Light Emotional Sharing
Amy Poehler joins the famous women’s comedy/memoir/advice-book club.
The Audio Book Club
The Audio Book Club Goes WildSlate’s critics discuss Cheryl Strayed’s memoir of a summer on the Pacific Crest Trail.
Books
Safe as HousesTana French’s extraordinary Dublin mysteries portray a city where everyone’s looking for a home.
Books
Martin Amis’ Zones of InterestCritics want him to stop writing about the horrors of history. But his new novel suggests vicious satire might be an honest way to treat the deaths of millions.
Books
“No Child Has Ever Been Harmed by Music”John Darnielle’s novel digs into an artist’s unspoken fears and doubts about his fans.
The Audio Book Club
The Audio Book Club Is a Bad FeministSlate’s critics discuss Roxane Gay’s collection of personal and political essays.
Books
Blackness VisibleClaudia Rankine’s poems explore how to write about yourself when your language pretends you don’t exist.
Culturebox
All Your Life, Charlie Brown. All Your Life.The complete history of Lucy’s pulling the football away.
Books
A Likeness of WingsMarilynne Robinson flies higher and goes deeper into issues of faith and redemption in Lila.
Books
Fighting the Sophomore Slump, Five Novels at a TimeAnnouncing the Slate/Whiting Second Novel List.
Books
The Character Loses Battles, but the Writer’s Won the War Caitlin Moran is all grown up. Can her autobiographical novel about an unformed girl overcome that?