Shakespeare’s Book: The Story Behind the First Folio and the Making of Shakespeare
By Chris Laoutaris
A superb account of how the Bard’s compendium came to be.
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
The Late Americans: A Novel
By Brandon Taylor
Twentysomethings try to make sense of the world and their place in it.
We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are May’s winners.
Into the Groove: The Story of Sound from Tin Foil to Vinyl
By Jonathan Scott
How did those vibrations get so good?
An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.
Atalanta: A Novel
By Jennifer Saint
The Argonauts’ quest is retold through the eyes of a female warrior, with mixed results.
The author talks creativity, our shrinking attention spans, and how hard it is to paint a cow.
Fancy Bear Goes Phishing: The Dark History of the Information Age, in Five Extraordinary Hacks
By Scott J. Shapiro
A smart, sweeping look at the web’s more nefarious actors.
Because Our Fathers Lied
By Craig McNamara
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A son wrestles with the horrible legacy of a pointless war.
Ma and Me
By Putsata Reang
A queer Cambodian American woman grapples with being disowned.
