The stories of Machado de Assis let us imagine our way into familiar perspectives and situations from unexpected vantages that enlarge and transform our sense of what is and what can be in this life, and the next.

And reading poetry, like the books in our 2018 poetry review, can be a great way to not make perfect sense of a thing, but to just be with a thing.

After 300 years, New Orleans remains one of our most unique—and troubled—cities.

Elizabeth Seton—who overcame innumerable obstacles to pursue her vocation—was the first native-born citizen of the United States to be named a saint.

With this Fall Books literary issue, we offer writers and texts that we certainly feel are best read closely and conscientiously.

Americans work an awful lot. But what are we doing at the jobs we believe are so important?