Hell

The Pulitzer Prize winner delivers a deliciously witty new novel of good, evil, and free will, set in a Hell populated by figures from history and contemporary culture (William Randolph…

Guitar

“Brookes takes us on a riveting autobiographical odyssey through a charged, emotional world atremble with soulful yearnings, suspense and evolving American musical styles. . . . Makes you want to…

Gilgamesh

“At once a very Australian dream and a universal one, the dream of exotic, talismanic places beyond the horizon. . . . [Gilgamesh is] a pleasure to read, [London’s] prose…

The Gathering

“There is something livid and much that is stunning about The Gathering. . . . Anger brushes off every page, a species of rage that aches to confront silence and…

From Holmes to Sherlock

A talented Sherlock Holmes expert brings to life the history of one of the most enduring characters in literature, from the Victorian era to today.

Freeman’s: Family

The second issue of a new anthology from renowned literary critic John Freeman, featuring never-before-published stories, essays, and poetry by Claire Messud, Aminatta Forna, Marlon James, Alexander Chee, Aleksandar Hemon,…

The Fourth Angel

First Love and Other Shorts

“The cracked and crackling narrator of First Love who tells of how he met a woman on a bench, went back to live with her, and left her as she…

Don’t Rhyme for the Sake of Riddlin’

A rare behind-the-music look at Chuck D, Professor Griff, and Flavor Flav’s groundbreaking collective hip-hop assault that was Public Enemy—a group that fought the power, terrorized the music industry, and…

The Ends of Our Tethers

“Gray manages. . . to transfer the cranky wisdom he has gathered through his 70 years into clear-headed observation of modern life–marriage and relationships as well as the isolation, loss,…