Evanstonian Sara Levine and bestselling author Rebecca Makkai will discuss Levine's latest novel, The Hitch.

When mom would tell me the story of my birth, I always imagined the hospital room was dark, like the only light was coming in from the hallway or maybe a small nightlight plugged into a far corner of the room. But in the pictures, it's not dark; light c...

Comparing Trump to Hitler is considered facile, a trivialization of genocide. But their rises to power are frighteningly similar.

Hello, feminist reader friends! Each month, I provide <em>Ms.</em> readers with a list of new books being published by writers from historically excluded groups. The aims of these lists are threefold: I want to do my part in the disruption of what has ...

Our picks for the standout new releases of September, October, and November.

The genre's signature mix of anxious routine and dread has found its fullest form in the works of Asian American women.

This week, don't miss "53 Days" by Timothy Ryback, "The Madness of Markets" by Alex Edmans, and "Queen and Kings" by Lucy Worsley.

It's been a joy imagining the world of Anne Boleyn and her family for my new novel, The House of Boleyn. I loved immersing myself in their beautiful home, Hever Castle--the place where they retreate...

Our columnist on the month's best new books.

When reading works in translation, do you ever wonder about the decisions the translator makes? Why did they choose a specific word? How long...

Autumn is traditionally the Big Season for what we might call Big Fiction. Fall tends to bring a higher relative representation of award-winning aut...

Be moved the old-fashioned way.

Revisionist history of the U.S. in world geopolitics.

Historian Imogen Willetts explores four centuries of after-hours history in her new book "Up All Night," proving L.A.'s 2000s party era was a serious cultural force.

The religion writer Brook Wilensky-Lanford recommends six books that explore religious pluralism and challenge Christian nationalists' myths.

We think we know the story of Anne Boleyn and her family. But what went on behind closed doors? In her new novel, Tracy Borman explores the personal side of the Boleyns, their rivals, their supporters, and their giddy rise and terrifying fall. Tracy Bo...

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The Museum of African American History (MAAH) Stone Book Award is an annual prize that encourages scholarship and writing within the field of African American history and culture by awarding a $25,000 winning prize and two $5,000 finalist prizes for exc...

The nonfiction and novels we can't stop thinking about.

“You just don't know how long something's going to take to get published in terms of a book. But start small: Start publishing little things; get feedback; get rejected; get accepted. That's all part of it. Just do all of that; that's just all part of t...

Listen to Jon Lee Anderson: Che Guevara, Cuba and the Craft of Conflict Journalism from Full Expression. In this episode of Full Expression, journalist and biographer Jon Lee Anderson reflects on the experiences that shaped one of the most extraordinar...

Our second installment of the relaunch The Rumpus Book Club* will be on July 28th at 7pm ET. Host Debbie Millman will be speaking with Tracy Lynne Oliver

From 18th-century pleasure gardens to Studio 54, the story of nightlife in all its hedonistic – and political – glory

The year is half over, if you can believe it. Time marches ever forward, into the abyss. Books, though, can smooth the passage. If you choose wisely, that is. To that end, here are the novels, coll...

Terry Tempest Williams often writes about what is easy to overlook – the “holy ordinary” as she calls it. Whether it's the beauty and plight of the natural world, or the silence and struggle of a loved one. She talks to Rachel about why women with big i...

In London today there will be a memorial celebration for Tom Stoppard. When Tom passed away last November, he was acclaimed and eulogized brilliantly all over the world. To read some of those encom…

Today in London a who's who of the literary world will be observing what may be the inaugural memorial day for the late playwright Tom Stoppard. Celebrations center around the renaming of the Duke ...

The First All-Star Game: Babe Ruth, FDR and America at the Crossroadsby Randall Sullivan (Grove Atlantic Books, 2026). Major League Baseball's All-Star Game will be held July 14at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia as part of a nearly weeklong schedule ...

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History helps explain the particular faith that now rules our religious marketplace.

In “Drayton and Mackenzie,” two young grads navigating the 2008 financial crisis enact a plan they hope will change their fate.

We Rate Dogs. Cooking with Beagles. Dogs Hall of Fame. It may not be what Steve Jobs built the iPhone to do, but it's...

Allen Ginsberg was a world-renowned Beat Generation poet, a photographer and songwriter, a spiritual seeker who helped expand Buddhist meditation in the West, and an effective advocate for civil, gay, and human rights. From his outspokenness against 195...