many of my favorite book characters through defending them against other people’s criticisms. Ginny Weasley is one, as her portrayal in the films made...

If you were traveling without your personal and public library for at least six weeks, what books would you bring? Really think about the books you...

The great thing about books? You can never get enough of them. But if you find your book collection becoming unmanageable, there are plenty of home...