10 of the best horror novels to read in the summer sun.
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Our 15 favorite summery novels for summer reading.
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50 of the greatest summer novels of all time.
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“Several factors drove S. to Ajodiadei’s shack on her birthday.” Read from Bea Vianen’s novel, My Name Is Sita, translated by Kristen Gehrman.
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Publishers are already using way too much AI.
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Making plans for the long weekend? Our critic Olivia Rutigliano/@oliviarutigliano.bsky.social says you should go see Glen Powell and Richard Linklater's charming film 'Hit Man' in theaters!!!
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Hay Festival drops Baillie Gifford sponsorship over Israel & fossil fuel links.
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Should you let your family read your memoir before it’s published? Lilly Dancyger makes the case for YES.
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In honor of Duke Ellington, Ed Simon recommends great jazz writing by Langston Hughes, Dorothy Baker, Geoff Dyer, and more.
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Joyce Carol Oates’s Butcher, R.O. Kwon’s Exhibit, Daniel Handler’s And Then? and Then? What Else?, and Kevin Kwan’s Lies and Weddings all feature among the best reviewed books of the week.
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“In the world of eastern Slavic nations, Kyiv is just like Rome to Western Europe—the place where it all began.” Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 on how Ukraine confronted the looming threat of war.
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“On the long journey to you, / I saw the caravans of my fleeing people, / my kin on the paths of disaster.” Read سامر أبو هواش’s poem “The Final City,” translated by Huda Fakhreddine هدى فخر الدين.
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The most stressful weddings found in fiction.
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Want to be a writer? Ursula K. Le Guin has some *very* simple advice for you.
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“Crowdfunding can powerfully reproduce the status quo rather than change the fates of those who are most in need.” Nora Kenworthy on why crowdfunding isn’t a solution for those who struggle to pay for necessary healthcare, but a mask for the real problem.
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Republicans in Congress called journalism professor Steven Thrasher a “goon” this week during a hearing on campus protests for Palestine. “It's supposed to scare students who are righteously standing up against the killing that’s happening,” says Thrasher.

“The problem was he cut too deep. Waited too long and cut too deep. A line so precise even an idiot couldn’t mistake it for an accident.” Read from Mesha Maren’s novel, Shae.
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For Literary Hub and CrimeReads, I wrote about Richard Linklater’s new film “Hit Man,” which is great fun (and a real showcase for Glen Powell).
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“As Walmart expanded its stores across the country, low-rung female workers remained essential to Walton’s low-cost business model.” Naomi Cahn, June Carbone, and Nancy Levit on why gender discrimination is integral to the retail giant’s labor practices.
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Libraries rule, cops drool: Today’s the birthday of both NYC’s libraries and police.
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