To a Writer, a Body of Work Is a Taunt

The taunt persists: That’s it?

New Cover

For print edition of Hind Cartwheel.

Barefaced Audacity and Childishness of a Peculiar Sort

Has ISIS been reading Conrad’s classic novel The Secret Agent?

The Partisan Reviewer

In two recent essay collections, Tim Parks explores why we bother with reading and writing books.

How Rousseau Predicted Trump

The Enlightenment philosopher’s attack on cosmopolitan élites now seems prophetic.

How Ernest Hemingway Taught the World to Drink

On Hemingway’s 117th birthday, Philip Greene, who wrote the book on Papa and cocktails, argues that the famed author changed how we all drink.

New Cover

For print edition of Between the Cartwheels.

The Picture that Captures Why Jack Kerouac will Last Forever

His ambition, his hunger, what was lost,  all there in a single frame.

This Is Your Brain on Silence

Contrary to popular belief, peace and quiet is all about the noise in your head.

Ali Mills

Glow Worms

Uncovered

The best hidden literary gems.