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M. John Harrison's slim novel is the first Booker Prize winner that's "emerged from the bona fide [sci-fi] world," according to the Booker Prize Foundation's chief executive.

The fall 2026 Audio Flux storytelling competition features immersive short audio entries from around the world, including one about the search for an elusive box of cookies.

Both Poe and Doyle have generated mountains of literary criticism over the years, but Darkness Becomes Bright and Sleuth-Hound remind us there's a lot left to discover about these masters.

McDonagh explored violence and male friendship in The Banshees of Inisherin and In Bruges. Wild Horse Nine, which centers on two CIA agents stationed in Chile in 1973, continues those themes.

Russell Brand, who became a celebrity darling in the early 2000s, was found guilty on one count of rape and three counts of sexual assault in a case brought by six women.

By Alicia Erickson • November 10, 2026In Tacoma’s South End, residents have turned a former blueberry farm into a source of healthy food for the neighborhood.Read the full article →...

By Rebekah Alvey • November 9, 2026Groups want the agency to clarify questions around a SNAP authorized-retailer rule that took effect last week.Read the full article →...

By Lisa Held • November 9, 2026A GAO report cites a lack of public documents and analyses, leaving Congress and the public without enough information on the impacts of the agency’s efforts.Read the full article →...

By Rebekah Alvey • November 9, 2026Amid federal rhetoric criticizing school meals for ‘poisoning’ them, this Maine school district is bringing fresh, local fish and halal meals to all students free of charge.Read the full article →...

By Lisa Held • November 5, 2026The move represents a short-term deregulation win for industry, but experts say it could lead to more enforcement in future administrations.Read the full article →...

Tonight, the 50 Best Restaurants 2026 were announced at a ceremony in Lima, Peru, with Basque Country restaurant Asador Etxebarri crowned the new top slot on the list. Bangkok tasting counter Gaggan was ranked No. 2, Copenhagen’s immersive, 50-course experience Alchemist was No. 3, Mexico City’s Quintonil No. 4, and Hong Kong’s Wing No. 5,...

Known for their roasted and slow-cooked meats at Taqueria Ramirez, Tania Apolinar and Giovanni Cervantes partnered with chef Carlos Barrera to open a new seafood-focused wine bar this year. Here’s what a full day of prep looks like at El Camarón Peludo in the West Village. First, fresh shrimp from Sinaloa, Mexico; Ecuador; and more...

Eater’s under-$25 holiday gift guide is, unabashedly, one of my favorites to curate during gift guide season — both as a shopping writer and a writer who lives, laughs, loves to shop. I live for the thrill of a thrifty find; that rush of finding the perfect gift that somehow comes in way under budget...

In a TikTok video with over 82,000 likes, the person behind the camera zooms into the shelves at a Pennsylvania coffee shop, three rows stacked with an array of Torani syrups in flavors like blueberry, brown-sugar cinnamon, English toffee, and salted caramel. “I just know my latte isn’t going to be good,” the caption reads....

You’ve probably heard of the Potato Potato Potato dish at Somssi, the newest restaurant from Na:eun Hospitality. The triple-layered potato dish is the most labor-intensive dish on the menu but has also become the most popular order, with the kitchen going through up to 100 pounds of potatoes each week. The whimsical, caviar-topped dish really...

“There comes Poe with his raven,” wrote the poet James Russell Lowell in 1848, “like Barnaby Rudge, / Three-fifths of him genius and two-fifths sheer fudge.” Barnaby Rudge, as you may know, is a novel by Charles Dickens, published serially in 1841. Set during the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots of 1780, the book stands as Dickens’...

There are plenty of good reasons a student might want to go to Harvard. One is its long history, at least by American standards; another is the formidable accomplishments of the professors hired to teach there. But on some level, a teenager looking to come up in the world — or, in many cases, parents...

In 1994, Charles Bukowski was buried in a Los Angeles cemetery, beneath a simple gravestone. The stone memorializes the poet’s name. It recites his dates of birth and death, but adds the symbol of a boxer between the two, suggesting his life was a struggle. And it adds the very succinct epitaph, “Don’t Try.” There you...

Even if we didn’t make it to a screening of Christopher Nolan’s big-screen adaptation this past summer — and indeed, even if we’ve never read Homer’s original epic at all — we know that the Odyssey tells the story of a ten-year-long journey back to Ithaca. The narrative’s urgency doesn’t arise from the fact that its protagonist, the...

The word zine, referring to a homemade magazine not distributed through the normal commercial channels, has a longer history than you might expect. Its earliest recorded uses date from 1946 in the world of pulp magazines, most often of the science-fiction variety. But just a year earlier, as it happens, one of the most historically...