The Launch of a $50 Million Literary Arts Fund

Michelle Obama to publish new book next month

But don’t expect another Becoming or The Light We Carry. President Obama’s latest book, The Look, is a coffee table book about my timeless first lady’s style, fittingly co-written with her stylist Meredith Koop. I’ve been observing and loving the recent evolution of President Obama’s style: the nails, the hair, the white stuff. She’s always done her own thing, but the further she moves away from the White House, the more we see her go deeper down a visionary path (don’t ask this woman to run for president, she’s carving her own path). For more information on the new book, which covers how she dressed while serving as acting first lady, it also includes an interview with Michelle Obama about self-confidence, wearing a uniform, being in the public eye, and more. people.

The scariest stories from horror writers

As a Halloween treat today, I bring you a scary article guardian We ask horror authors to share the scariest stories they’ve ever read. Get endorsements from Mariana Enriquez (Someone Is Walking on Your Grave), Stephen Graham Jones (Buffalo Hunter Hunter), Alma Katz (The Fiend), and more. One of my creepiest reads is on this list. Thanks to Helen Oyeyemi’s book White is for Witching, I will never enter a restricted house near Dover.

esquire Selected as one of the best books of 2025

And it’s a decent one! This includes some things I read and expected at the beginning of the year, but which I feel have been buried as 2025 progresses. This list collects a variety of styles, categories, and genres. But am I missing something or are there no books by black authors on the list? This is my only complaint. Click here for details esquireThe best books are here.