How FarmVille Inspired a Ponzi Scheme That Swindled $250 Million From Its Investors

How FarmVille Inspired a Ponzi Scheme That Swindled $250 Million From Its Investors

Moisés Naím and Quico Toro on Mehmet Aydın, the Turkish Wannabe-Pop Star Who Created “Farm Bank”

By Moisés Naím and Quico Toro | October 27, 2025

Five Essential Books For Understanding Why We Choose What We Choose

Five Essential Books For Understanding Why We Choose What We Choose

Cundill Prize Finalist Sophia Rosenfeld Recommends Lorraine Daston, Alain Corbin, Sarah Igo and More

By Sophia Rosenfeld | October 27, 2025

Fit For a Queen: How to Make the Best Pizza Margherita

Fit For a Queen: How to Make the Best Pizza Margherita

The Silver Spoon Celebrates 20 Years of Bringing the Best of Italian Gastronomy Into American Kitchens

By The Silver Spoon | October 27, 2025

On the Rituals of My Grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist Funeral

On the Rituals of My Grandmother’s Tibetan Buddhist Funeral

Ann Tashi Slater Considers a Window Into Life, Through Death

By Ann Tashi Slater | October 27, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 24, 2025

Jane Schoenbrun is adapting Charles Burns’ <em>Black Hole</em> for TV.

Jane Schoenbrun is adapting Charles Burns’ Black Hole for TV.

By James Folta | October 24, 2025

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The Booker Foundation is adding a children's prize.

By Brittany Allen | October 24, 2025

The Ancient Origins of Our Fascination With Flight

By Edward McPherson | October 24, 2025

The Lit Hub Podcast Talks the 2025 Booker Prize Shortlist

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 24, 2025

Enjoy Your Chocolate and Champagne While It Lasts

Enjoy Your Chocolate and Champagne While It Lasts

Sam Kass Considers the Impact of Climate Change on Food Production Worldwide

By Sam Kass | October 24, 2025

When Telling Your Own Story Gets in the Way of Processing Trauma

When Telling Your Own Story Gets in the Way of Processing Trauma

Gabriel Urza on Making the Move From Criminal Justice to Creative Writing

By Gabriel Urza | October 24, 2025

Remembering Writer and <em>New Yorker</em> Mainstay Alison Rose

Remembering Writer and New Yorker Mainstay Alison Rose

Cynthia Zarin on Her Late Friend: “She was like an exclamation point in Garamond type...”

By Cynthia Zarin | October 24, 2025

Julian Brave NoiseCat on How Directing a Documentary Shaped His Memoir

Julian Brave NoiseCat on How Directing a Documentary Shaped His Memoir

“Nonfiction is, at its core, about how one chooses to live and observe life.”

By Julian Brave NoiseCat | October 24, 2025

Fall of Freedom, “a nationwide wave of creative resistance,” starts next month.

Fall of Freedom, “a nationwide wave of creative resistance,” starts next month.

By James Folta | October 23, 2025

Rooting for the Louvre thieves? Here are seven books to read if you love art crime.

Rooting for the Louvre thieves? Here are seven books to read if you love art crime.

By Brittany Allen | October 23, 2025

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 John Dos Passos prize.

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 John Dos Passos prize.

By Brittany Allen | October 23, 2025

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