

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.
by Lisa Bubert

The Parent Dilemma: Should I Have a Child?
Clare Egan doesn’t know if she wants kids. Will this reading list help?
by Clare Egan

Bomb the Multiplex: A ‘Barbenheimer’ Reading List
With people turning a shared release date into a meme-fueled double feature, we rounded up our favorite reads about 2023’s oddest duo.
by Longreads

Read ’Em and Weep: A Reading List for Criers
Grab your handkerchief and get ready for the waterworks.

Watch the Skies: A UFO Believers Reading List
Amid a new flurry of media coverage, we revisit some of our favorite stories about ufologists and close encounters.

Working on the Edge: A Reading List About Extreme Jobs
A livelihood is not a life—yet many risk the latter in order to create the former.

Relentless Toil: A Reading List About Filipino Laborers
The sacrifices of Filipino workers at home and abroad are enormous.
by Amy DePaul

Outer Dark: A Cormac McCarthy Reading List
“Every man’s death is a standing in for every other. And since death comes to all there is no way to abate the fear of it except to love that man who stands for us.”
by Longreads

Return to the Saddle Club: A Reading List on Horse Girls
Celebrating the girls with an equine obsession.

Not Serious People: A ‘Succession’ Reading List
Great writing begets great writing — and the commentary around the HBO smash hit is some of the best around.
by Chloe Walker

Tragedy in the Making: A Reading List About Unnatural Disasters
Six readings that interrogate the choices and forces behind so-called “natural disasters.”

Dead Moms Club: A Mother’s Day Reading List
“I recognize other dead mom kids almost instantly. They don’t pity — they laugh. They raise their hand for a high five. They respond with, ‘Mine too!’ and my whole body relaxes.”

There She Goes: A Reading List on Women Adventurers
The women you’ll find on top of the world.
by Ailsa Ross

Paging Dr. House: A Medical Mysteries Reading List
In the spirit of TV’s Holmesian healer, enjoy these diagnostic digressions.
by Lisa Bubert

Nature Isn’t Called ‘the Wild’ for Nothing: A Queer Ecology Reading List
Six stories to change the way you think about nature.
by Clare Egan

Into the Abyss: An Extreme Sports Reading List
Why some athletes seek the very limits of human capacity — even in the face of unimaginable risk.

Stories of Quarantine and Upheaval: A Reading List on the Power of Personal Narrative
During times of isolation and dramatic change, our stories from around the world are an essential global historical record.

And the Reading List Goes to: Pivotal Oscar Moments
The Academy Awards aren’t just about recognition — they’re about an ever-evolving industry in an ever-evolving society.
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