The U.S. is not the world, and focusing on American reading habits obscures an important geopolitical truth.

In a 20 Questions interview with Playboy, David Sedaris addresses the absurdities of life, his political affiliation, and more.

The historical novelist discusses Percy's piercing clarity and the prize-winning poet discusses how Homer helps us think politically.

A conversation with the renowned artist on life in exile and his new book

A conversation with the renowned artist on life in exile and his new book

The National Book Award and International Booker–shortlisted novelist shares his passion for the late literary icon's enduring work.

An emerging discipline to "investigate AI from a literary, historical, and philosophical perspective."

Vaclav Smil is king of hyperspecific interdisciplinarians.

The acclaimed journalists discuss the enduring power of classic works on civil disobedience and the environment.

In his new book 'A World Appears,' journalist Michael Pollan explores the mysteries of the human brain — and whether computers could ever catch up.

The best books about art expand not only what we know but also how we see, sharpening our awareness of the forces that shape artistic production across time.

Bezos cut Bookworld because his enrichment trumps our cultural poverty.

Bezos cut Bookworld because his enrichment trumps our cultural poverty.

Bezos cut Bookworld because his enrichment trumps our cultural poverty.

Bezos cut Bookworld because his enrichment trumps our cultural poverty.

Bezos cut Bookworld because his enrichment trumps our cultural poverty.

My literary cup runneth over.

The latest from Álvaro Enrigue, Michel Pollan, and Chanda Prescod-Weinstein.

The Pulitzer finalist and the Booker nominee discuss the social and philosophical impact of two classic authors.

Can Morality Survive Climate Collapse? Megha Majumdar’s acclaimed novel A Guardian and a Thief explores a near-future where scarcity forces hard choices

Nestle in for the coziest of panoramas.

Coretta Scott King condemned the brutality of the Vietnam War and criticized how it drained money from housing, health care, and jobs.

Coretta Scott King condemned the brutality of the Vietnam War and criticized how it drained money from housing, health care, and jobs.

Let’s give these landmark texts the recognition they deserve.

If we are serious about addressing the omni-crisis, we must admit to our own role in creating it -- and seek global solutions.

Imprisoned and censored by his home country of Iran, the legendary director discusses his furtive filmmaking.

The Emerald City is home to a passionate pedaling culture and rife with well-protected, beautiful routes. Here’s your guide to Seattle’s best bike paths, shops, and other cycling essentials.

One of the biggest problems facing the United States is that too many of its people reside in imagination deserts.

“This is a guy who puts up an AI image of him in an airplane defecating on American cities—not quite the image of the president of the United States that I was educated to respect,” the senator and au...

The candid comic still thinks those who performed at the Riyadh Comedy Festival participated in “a very dangerous, upsetting thing,” he tells ‘VF’—but he also thinks rape kit jokes and the r-word can ...

These powerful political novels from the past century—spanning countries and contexts—offer fresh insights into the urgent issues shaping our world today.

Can Embracing the Unknown Save Us From Dystopia? An interview with Daniel Wilson, author of shamanic techno-thriller Hole in the Sky.

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The former poet laureate and the Whiting Award winner discuss the enriching and complex legacy of two landmark American poets.

Artist’s encounter with a railway ‘lost and found’ highlights the difficulties of those forced to leave their countries.

Artist’s encounter with a railway ‘lost and found’ highlights the difficulties of those forced to leave their countries.