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It’s a good month for criticism in the literary world, with new books in April exploring everything from early-’00s feminism to modern TV and video games. On the fiction side, there’s a new ...

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Bevis Hillier's 1968 book Art Deco of the 20s and 30s made art deco famous. As part of our Art Deco Centenary series, he reflects on the style's lasting legacy. In 1968, when I was 28, I wrote the ...

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Sophie Lewis grapples with the ways the feminist movement has harbored prejudices and abetted wrongdoing in Enemy Feminisims. Mar 27, 2025 / Books & the Arts / Grace Byron In the poet’s recent ...

“I See You’ve Called in Dead” follows a middle-aged depressive who rediscovers life’s joys, with a little help from his friends. Steve Oney’s engaging and deeply reported “On Air ...

If you click on links we provide, we may receive compensation. Swing into spring with our picks for the best books to read this month Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE ...