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The Best Memoirs of 2024 (So Far) August 28, 2024
The best memoirs share individual stories that illuminate broader or universal truths. They avoid pat answers, challenging and complicating how we view our world, our relationships, and ourselves. We’re drawn to memoirs in part because reading anothe...
The Best Literary Fiction Books of 2024, So Far August 26, 2024
There are few pleasures—or responsibilities—I appreciate as much as the chance to survey a whole year’s worth of books. Hundreds of thousands (or millions, depending on what and how you’re counting) of titles are published each year: Giving each the ...
The Cult of Nonfiction May 16, 2024
What, other than literary fiction, is occupying the young male today? I posited, among other attractions, online gambling and video gaming. This drew strong reactions, particularly from gamers who suggested almost as many women are playing today. Fai...
