An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Mad as Birds
By M.C. Schmidt
A teen uncovers ghostly happenings at a shadowy former artists’ colony.
Culpability: A Novel
By Bruce Holsinger
Unnervingly relevant moral dilemmas ignite this AI-propelled family drama.
Twelve Stories by American Women
Edited by Arielle Zibrak
A worthy assemblage of mostly (and sadly) forgotten works.
The Advent of New Journalism
By Wendy Besel Hahn
Remembering John Hersey’s Hiroshima on the 80th anniversary of the bombing.
Slip: Life in the Middle of Eating-Disorder Recovery
By Mallary Tenore Tarpley
A smart, nuanced account of navigating fraught relationships with food.
John Hancock: First to Sign, First to Invest in America’s Independence
By Willard Sterne Randall
This patriot deserves recognition for more than his penmanship.
We came, we read, we gushed.
Three Kings
By Todd Balf
Long before Ledecky, a trio of swimmers made a splash in Paris.
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