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A Christie-Style Mystery, Written by Writers, About Writers

V.E. Schwab and Cat Clarke’s pseudonymous thriller “The Ending Writes Itself” is equal parts locked-room mystery and publishing-industry satire.

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Jenn McKee

12 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

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DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Azekel’s “Moon & I” (ft. Céline Dessberg)

This lovely track pairs a yatga harp with jazz-pop warmth.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper

10 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

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Artists And Mystery

Come together in Thao Thai's sophomore novel.

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Serena Puang

9 Aug 2026 · 2 min read

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Bye Bye Birdie

Conrad moved out. I was relieved -- but wondered: Did I let him down?

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Frederick Noland

7 Aug 2026 · 6 min read

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The Case for Reading Anyway

Hwang Bo-Reum’s “Every Day I Read” won’t teach lifelong bibliophiles much they don’t know — but it might be exactly what a reluctant reader needs.

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Jenn McKee

7 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

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Endings, Revisited

Rachel Aviv revisits her mother-daughter New Yorker pieces from mom's point of view

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Serena Puang

3 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

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Don't Yawn Now -- It's Spiderman!

Marvel's latest ignores Peter Parker. Mistake

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Jamil Ragland

2 Aug 2026 · 3 min read

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DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Protomartyr’s “Sounds We Cannot Hear”

On its forthcoming album, the Detroit band imagines America as an aging hotel

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Ryan Patrick Hooper

31 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

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How A God Is Born

Journalist Jonathan Cheng’s debut book studies Kim Il Sung’s Christian childhood and the unlikely beginnings of the North Korean dictator cult.

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Jisu Sheen

29 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Beck’s “Ride Lonesome” (featuring Sierra Ferrell)

The addition of the West Virginia songwriter turns this into a classic country duet.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper

28 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

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At 85, Dylan Keeps Reinventing

The bard and his band turn in a sterling Boston performance of mostly newer material.

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Midbrow Editor

24 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

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History & Belonging

Are the challenge in “Love Language,” author Christine J. Ko’s new middle-grade novel about a Korean-American family.

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Judy Lee

23 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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Louisiana, Reimagined

Novelist Stephanie Soileau looks beyond the hurricane headlines, into the soul of climate change.

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Serena Puang

23 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

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DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Phoebe Bridgers’s “Lost Boys”

It’s Bridgers at her most anthemic.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper

21 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

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An 'Odyssey' Of Restraint

Christopher Nolan prevents tech from running over the characters.

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Jamil Ragland

19 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

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DJ Ryan’s New Release of the Week: Romare’s “Breathe”

The U.K. artist’s music feels like scraps of old, dusty records being pasted together.

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Ryan Patrick Hooper

17 Jul 2026 · 2 min read

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Tales Of A Mad Trad-Wife

Caro Claire Burke's "Yesteryear" offers a fictional, time-bending peek behind an influencer's facade.

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Jenn McKee

16 Jul 2026 · 4 min read

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After Happily-Ever-After

Priya Guns' novel "Hustle, Baby" follows a amily of Sri Lankan refugees struggling in Toronto in the aughts.

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Serena Puang

15 Jul 2026 · 2 min read