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  1. read like the wind
    The Runaways and 9 Other Reads I Can’t Get Out of My HeadHere are some beach reads for all types of people and beaches.
    By Molly Young
  2. casting
    Angela Bassett, Phylicia Rashad, and Oprah Cast in HBOs Between the World and MeThe cast is an exercise in Black excellence.
    By Chris Murphy
  3. quack
    Bette Midler to Write Kid’s Book About the Wind Beneath the Hot Duck’s WingsDid you ever know that you’re my mallard?
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  4. books
    Ziwe Fumudoh to Bait You With a Book of EssaysGet ready for The Book of Ziwe.
    By Megh Wright
  5. book excerpt
    Can You Hack the Jeopardy! Buzzer?Different schools of thought have emerged.
    By Claire McNear
  7. trauma
    Last Chance U’s New Season Takes an Unexpected, Sad DetourThe episode “Greyhaven†is about football, sure, but it’s more about the trauma echoing through the family of fantasy author Marion Zimmer Bradley.
    By Kathryn VanArendonk
  8. one grand books
    Phoebe Bridgers’s 10 Favorite BooksThe Night Kitchen, Harry Potter, Modern Tarot, and more.
    By Phoebe Bridgers
  9. oprah’s book club
    Oprah’s Book Club Picks Up Caste by Isabel Wilkerson“This book might well save us.â€
    By Zoe Haylock
  10. sexcerpt
    The Best Sex Raven Leilani Has Ever ReadThe author of Luster on the ecstatic, violent joy of Susan Choi’s My Education.
    By Raven Leilani
    As told to Lila Shapiro
  11. books
    George R.R. Martin Accused of Racism, Generally Sucking After Hosting HugosHe repeatedly referenced John Campbell, an editor so problematic an award formerly named for him was renamed just last year.
    By Madison Malone Kircher
  12. books
    Marisa Tomei to Narrate Audiobook for Elena Ferrante’s New NovelNow that’s amore.
    By Zoe Haylock
  13. book review
    Caste Offers a New Word for Injustice in America, Not a New Way of ThinkingIn Isabel Wilkerson’s book, caste replaces racism as the most accurate term to describe the inequities of American society.
    By Lauren Michele Jackson
  14. the inside track
    Lana Del Rey Can’t See Past Herself on ‘Paradise Is Very Fragile’Del Rey attempts to continue the conversation from Norman F- - -ing Rockwell.
    By Justin Curto
  15. the grub street diet
    Author Molly Wizenberg Loves the Thrill of a Backyard Garden“Our first green bean had appeared, and there I was, squatting down in my bathrobe in the dark.â€
    Edited by Chris Crowley
  16. calling 911 on the culture
    The 9 Most Lana Lines on Lana Del Rey’s Violet Bent Backwards Over the GrassDrink every time she mentions Long Beach.
    By Justin Curto
  17. lord protector
    Hilary Mantel’s The Mirror and the Light Shines on Booker Prize LonglistNine of the nominated authors are women.
    By Devon Ivie
  18. books
    Lana Del Rey’s Spoken Word Poetry Audiobook Is OutViolet Bent Backwards Over the Grass features music from Jack Antonoff.
    By Zoe Haylock
  19. book review
    Zadie Smith’s Intimations Makes a Joyful Case for InconsistencyIn every essay, there is a moment when Smith revises herself or catches herself in a mistake.
    By Molly Young
  20. adaptations
    Ta-Nehisi Coates’s Between the World and Me Is Coming to HBO This FallKamilah Forbes will direct an adaptation of the Apollo’s 2018 stage show.
    By Zoe Haylock
  21. memoir
    Sleeping With Andy WarholIn 1962, a young poet named John Giorno met the Pop Art god, who in turn made him his first superstar. For a little while, they were in love.
    By John Giorno
  22. respect the classics
    David Byrne Once Tried to Kick Tina Weymouth Out of Talking HeadsAnd other revelations from Chris Frantz’s new memoir.
    By Devon Ivie
  23. leave the world behind
    Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington to Reunite for New ThrillerIt’s an adaptation of Rumaan Alam’s highly anticipated new novel.
    By Rebecca Alter
  24. publishing
    Lisa Lucas Leaves National Book Foundation for Publisher Role at KnopfShe’ll be the first Black woman publisher at Pantheon and Schocken Books.
    By Justin Curto
  25. books
    Colin Jost Once Pooped His Pants at SNLAnd 19 other things we learned from his new memoir, A Very Punchable Face.
    By Rebecca Alter
  26. the horror
    Blumhouse, Ryan Murphy (Scream) Team Up for Stephen King’s Mr. Harrigan’s Phone If this combo can’t scare you, no evil thing will.
    By Halle Kiefer
  27. read like the wind
    The Vices and 8 Other Reads I Can’t Get Out of My HeadIf you’re looking for a suspenseful novel containing many of the Earth’s most interesting topics — art thievery, twins, Iceland — this is it.
    By Molly Young
  28. sure
    Pete Buttigieg Has an Agent NowMaybe they’ll help him build out his late-night hosting résumé.
    By Justin Curto
  29. pg fun
    Which Baby-Sitters Club Member Are You, Based on Your Star Sign?You know Claudia and Stacey are on Co–Star.
    By Zoe Haylock
  30. memoirs of a perfect angel
    Mariah Carey Finished Her Memoir, Dahling, and It’s Out This SeptemberThe Publication of Mimi.
    By Justin Curto
  31. tiny reparations
    Phoebe Robinson to Launch Book Imprint at Penguin Random HouseRobinson says change has to happen behind the scenes to address the lack of diversity in publishing.
    By Rebecca Alter
  32. publishing
    Dana Canedy to Be First Black Publisher of Simon & SchusterAnd she’s the third woman to hold the position.
    By Zoe Haylock
  33. backstories
    The Baby-Sitters Club Is Back in BusinessHow the Netflix show adapted a ’90s hallmark for zoomers (and their parents).
    By Jessica Goldstein
  34. kristy’s great idea
    An Oral History of The Baby-Sitters Club MovieFrom first kisses to first periods to narrowly avoided perms, inside the making of a ’90s sleepover classic.
    By Jessica Goldstein
  35. vulture recommends
    Sasha Geffen’s Glitter Up the Dark Is an Essential Companion to the Year’s MusicYou’ll devour Glitter Up the Dark with eyes wide and mind racing, drawing connections to whatever music you listen to.
    By Justin Curto
  36. book excerpt
    How the 2,000-Year-Old Man Was BornThe story of Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner’s popular sketch involves a tape recorder, Cary Grant, and Queen Elizabeth.
    By Carl Reiner
  37. gavel! gavel!
    Mary Trump’s Tell-All of the Summer Temporarily Blocked by JudgeShe may have violated a confidentiality agreement about her uncle.
    By Devon Ivie
  38. books
    Please Address Patrick Stewart’s New Memoir As SirThe actor is finally writing his life stories.
    By Devon Ivie
  39. book excerpt
    I Tried to Be Twitter-FamousDespite how much I failed, I was convinced I needed to be if I ever wanted to make my mark on the literary world.
    By Shayla Lawson
  40. adaptations
    HBO Wins Brit Bennett’s Best-Selling Novel The Vanishing Half at AuctionThe network reportedly plans to adapt the book into a limited series.
    By Halle Kiefer
  41. conversations with friends
    Hulu Picks Up Sally Rooney’s Conversations With Friends SeriesIt will be helmed by Normal People director Lenny Abrahamson.
    By Rebecca Alter
  42. my book of poetry is dropping
    Future Best-selling Author Halsey to Release Poetry CollectionThe poems will tackle sexuality, relationships, mental illness, and more.
    By Zoe Haylock
  43. book review
    After Months Spent Inside, The Great Indoors Is Uncannily RelevantFrom microbes to building design, Emily Anthes’s new book explores the science of indoor living.
    By Molly Young
  44. rocket men
    Donald Trump Just Wants Elton John to Like HimHe allegedly wanted to impress the singer with a gift to Kim Jong-un.
    By Devon Ivie
  45. read like the wind
    We Cast a Shadow and 9 Other Reads I Can’t Get Out of My HeadRecommended if you like: Parasite, doing wicked things despite your better nature.
    By Molly Young
  46. the industry
    Hachette U.K. Stands by J.K. Rowling After Anti-Trans CommentsThe group plans to publish Rowling’s new children’s book The Ickabog.
    By Justin Curto
  47. books
    Kazuo Ishiguro Is Back to Make You Weep With Klara and the SunIt’s the author’s first novel since he won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2017.
    By Zoe Haylock
  48. backstories
    The National Book Critics Circle Has ImplodedMore than half of the board has resigned in a series of events one member described as “bizarre and bloody in an end-of-a-Tarantino-movie way.â€
    By Lila Shapiro
  49. lgbtq
    Emma Watson and Rupert Grint Say Expelliarmus to J.K. Rowling’s TransphobiaThe Harry Potter stars have condemned her comments.
    By Devon Ivie
  50. read the room
    Kristen Bell’s Children’s Book Perilously Close to Declaring Purple Lives MatterTitled The World Needs More Purple People.
    By Rebecca Alter
  51. a long talk
    ‘If You Can Perform Whiteness, Then What Does It Mean to Be White?’Brit Bennett on her propulsive new novel, The Vanishing Half, set in a mythical town solely inhabited by light-skinned black people.
    By Lila Shapiro
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