The New Yorker’s weekly editors’ picks present the most captivating, surprising, thought-provoking, and absorbing reads of the year so far. The New Yorker
From fresh fiction and poetry to insightful nonfiction, the selection spans wide. For example:
- Marcus Willaschek’s Kant: A Revolution in Thinking offers a lucid introduction to Immanuel Kant, arguing that self-understanding lies at the heart of his philosophy. The New Yorker
- Amie Barrodale’s novel Trip brings together mental-health themes, a road trip, and a mother’s afterlife quest—funny, strange and moving. The New Yorker
- Zadie Smith’s essay collection Dead and Alive spans from rapper Stormzy’s triumph to algorithms shaping our sense of time. The New Yorker
The result: a rich cross-section of literature that invites readers to explore new terrain, blur genre boundaries, and engage deeply with what is happening in storytelling and ideas right now.