Richard Wright on Carson McCullers’ <em>The Heart is a Lonely Hunter</em>

Richard Wright on Carson McCullers’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter

“McCullers rises above the pressures of her environment and embraces white and black humanity in one sweep.”

By Book Marks | February 22, 2022

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Sheila Heti, Marlon James, Buster Keaton, Alejandro Zambra, and more

By Book Marks | February 18, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Alexandra Kleeman on Sheila Heti, Rachel Khong on Julie Otsuka, Lauren Michele Jackson on Zora Neale Hurston, and more

By Book Marks | February 17, 2022

Alex McElroy on R.L. Stine, Casey Plett, and a masterclass of self-deception

Alex McElroy on R.L. Stine, Casey Plett, and a masterclass of self-deception

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of The Atmospherians

By Book Marks | February 16, 2022

The Unspeakable Through the Diminutive: Read a 1986 Review of <em>Maus</em>

The Unspeakable Through the Diminutive: Read a 1986 Review of Maus

The New York Times on Art Spiegelman’s Pulitzer-Winning Graphic Novel

By Book Marks | February 15, 2022

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

New Titles by Sarah Manguso, Heather Havrilesky, Chuck Klosterman, Sarah Gran, and More

By Book Marks | February 11, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | February 10, 2022

The Voice of the Sea Speaks to the Soul:
On Kate Chopin’s The Awakening

By Book Marks | February 8, 2022

Tara Westover on Rachel Cusk, Jennifer Egan, and Madame Bovary

By Book Marks | February 7, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Zadie Smith on Toni Morrison, Bill McKibben on Bambi, Yiyun Li on Jon McGregor, and More

By Book Marks | February 3, 2022

Tom Cooper on <em>Moby-Dick</em>, Florida Books, and Terrible Sex Scenes

Tom Cooper on Moby-Dick, Florida Books, and Terrible Sex Scenes

Rapid-Fire Book Recs From the Author of Florida Man

By Book Marks | February 2, 2022

February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Alternate-Universe Road Trips, Haunted Spaceships, Pulpy Gunslingers, and More!

By Book Marks | February 1, 2022

AudioFile’s Best <br>Audiobooks of January

AudioFile’s Best
Audiobooks of January

The month in literary listening

By Book Marks | January 31, 2022

Jamie Harrison on <em>Train Dreams</em>, <em>Harriet the Spy</em>, and <em>One Hundred Years of Solitude</em>

Jamie Harrison on Train Dreams, Harriet the Spy, and One Hundred Years of Solitude

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of The Center of Everything

By Book Marks | January 26, 2022

Kirstin Valdez Quade on Fleur Jaeggy, <em>Middlemarch</em>, and Sarah Waters Sex Scenes

Kirstin Valdez Quade on Fleur Jaeggy, Middlemarch, and Sarah Waters Sex Scenes

Rapid-Fire Book Recs From the Author of The Five Wounds

By Book Marks | January 24, 2022

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring New Titles by Brian Cox, Bernardine Evaristo, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Lea Ypi, and More

By Book Marks | January 21, 2022

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