This episode of “The Opinions” was produced by Vishakha Darbha. It was edited by Alison Bruzek and Kaari Pitkin. Mixing by ...

Taylor Jenkins Reid heads to space, Megan Abbott climbs a pyramid (scheme) and Gary Shteyngart channels a 10-year-old. Plus ...

In Sigrid Nunez’s 2018 novel The Friend, a famous writer kills himself. Not long before, he complains to the narrator about readers: “People talking about a book as if it were just another thing, like ...

Plus: Rematch, Marathon, Endless Legend 2, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Oblivion Remastered, Blue Prince, Tempest Rising, Deliver ...