Books, Arts, and Culture

Sponsored by The Unsuitable by Molly Pohlig, coming in April from Holt. Molly Pohlig’s The Unsuitable is a fierce blend of Gothic ghost story and Victorian novel of...

Early in This Brilliant Darkness, the new book of essays and profiles by Jeff Sharlet, we see a photo and short profile of Mike, a 34-year-old...

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Humans are biologically trusting creatures. Sensing deception isn’t an ability we’ve refined with evolution because civil society can’t function on a foundation of suspicion. By design,...

I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of playacting and imposters, of people finding a home where they don’t belong. This is an idea I explore...

Elizabeth Acevedo has completely changed my mind about verse novels. I’ve never been much of a poetry person. Steeped in the classics as a college student,...

We’ve been advocating every week through our “Friday Fund Days” posts for classroom literacy projects throughout the U.S. via DonorsChoose. Each classroom is selected by writers...

Depression is a condition that affects people worldwide. Whether you prefer an approach grounded in evolutionary psychology, a process for treatment that is more holistic, or...

The paperback is superior to the hardcover. Sure, the hardcover looks great and has heft, but hardcovers are pricier and more cumbersome to lug around that...

I try to practice the tenets of self-help, but it doesn’t always work. Years ago, I had a coworker who was very patient when I needed...