Wendy Cope is big in Britain, where poetry isn’t quite as sidelined from the literary mainstream as it is here in America. You can see why. Her poetry has a sense of humor, without being merely silly ...

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It was a banner year for literature, with a plethora of intriguing and memorable releases. The publishing world delivered boundary-pushing fiction alongside heavily researched and introspective ...

Personal recommendations continue to drive book discovery more than algorithms, social media, and other digital tools, according to the 2026 State of Reading Report released today by Everand and Fable ...

“One’s destination is never a place but rather a new way of looking at things,” mused author Henry Miller in his 1957 memoir Big Sur and the Oranges of Hieronymus Bosch. It’s true: Travel has the ...

I’m a stand-up comedian. Not a book critic. I don’t want to be a book critic. And writing about books is really fucking hard. I don’t want to recap the plots or write shit like “languorous prose.” I ...

We’ve all been there: thousands upon thousands of books, films, TV shows and games lie at your fingertips, thanks to the wonders of modern technology. Yet, for some reason, you just can’t pick one.

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Slate receives a commission when you purchase items using the links on this page. Thank you for your support. In a chaotic and distressing year, books provided a respite, a chance to commune with ...

Our favorite art books of spanned museum insider accounts, histories of protest and fresh takes on how images shape politics. Courtesy the publishers This year may be almost over, but it has delivered ...

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Buckley: The Life and the Revolution That Changed America. By Sam Tanenhaus. Random House; 1,040 pages; $40 and £33 A superb biography of William F. Buckley, the most influential American journalist ...