Jon Voight made Midnight Cowboy famous, but to get the most from Joe Buck's story, you have to read the book by James Leo Herlihy.
12 Nonfiction Books We’re Excited About in 2019
Twelve forthcoming releases that have our non-fiction loving hearts all aflutter, from works by icons like Toni Morrison to rising stars like Jia Tolentino.
Canon Fodder: Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman
Canon Fodder is a series of essays about the books writers hold close in their lives--and why those books deserve a second read.
Ask the Editor: An Interview with Sarah Cantin of St. Martin’s Press
Sarah Cantin, an executive editor at St. Martin's Press, offers advice on manuscripts, agents, and explains what the job of an editor really looks like.
Eat Shit: Taco Bell, by Zoe Marquedant
Taco Bell is shit. I know this. It’s not Mexican food, Tex-Mex, or some other hyphenated equivalent. It’s mass-marketed meat product. It’s baby food that’s...
Women Who Write: Karishma Jobanputra, interviewed by Paulina Pinsky
I have put this interview off three times, and when it finally did end up happening, I was two hours late. It isn’t because I...
Behind the Bustle: “Snap, Got You”, by Charlee Dyroff
When Tyler goes out, he starts downtown and walks up. Today, we begin on 26th street. He places a roll of film inside of his...
Natural Occurrences: “Working it at Westminster”, by Ellyn Gaydos
For its 142nd dog show, the Westminster Kennel Club has swathed Madison Square Garden in yellow and purple. The megawatt lights are bright as noonday...
Women Who Write: Antoinette Bumekpor, Interviewed by Paulina Pinsky
Antoinette Bumekpor and I enter the office and immediately can feel the energy of the room– a room we both have not spent time in....
Eat Shit: McDonalds, by Zoe Marquedant
I call my parents habitually most weekends, but that Sunday I avoided telling them more than usual. I merely said I was having brunch with...
Women Who Write: Alanna Duncan, Interviewed by Paulina Pinsky
Alanna is seated at a two-person table in the back of the posh and dimly lit wine bar Ardesia in Hell’s Kitchen. She is the...
Women Who Write: Zoe Marquedant, Interviewed by Paulina Pinsky
I am sitting in front of a half-eaten burrito bowl in a booth at 1020. I text Zoe, “quick— what do you want to drink”...