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From the daily newsletter: Maggie O'Farrell, Halldór Laxness, Colson Whitehead, and more writers to watch this year.

Emerald Fennell's new movie may be mediocre, but its popularity demonstrates the strength of a genre that Hollywood has all but abandoned.

The award-winning writer discusses some of her favorite story collections and why they've stuck with her.

The New Yorker's editors and critics choose this year's essential reads in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction.

The staff writer Jon Lee Anderson is honored for chronicling Congo's devastating war, while Andy Kroll is recognized for a profile of the Trump official Russell Vought.

A drawing that riffs on the latest news and happenings.

A new book provides a twist on the wrongful-conviction genre, showing how deep the rot can be when sexual violence is involved.

Short sleepers, who make up less than one per cent of the population, spend significantly less time snoozing without any apparent health consequences.

Nick Land believes that digital superintelligence is going to kill us all. In San Francisco, his followers ask: What if, instead of trying to stop an A.I. takeover, you work to bring it on as fast as possible?

Can you make a longer word with each new letter?