Gossip entertains, and it also sustains. In Jane Austen’s novel “Persuasion,” the sober heroine, Anne Elliot, pays a visit to ...

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Introducing Book Gossip, a newsletter about what we’re reading and what we actually think about it. I’m your host, Emily Gould, a person who has been gossiping about books for I don’t even ...

A 2000-year-old tale of Roman emperors' secrets is making waves on bestseller lists, captivating readers with its scandalous and vivid storytelling.

McKinney writes about gossip with an intellectual rigor that borders on reverence, explaining how a raunchy Doja Cat lyric exemplifies the theory of mind and how the notorious burn book from ...

Kelsey McKinney is the founding host of the popular ‘Normal Gossip’ podcast.. and her new book is an exploration of our obsession with gossip and the role it plays in our culture. Why do we ...