EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksOur Public Health System Created a 'Viral Underclass'Journalist Steven Thrasher argues that viruses—like HIV and covid—can teach us how to approach care in a way that…ByRich Juzwiak8/10/22 3:44PMSave
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksJennette McCurdy Details Abuse From Her Former Boss in New MemoirIn an excerpt from her upcoming book, the actor writes about the behavior of a man she dubbed "The Creator."ByRodlyn-mae Banting8/05/22 4:40PMComments (29)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksThe True Scammer Behind the Fake Diary 'Go Ask Alice' Duped Millions of KidsUnmask Alice lifts the veil on author Beatrice Sparks, who fabricated the lives of young adults to moralize about…ByRich Juzwiak7/26/22 10:15AMComments (61)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksOttessa Moshfegh's 'Lapvona' Is the Feel-Bad Hit of the SummerThe response to the brazenly unpleasant Lapvona is as divisive as it gets for a contemporary book. This is a good,…ByRich Juzwiak7/15/22 3:55PMComments (6)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksRuth Wilson Gilmore Says Freedom Is a Physical Place—But Can We Find It?Everything seems awful right now. But the author of Abolition Geography insists that "without optimism," there’s "no…ByKylie Cheung6/21/22 12:40PMSave
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooks'Under the Skin' Charts the Steep Toll Racism Takes on the Black Body“We’re the canaries in the coal mine as Black people,” said Linda Villarosa, whose reporting first put Black…ByGabrielle Bruney6/16/22 3:48PMSave
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooks‘Bitch’ Busts the Stereotype of Female Animals as Docile, Maternal CreaturesFrom baboon abortions to same-sex avian couples, zoologist Lucy Cooke's book dives into the fascinatingly diverse…ByGabrielle Bruney6/15/22 8:00AMComments (15)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksFire Island Is Both a Paradise and a ContradictionJack Parlett's irresistable new book and the Fire Island movie lay bare the complexities of this queer summer haven.ByRich Juzwiak6/14/22 2:16PMComments (4)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksLeVar Burton's Opinion on Book Banning Is the Only One That Matters"It's bullshit," declared the founding father of reading out loud.ByAudra Heinrichs6/10/22 12:16PMComments (18)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooks10 Years Later, Gone Girl Is Ripe for a SequelGillian Flynn's Gone Girl feels like it was written today. A sequel following Amy and Nick in an ultimately…ByKylie Cheung5/31/22 1:55PMComments (17)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooks'The Women's House of Detention' Illuminates a Horrific Prison That 'Helped Define Queerness for America'Hugh Ryan's new book offers portraits of the forgotten queer and transmasculine people who made LGBTQ history.ByGabrielle Bruney5/09/22 2:00PMComments (11)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksPlease Do Not Blow Up Your Life Over A 'Soulmate'A truly wild viral article raised the big questions about life, love, and just how useful it is to believe in…ByGabrielle Bruney5/02/22 6:00PMComments (35)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksIt's Independent Bookstore Day! Go Buy a Book!Indie bookstores are finally emerging from the worst retail setbacks of the pandemic, and we must keep them afloat.ByCaitlin Cruz4/30/22 9:00AMComments (3)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksTina Brown's 'The Palace Papers' Is Proof The Royal Family Needs a Reality ShowThe journalist's new book, out on Tuesday, follows the happenings (and notable scandals) of the royal family in the…ByJenna Amatulli4/26/22 12:10PMComments (32)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksDanyel Smith on Her Sparkling Memoir/History of Black Women in Pop, 'Shine Bright'The former Vibe editor and podcaster tells Jezebel about how she wove the story of her life with the stories of the…ByRich Juzwiak4/18/22 8:00AMSave
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooks'Real Housewives of New York' Star Leah McSweeney Is Comfortable in Her 'Chaos'The reality TV star talks mental health, addiction and all the bad decisions that led to her personal peace.ByAudra Heinrichs3/24/22 10:55AMComments (2)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksThe First Reported Buffy Book Is a Loving Critique of a Complicated ShowEvan Ross Katz excavates Buffy's legacy—including the Joss Whedon allegations—through new interviews with the cast,…ByGabrielle Bruney3/15/22 8:00AMComments (41)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksWho Is Harvey Fierstein? His Memoir Only Begins to Explore an Answer.The out Broadway legend discussed Barbara Walters, PrEP skepticism, and lingering questions of identity upon the…ByRich Juzwiak2/28/22 7:00PMComments (31)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksReality TV 'Peels Back Our Collective Skin.' What's Underneath Isn't Pretty.Sociologist Danielle J. Lindemann's book True Story explores the ways in which reality television holds a mirror the…ByGabrielle Bruney2/15/22 10:40AMComments (1)Save
EntertainmentBooksEntertainmentBooksHanya Yanagihara Is Eccentric and Self-Indulgent. So What?Perhaps it’s time to embrace our most unhinged habits in the service of art.ByBecca Schuh1/12/22 1:42PMComments (13)Save