The Latest

Pete Thompson Captured the Greatest Decade in Skateboarding History

His new book is an intimate, gritty and ultimately stunning look into the early life of skateboarding on the East Coast

One Writer’s Quest to Figure Out Why America Is So Haunted

Colin Dickey's wants to show that the scariest stories about the uncanny are the nonfiction ones

A Chat With Helen Macdonald About Her New Book, “Vesper Flights”

Macdonald talks action movies, nature writing and book covers from her home in rural England

What John Steinbeck Got Right — And Wrong — About America 50 Years Ago

A talk with the Nobel Prize winner's biographer about the writer's 1960 drive across the country

How Snoopy, Charlie Brown and the Peanuts Gang Became Menswear Icons

From vintage sweatshirts to four-figure watches, Charles Schulz's creations have serious style

You Might Not Know Peter Mendelsund, But You Probably Own a Piece of His Art

He's responsible for some of the most iconic book covers in recent history, but he's much more than just a designer

Mark Gonzales, The Most Influential Skateboarder of All-Time, Gets His Due

InsideHook talks with Mark Gonzales about a new book that looks at his entire career

Poet Louise Glück Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Glück is the first female poet to receive the prize since 1996

An Ode to the 100 Most “Impossible” Whiskies to Ever Walk the Earth

Clay Risen’s new book champions the finest and rarest of brown spirits

Phil Klay Breathes New Life Into the Great Tradition of Writing About War

In "Missionaries," the former Marine levels his sights on the decades-long civil war in Colombia

Non-Binary Writer Akwaeke Emezi Slams Women’s Prize for Fiction for Transphobia

Emezi says they will no longer submit their work after being asked to provide information about their sex "as defined by law"