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Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | January 8, 2021

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2020

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2020

"There are no pleasures to be had here, only a reminder of things that once produced pleasure."

By Book Marks | December 22, 2020

The Best Reviewed Graphic<br> Literature of 2020

The Best Reviewed Graphic
Literature of 2020

Featuring Adrian Tomine, Joe Sacco, Lauren Redniss,
Derf Backderf, and more

By Book Marks | December 18, 2020

The Best Reviewed Literature in Translation of 2020

The Best Reviewed Literature in Translation of 2020

Featuring Elena Ferrante, Isabel Allende, Sayaka Murata,
Samanta Schweblin, and more

By Book Marks | December 18, 2020

The Award-Winning Novels<br> of 2020

The Award-Winning Novels
of 2020

The Books That Took Home This Year's Biggest Literary Prizes

By Book Marks | December 17, 2020

The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2020

The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2020

Featuring Isabel Wilkerson, Zadie Smith, Barack Obama, Helen Macdonald, and more

By Book Marks | December 16, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

The best reviewed novel of 2020 is...

By Book Marks | December 15, 2020

The Best Reviewed Fiction
of 2020

By Book Marks | December 15, 2020

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Fiction of 2020

By Book Marks | December 14, 2020

The Best Reviewed Poetry <br>Collections of 2020

The Best Reviewed Poetry
Collections of 2020

Featuring Natalie Diaz, Danez Smith, Jorie Graham, Margaret Atwood, Robert Hass, and more

By Book Marks | December 11, 2020

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2020

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2020

Featuring Zadie Smith, Helen Macdonald, Claudia Rankine,
Samantha Irby, and more

By Book Marks | December 10, 2020

The Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2020

The Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2020

Featuring Nicole Krauss, Stephen King, Emma Cline, Zora Neale Hurston, and more

By Book Marks | December 9, 2020

The Best Reviewed Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror of 2020

The Best Reviewed Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror of 2020

Featuring N. K. Jemisin, Stephen King,
Susanna Clarke, Karen Russell, and more

By Book Marks | December 8, 2020

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2020

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2020

Featuring Barack Obama, Natasha Trethewey, Helen Macdonald, Sylvia Plath, The Beatles, and more

By Book Marks | December 7, 2020

Read the earliest reviews of <em>The Talented Mr. Ripley</em>, which turns 65 today.

Read the earliest reviews of The Talented Mr. Ripley, which turns 65 today.

By Book Marks | November 30, 2020

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Science, Technology, and Nature Books, November Edition

Featuring Sacred Lands, Ancient Skeletons, Unquiet Places, and More

By Book Marks | November 25, 2020

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