For The Book Obsessed
[ad_1] When asked about the best ways to prepare one’s children for the “coming chaos,” the protagonist of Jenny Offill’s new novel Weather responds, “You can teach them to sew, to farm, to build.” Then, more importantly, she adds, “Techniques for calming a fearful mind might be the most useful though.” As the title suggests, … Read more
[ad_1] Books, perhaps more so than other media, have the remarkable ability to stay timeless after generations on end. The author’s dilemma is finding balance between establishing setting through concrete detail without allowing the material to become dated. But what happens when the author throws this idea out the window? Jeet Thayil’s Low could only … Read more
[ad_1] Happy Mardi Gras! And you’re welcome. Because we’re sharing a sneak peek of the MUCH anticipated sequel to Renée Ahdieh’s The Beautiful! The Damned is coming THIS JUNE and not a moment too soon. Ready for this excerpt? Ready to see what comes after THAT ENDING? Yes? Okay. Prepare yourself. First there is nothing. Only silence. … Read more
[ad_1] In the world of Interior Chinatown, Asian Americans don’t get to play the dashing leads in TV shows. They don’t even get to be the everyman. Limited to one-dimensional roles like Egg Roll Cook, Young Dragon Lady, and Striving Immigrant, there’s no way to advance beyond the exoticism or “perpetual foreigner” status that comes … Read more
[ad_1] Today the founding editor of the Chicago Review of Books launches a new passion project. Say hello to the Southern Review of Books, a site dedicated to Southern literature that’s run by an all-volunteer team. The site was launched in partnership with the Queens University of Charlotte’s MFA program, and senior editors and contributing … Read more
[ad_1] When its series finale of aired back in 2013, The Office took its place in the pantheon of great, transformative sitcoms—alongside series like M*A*S*H, Cheers, and Seinfeld. With its documentary-esque style, sometimes painfully awkward humor, and often surprising emotional depth, The Office laid the groundwork for a slew of successful comedies to follow in … Read more
[ad_1] Tara Schuster is vice president of Talent and Development at Comedy Central. She is the executive in charge of Lights Out with David Spade and was the executive in charge of the Emmy and Peabody Award–winning Key & Peele and the Emmy Award–winning @Midnight. Tara is the author of Buy Yourself the F*cking Lilies, … Read more
[ad_1] My career as a neurosurgeon immerses me in the hardest parts of people’s lives. And yet, the human resilience, faith, and spirit never ceases to amaze me. My heart is continually moved at how individuals rise to the challenge when facing incredibly hard things. And so, my writing, although it often examines pain, loss, … Read more
[ad_1] At some point during my maiden reading of The Snow Collectors, I felt compelled to turn to the person sitting beside me and explain the book’s plot. This person—a friend who is by no means coy about taunting me for what she might deem my “less accessible” taste in novels—arched an eyebrow and said … Read more
[ad_1] American news junkies, preoccupied as they have been with domestic affairs, may only vaguely remember a story that made international headlines in the summer of 2016: Qandeel Baloch, nicknamed the “Kim Kardashian of Pakistan,” was murdered. Her brother openly admitted to strangling her, because she had dishonored the family name with her provocative videos … Read more