Greta Gerwig’s new film adaptation of Louisa May Alcott’s novel is a triumph of Jo-ness.

The young Canadian poet understands better than most of her contemporaries how future generations will read.

How a 170-year-old magazine has struggled to uphold liberal capitalism

Family Record purports to be the story of the French writer's life—but that story remains as elusive as ever.

The great novels of the 1960s remain enjoyable because they got everything wrong.

A new essay collection shows his opposition to Cold War politics in literature.

Why Margaret Atwood’s sequel lacks the power of "The Handmaid’s Tale"

His new novel, “Find Me,” resists picking up where “Call Me by Your Name” left off.

The beloved cartoonist’s new book isn’t about making you into an artist—it’s about reminding you that you already are one.

How a relentless speedup is reshaping the working class

A new book details what happens to a community after an immigration raid.

Cubicles and mysteries abound in Hiroko Oyamada’s debut.

The op-ed and book from a mysterious Trump administration official bear a striking resemblance to a former Pentagon aide's memoir.

Why Meghan Daum, Bret Easton Ellis, and Wesley Yang reject social justice movements on the left

The stories we tell about crime too often prop up fantasies about law enforcement and justice.

Strong antitrust enforcement is politically more complex than Matt Stoller’s new book allows.

How a term that sounds inclusive is used to promote exclusion.

New books on Margaret Thatcher’s and David Cameron’s governments betray a fatal lack of self-reflection.

The unclassifiable writer and translator's collected nonfiction shows us a brilliant mind at work.

Jedediah Purdy’s book “This Land” argues for a radical environmentalism.