
A Sinner Reimagines the Bible
The latest novel from Mary Rakow, This Is Why I Came, could be called the “agnostic Gospels.”

The latest novel from Mary Rakow, This Is Why I Came, could be called the “agnostic Gospels.”

The British prime minister could handle the Blitz but not his bills.

Her husband, Ted Hughes, drew on his childhood to create powerful poetry.

In new novels, Michel Houellebecq and Margaret Atwood wonder if sexual relationships can thrive without freedom.

“Some people might call this crazy. I prefer to think of it as badass.”

Larissa MacFarquhar writes about do-gooders who “open themselves to a sense of unlimited, crushing responsibility.”

The Supreme Court justice may have left a stronger legacy off the bench.

Meet the bald Norwegians and other unknowns who actually create the songs that top the charts.

A very short book excerpt

An epic from Italy about female friendship and fate