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Read an Excerpt from Rain Chudori's New Novel 'An Imaginary City'
The Indonesian author's book is out this month.
The Forgotten Female Sniper Who Killed 75 Nazis
Read an excerpt from Nobel Prize winner Svetlana Alexievich's breathtaking new book, 'The Unwomanly Face of War: An Oral History of Women in World War II.'
My Hunt for the 400-Year-Old Shark Whose Flesh Gets You High
'Shark Drunk' is an engrossing new memoir about shark fishing in the Arctic Circle that's 'Moby Dick' meets Knausgaard's 'My Struggle.'
Tales of Horror and Heroism from the Syrian Civil War
Read a crushing excerpt from ‘We Crossed a Bridge and It Trembled,’ a new book of oral histories by Wendy Pearlman.
The Beauty and Terror of Passing as a Woman
Transitioning from male to female was empowering—but the harassment that followed taught me new things about power and womanhood.
Inside the Notorious Camp Where Refugees Sewed Their Lips Shut
Read an excerpt from 'Threads,' a heartbreaking graphic memoir that takes an intimate look at the refugee crisis.
Haunting Stories of Migration in Lebanon
Check out an excerpt from Teju Cole's 'Blind Spot,' a dazzling new book of photography and nonfiction.
Read a Chapter from Sherman Alexie's New Memoir
‘You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me’ will be out in stores this June.
I'm Living in the Walmart Parking Lot Until My Wife Takes Me Back
It sounds like a country song, but it's also an excerpt from Scott McClanahan's new semi-autobiographical novel, 'The Sarah Book.'
The City Always Wins
Read an excerpt from Omar Robert Hamilton’s gripping novel about the Tahrir Square uprising.
Too Many Girlfriends!
Read an excerpt from Catherine Lacey's wild new novel, 'The Answers,' about romance, big data, and a host of fake girlfriends.
The Original Monopoly Was Deeply Anti-Landlord
The game of cutthroat capitalism was actually intended as a lesson on wealth inequality.