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Fuccbois, Despots, and Nuns: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Fuccbois, Despots, and Nuns: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Hari Kunzru on Mario Vargas Llosa, Moira Donegan on Lauren Groff, Hermione Hoby on a literary Fuccboi, and more

By Book Marks | December 2, 2021

Mikhal Dekel on <em>Anna Karenina</em>, <em>Dubliners</em>, and <em>A Room of One's Own</em>

Mikhal Dekel on Anna Karenina, Dubliners, and A Room of One's Own

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of In the East

By Book Marks | December 1, 2021

“A Piece of Careless Hackwork.” Read the First Reviews of Mark Twain’s <em>Adventures of Huckleberry Finn</em>

“A Piece of Careless Hackwork.” Read the First Reviews of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

Not, Apparently, an Instant Classic

By Book Marks | November 30, 2021

44 Writers on Their Favorite Books to Give as Presents

44 Writers on Their Favorite Books to Give as Presents

It’s the Book Marks Holiday Gift Guide!

By Book Marks | November 30, 2021

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and <em>The Phantom Tollbooth</em>

Mina Seçkin on Ferrante, Nabokov, and The Phantom Tollbooth

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of The Four Humors

By Book Marks | November 24, 2021

Tom Zoellner on <em>Gatsby</em>, Judy Blume, and <em>Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?</em>

Tom Zoellner on Gatsby, Judy Blume, and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?

Rapid-Fire Book Recs From the Author of The National Road

By Book Marks | November 22, 2021

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

By Book Marks | November 19, 2021

Not Everybody Loves Sebald: 5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | November 18, 2021

Dave Eggers on Lorrie Moore, Frankenstein’s Monster, and Corduroy the Bear

By Book Marks | November 17, 2021

Kafka Roaring With Laughter: Read the First Review of José Saramago's <em>Blindness</em>

Kafka Roaring With Laughter: Read the First Review of José Saramago's Blindness

A Classic Review of the Late Nobel Prize-Winner's Most Famous Novel

By Book Marks | November 16, 2021

Patricia Engel on <em>The Lover</em>, Edwidge Danticat, and the Rats of NIMH

Patricia Engel on The Lover, Edwidge Danticat, and the Rats of NIMH

Book Recommendations from the Author of Infinite Country

By Book Marks | November 15, 2021

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 Louise Erdrich, Lily King, Ken Follett, David Graeber, and more

By Book Marks | November 12, 2021

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Of Nella Larsen's Passing, Emily Ratajkowski's My Body, Viet Thanh Nguyen's The Committed, and more

By Book Marks | November 11, 2021

“It Will Outrage As Many Readers As It Delights.” On Joseph Heller’s </em>Catch-22</em>

“It Will Outrage As Many Readers As It Delights.” On Joseph Heller’s Catch-22

A 1961 New York Times Review of Heller’s Classic WWII satire

By Book Marks | November 10, 2021

Eley Williams on Classic Ghost Stories and <em>Goodnight Moon</em> as Avant-Garde Horror

Eley Williams on Classic Ghost Stories and Goodnight Moon as Avant-Garde Horror

Book Recommendations From the Author of The Liar's Dictionary

By Book Marks | November 10, 2021

Danielle Evans on <em>Mrs. Dalloway</em>, Black Vaudeville, and Nella Larsen's <em>Quicksand</em>

Danielle Evans on Mrs. Dalloway, Black Vaudeville, and Nella Larsen's Quicksand

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of The Office of Historical Corrections

By Book Marks | November 8, 2021

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