7 Novels About Families That Break the Mold
Maura Roosevelt, great-granddaughter of FDR, recommends books on atypical family arrangements
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In “Russian Doll,” Neglecting Your Neighbors Could Kill You
Despite its speculative premise, the show is about what we owe to each other in the real world
Feb 21 2019 - Natalie Adler
“Faust” Was the Original Viral Content, and It’s Still Relevant Today
How a 400-year-old story keeps reinventing itself to reflect what we most want, and what we most fear
Feb 19 2019 - Olivia Giovetti
Searching For My Immigrant Roots with W.G. Sebald
The German writer’s keen observation of displacement helped me understand my own ancestor’s journey
Oct 1 2018 - Jeffrey Arlo Brown
How Austrian Literature Taught Me to Stop Worrying and Hate America
We could learn a lot from the way the country’s artists demonstrate their frank disgust with its Nazi past
Aug 8 2018 - Jeffrey Arlo Brown
7 Books for People Who Need Their Alone Time
A reading list to suit every variety of solitude
Jul 17 2018 - JR Ramakrishnan
A.M. Homes on What it Means to be A Moral Writer
The author of ‘Days of Awe’ talks about writing stories to illustrate the human heart and why we shouldn’t care if characters are likeable
Jun 12 2018 - Yvonne Conza
Researchers Have Found Two New Pages in Anne Frank’s Diary. Should We Read Them?
Researchers Have Found Two New Pages in Anne Frank’s Diary. Should We Read Them?Her diary is an important public artifact, but maybe she still deserves some privacy
May 18 2018 - Erin Bartnett
What Does It Take for Ultra-Orthodox Women to Leave Their Repressive Lives?
Deborah Feldman, who left her Hasidic Jewish community for Germany, discusses her newest memoir
Apr 19 2018 - Mauricio Ruiz
The American Girl Doll Magazine Made Me a Feminist
I couldn’t afford the dolls, but the magazine shaped my life
