Books, Arts, and Culture

Though The Wife didn’t take home any Oscars last night, the book world remained gleeful that one of their own, Meg Wolitzer, was there to celebrate the...

A few years ago, I read Dave Cullen’s gripping and horrifying masterpiece Columbine over the course of a few weeks, which is a lifetime for a...

The BBC has released the first trailer of the brand new adaptation of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series. Tom Hooper directs an ensemble cast including Dafne...

Sponsored by James Patterson’s latest thriller, The Chef. These deals were active as of this writing, but may expire soon, so get them while they’re hot! Today’s Featured...

Megan McDowell on the challenges of translating strange fiction — and why it’s worth it Dead Birds by Count Giorgio Durante I n 2017, Samanta Schweblin’s novel, Fever Dream, was...

“A Failed Romanticism,” a poem by Bernadette Geyer Welcome to The Commuter, our home for poetry, flash, graphic, and experimental narrative. Photo by James Wheeler on Unsplash...

Andrea Bartz, author of “The Lost Night,” on the best doomed fêtes in fiction Photo by Greyson Joralemon on Unsplash Whether they kick off the narrative, shake things...

I’m always met by confused looks when I tell people that one of my favorite television shows ever is M*A*S*H. Being only two years old when...

If you don’t know: #romanceclass is a community of Filipino romance authors writing in English. Most of them take place in the Philippines but can also take place...

It’s my goal to surround myself with words all day (and not just in the towering stacks of books I have on my shelves). Nope, I...