Why Did Gay Rights Take So Long?
A quiet movement that began in the 1920s didn’t disappear—it just went underground.
Book Review
The Grimke Sisters and the Indelible Stain of Slavery
The abolitionists have long been portrayed as heroes. A new book views them, and their family, in a different light.
Bob Dylan Reveals Himself Through 66 Songs
And it’s the closest we’re probably going to get.
A World Where Death Isn’t the End
Namwali Serpell’s new book explores grief as it’s really experienced.
The Secret of How We Move
Two new books show that movement helps us see the rhythms we all share—whether in the angular works of Martha Graham or in the natural choreographies of daily life.
The Trap
What it takes to make it in hip-hop’s new capital
Why Putin Made Peace With the Soviets’ Archenemies
Revisiting Russia’s brutal civil war
The Toll of Hiding One’s True Self
In his new memoir, Seán Hewitt describes coming out of the closet—only to build another one for himself.
Orhan Pamuk’s Literature of Paranoia
Living in Turkey has made the author a master of the genre.
A Novel With a Secret at Its Center
Read Yiyun Li’s new book carefully, and you might glimpse its hidden message.