Okay, I’ve Figured Out the Plot of Carrie Bradshaw’s Novel in ‘And Just Like That’

Oh, so she went to visit her lover by train—which would have been fun, considering trains had only been around New York for a couple of decades. And, look, our…

In Her New Graphic Novel, ‘Simplicity,’ Mattie Lubchansky Explores the Dark Side of Communal Living (and So Much More)

Mattie Lubchansky has written and illustrated several graphic novels, including 2023’s riveting Boys Weekend, but her latest, Simplicity, defies comparison to her earlier work. While it retains plenty of Lubchansky’s…

What Actually Happens in the Second ‘Devil Wears Prada’ Book? We’re So Glad You Asked

Before we begin, a disclaimer: My tolerance for trashy literature is quite high. I love an airport novel—the frothier the better—and my preferred vacation reading is the literary equivalent of…

With Her New Book, ‘Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar,’ Katie Yee Slyly Updates the Divorce Novel

In Katie Yee’s debut novel, Maggie; or, A Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar, the titular Maggie is two things at once: the white woman Yee’s unnamed Chinese…

England vs India: Zak Crawley books Ashes spot with excellent Old Trafford innings – and reacts to Lord’s needle | Cricket News

Zak Crawley’s spot on this winter’s Ashes tour is surely secure now. It probably was before he made 84 against India at Emirates Old Trafford on the sort of pitch…

Joseph Lee on the Sprawlng Portrait of Aquinnah Wampanoag Identity at the Center of His New Book, ‘Nothing More of This Land’

While Martha’s Vineyard is perhaps best known as a vacation spot that draws the well-to-do likes of Seth Meyers and the Obamas to its shores every summer, the island also…

In Martin Cruz Smith’s Arkady Renko Novels, Meditations on Resilience and Mortality

What are these reading projects we set for ourselves? Acts of recompense? One began for me when an advance copy of Martin Cruz Smith’s 2023 novel Independence Square hit my…

The 13 Best Feminist Books to Read (or Revisit) Now

It’s officially “dive into a good book at the beach” season, but there’s no rule that says you can’t work on your tan (with the help of judiciously applied SPF,…

The 18 Best Historical Fiction Books to Transport You to Another Time

If you could travel back in time, where would you go, and when? For readers of historical fiction, there’s no need to settle on just one place or period when…

Virgil Abloh’s Career and Cultural Impact Described in Robin Givhan’s New Book

Although fashion can typecast designers, Virgil Abloh’s agility in complexity and his ability to not just build community, but also guide it, transcended that. With her new book “Make It…