The Woman Who Made America Take Cookbooks Seriously
Judith Jones edited culinary greats such as Julia Child and Edna Lewis—and identified the pleasure at the core of traditional “women’s work.”
Judith Jones edited culinary greats such as Julia Child and Edna Lewis—and identified the pleasure at the core of traditional “women’s work.”
Neel Mukherjee’s new novel explores the reality that no choice—particularly as a parent—is perfect.
In Lisa Ko’s ambitious, messy novel, characters go to extreme lengths in search of a purposeful existence.
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This American Ex-Wife vividly describes the liberating power of a divorce but falters when it tries to persuade readers to follow suit.
The spiky, unsentimental writings of Diana Athill refuse to romanticize emotional discontent.
Alicia Kennedy’s new book is a paean to a life without meat. But she’s driven more by curiosity than a desire to convert her readers.
An astonishing new novel captures the dichotomy at the heart of housework.
A new book argues that we should honor our material desires rather than feeling ashamed of them.
Eleanor Catton’s new novel, Birnam Wood, pokes at the pieties of those who want to change the world.