Hope to win the Nobel Prize in Economics someday? Perhaps you, like Paul Krugman, should read more science fiction. The newly crowned laureate told Jim Lehrer last night how he got his start:
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Short stories and poems, plus author interviews, profiles, and tales from the world of literature.
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Israel’s Momentous Decision
After Iran’s dramatic but largely ineffective attack, Benjamin Netanyahu’s response will have tremendous consequences.
By Dexter Filkins
This Week in Fiction
Kevin Barry on Boats and Doomed Romances
The author discusses his story “Finistère.”
By Cressida Leyshon
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The Best Books We’ve Read in 2024 So Far
Our editors and critics review notable new fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
By The New Yorker