"The Covenant of Water" is worth the wait and worth your time
Abraham Verghese returns with a multigenerational family saga that’s getting plenty of hype. The praise is much deserved.
Celebrating the winners of the 2023 Pulitzer Prizes
This year's Pulitzer honorees include a remarkable biography of George Floyd and a rare double prize given for fiction.
"No Two Persons" Is an Ode to Fiction and the Many Lives It Touches
Experience a story from multiple perspectives with Erica Bauermeister (and her novel’s 10 narrators).
Comforting audiobooks about grief and loss that actually help
If you're coping with the loss of a loved one, know that you are not alone. This collection of listens can help ease the pain of grief, offering support, guidance, and healing.
Bear Grylls says the key to success is failure—and never giving up
In “You vs. the World,” the adventurer and bestselling author shares a trove of wisdom with kids about perseverance, kindness, and humility.
"In the Room with Peter Bergen" transcript: Episode 2
Episode 2: What Keeps General David Petraeus Up at Night?
“Imogen, Obviously” and the Discourse of Coming Out
Following her own public coming out story, Becky Albertalli uses her characters to reclaim the narrative and better understand her emotions.
Candice Kumai’s "Spirited" Is a Modern Guide to Buddhist Principles and How to Apply Them
The writer, chef, and wellness icon explores the messy, painful, beautiful business of living—and the power of embracing our suffering.
With “Homebodies,” Tembe Denton-Hurst turns her layoff into triumph
Tembe Denton-Hurst’s compelling debut chronicles a young Black journalist fighting back against a world that refuses to make space for her.
"In the Room with Peter Bergen" transcript: Episode 1
Episode 1: Will Vladimir Putin Get Away with War Crimes?
5 listens with Ryan Holiday
The bestselling author and champion of Stoic philosophy reveals the titles that can help us invest in ourselves.
Editors Select: May 2023
Our monthly picks from the recent past.