
In our morning reading: revisiting the comic book “Miss Ruki,” chatting with The Hated, and more.

In our morning reading: revisiting the comic book “Miss Ruki,” chatting with The Hated, and more.

In our morning reading: thoughts on Chris La Tray’s memoir, a report from the National Book Awards, and more.

In our morning reading: thoughts on Cynthia Carr’s new book, an inside look at Two Dollar Radio, and more.

In our morning reading: thoughts on books by Adam Levin and Niina Pollari, Bitchin Bajas talk Sun Ra, and more.

In our afternoon reading: poetry by Niina Pollari, fiction by Kim Fu, and more.

In our afternoon reading: thoughts on books by Jenny Hval and Ursula K. Le Guin, an interview with Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah, and more.
For many readers, poetry provided an essential way to understand the world around us this year. Poetry could provide a window into the life of another; it could, in a few deftly worded lines, illuminate a particular experience of perspective on the world. Here are some of the poetry collections that we most enjoyed this year.

In our morning reading: an interview with Tony Tulathimutte, Niina Pollari on translation, a self-interview from Amber Sparks, and more.