2026 National Book Award Longlist

This week, The New Yorker will publish the list of nominees for the 2025 National Book Award. literature for young peopletranslated literature, poetry, nonfiction, fiction. Sign up for our new What We’re Reading newsletter to receive book recommendations from our

What’s missing from “The Art of Fighting”

It’s no secret that weddings breed conflict. Before we got married, I fought with my parents over the guest list. A friend of mine was struggling to incorporate some of her husband’s Protestant traditions into her Jewish rituals. Another friend

The stage of motherhood that no one talks about may be the best.

Much of the current discourse on maternity, whether positive or negative, revolves around babies. On the positive side, the common refrain is about a baby’s smile, a toddler’s snuggle, the fleeting sweetness of being locked away for a nap and

Meta muse and Mark Zuckerberg’s AI strategy

Mark Zuckerberg’s personal AI efforts raise strategic questions. What if the company that controls the interface also controls the agents that act on behalf of the user? Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images In the first phase of generative AI, transactions