An Anniversary Gift for the Ages

The esteemed Kitty Kelley gives us another reason to celebrate 15 years!

Our 5 Most Popular Posts: January 2026

We love every piece we run. There are no winners or losers. But all kidding aside, here are January’s winners.

We Contain Multitudes

Marlen Haushofer’s The Wall offers a meditation on selfhood and wholeness.

Our Week in Reviews: 1/31/26

A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

Meet Malcolm Kempt

The author of A Gift Before Dying comes to DC on Tues., Feb. 3rd, at 7 p.m.!

Authors on Audio: Marion Orr

An occasional series in which writers speak for themselves.

An Interview with Katie Yee

The debut novelist talks humor, cancer, and the incredible weight of names.

Appraising Information in the Cybersphere, Pt. II

A five-column series on evaluating AI- and algorithmically generated text.