Nonfiction & Journalism

New Yorker staff writer Patrick Radden Keefe on his latest book

An interview with the host of “The Interview”

Veteran journalist Mona El-Naggar offers a close look at her career as a reporter and storyteller.

Reflections on the experience of Germany and the ways it has shaped Nell Painter’s thinking.

Michael Meyer illustrates the tightrope of Taiwanese history, detailing the island’s experience before, during, and after colonial and Chinese rule.

Writer Heidi Julavits explores the quickly evolving end-of-life policies around the world.

How do you write the biography of an island?

Osnos returns to the United States in search of an explanation for the crisis that reached a crescendo in 2020, a year of pandemic, civil unrest, and political turmoil.

An exchange that discusses the experiences and world behind the buzzwords flight and exile.

Joshua Yaffa reports on his experiences in Ukraine, where he witnessed the war up close.

Deborah Amos explains the importance of the Syrian war-crimes trial that opened at a court in Koblenz in late April 2020.

George Packer explores the four narratives that now dominate American life: Free America, Smart America, Real America, and Just America.