Rachel Aviv says, "Writing about motherhood can often be too sentimental and dull."
Interviewing Rachel Aviv is a great way to get book recommendations. When I ask the sharp essayist about her new…
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AI is changing the way we use language.
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Here are 70 great books to read this summer.
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When I was a teenager, I used to read classic novels all the time. Now, with so many distractions around, I wonder if I can learn to read them again.
It’s a privilege to be surrounded by books. My parents come from the literary working class—a group of people who…
"I laughed out loud dozens of times": authors pick books to help you fall in love with reading again.
Malala Yousafzai – Activist I’ve loved going to the theater ever since I saw my first musical (Matilda in London,…
From Peepo! to Middlemarch: 25 Must-Read Books Before You're 25
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Why Populists Are Winning and How to Beat Them by Liam Byrne offers a surprisingly fresh take on the issue.
At first glance, former New Labour minister Liam Byrne seems an unlikely figure to explain the rise of right-wing populism…
"Becoming George" by Fiona Sampson tells the fascinating story of a 19th-century novelist who lived as a man.
If we are truly facing a reading crisis—whether you attribute it to TikTok or podcasts—it makes sense that literary biography…
'I felt exposed and betrayed': did an acclaimed novelist take someone else's life story without permission?
Every November, the leading figures of French literature gather in the upstairs room of a classic Parisian restaurant to choose…
'Unjust and inhuman': How the royal family ignored a Black abolitionist's plea to end the slave trade
On an autumn day in 1786, an unexpected package arrived at Carlton House, the London home of George, Prince of…