Essays
Finding home in heroics and half-bloods
Almost 20 years after Percy Jackson's debut, editor Seth Hartman reflects on his connection to the epic urban fantasy series.
The dark side of influencer culture, low-rise jeans, and other "Adult Drama"
Viral essayist Natalie Beach revisits the Caroline Calloway story that broke the internet in her funny new collection.
Our New Battle Cry is Samantha Irby’s 'Wow, No Thank You'
With the same edgy, unabashed, and spit-take funny wit that brought us 'We Are Never Meeting in Real Life' and 'Meaty,' Samantha Irby tackles approaching middle age, raising her stepkids in a small Midwestern town, and being okay with just being okay in her new collection of essays.
Lindy West Sounds The Alarm: 'The Witches Are Coming'
Author Lindy West is back on the scene with a cultural critique that is au courrant, tapping into the gender politics, regular politics, and social media landscape that dominate conversations today.