An interview with Diana T. Kudaibergen on power, identity, and nation-building in Kazakhstan.

Books are excellent beach companions, or they can keep you company as you escape the midsummer sun. This July, expect ...

"Shot: A Dictionary of the Lost" by Jude Berman She Writes Press, 256 pages, $17.99, July 15, 2025 ...

A founding father of rock ’n’ roll, he would lose his life barely a year later, when the plane carrying members of the Winter Dance Party Tour — Buddy Holly, the Big Bopper and Valens — crashed on Feb ...

Notes to John, posthumously published journal entries chronicling Didion’s therapy sessions, is a peek into the myths and ...

In INSTANT FAMILY, a 40-something couple named Pete and Ellie (Mark Wahlberg and Rose Byrne) decide to foster three siblings, including a smart and rebellious teenager named Lizzy (Isabela Moner).

Ted Lieu Just two and a half years after OpenAI stunned the world with ChatGPT, AI is no longer only answering questions — it is taking actions. We are now entering the era of AI agents, in which AI ...

Evan Osnos on how the rise of the ultrarich—and their increasing detachment from reality—could be the downfall of democracy.

When I was a teenager, a mostly forgotten series of novels taught me U.S. history. How would they read to me now?

Maris Kreizman is a 40-something book critic, columnist for Lit Hub and one-time podcaster. In her debut essay collection “I ...

In Alice Pung’s family, love was imbued with anxiety and fear. But in books, adults had reasoned discussions and talked to ...