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Librarians on the Front Lines: A Reading List for Library Lovers and Realists

Increasingly, being a librarian is less and less about books and more and more about community survival.

Clare Egan doesn’t know if she wants kids. Will this reading list help?

“With people turning a shared release date into a meme-fueled double feature, we rounded up our favorite reads about 2023’s oddest duo.”

Grab your handkerchief and get ready for the waterworks.

Amid a new flurry of media coverage, we revisit some of our favorite stories about ufologists and close encounters.

A livelihood is not a life—yet many risk the latter in order to create the former.

The sacrifices of Filipino workers at home and abroad are enormous.

Saying goodbye to the legendary novelist.

Celebrating the girls with an equine obsession.

Great writing begets great writing — and the commentary around the HBO smash hit is some of the best around.