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A Writer with the Heart of a Dog: Early Reviews of Jack London’s <em>The Call of the Wild</em>

A Writer with the Heart of a Dog: Early Reviews of Jack London’s The Call of the Wild

“Jack London seems to possess an intuition of the dog life.”

By Book Marks | January 12, 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 Jenni Fagan, Jean Chen Ho, Mark Bowden and Matthew Teague, Alessandro Barbero, and more

By Book Marks | January 7, 2022

Lockwood on Knausgaard! And 4 Other Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Lockwood on Knausgaard! And 4 Other Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Anne Enright on Ulysses, Geoff Dyer on Elizabeth Taylor, and more

By Book Marks | January 6, 2022

How the <em>New York Times</em> Reacted to Norman Mailer’s First Novel

How the New York Times Reacted to Norman Mailer’s First Novel

Read a 1948 Review of The Naked and the Dead

By Book Marks | January 5, 2022

17 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward to in 2022

17 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward to in 2022

Featuring R. F. Kuang, Emily St. John Mandel, John Darnielle, John Scalzi, and more

By Book Marks | January 3, 2022

The Award-Winning Novels of 2021

The Award-Winning Novels of 2021

The Year's Big Literary Prize-Winners

By Book Marks | December 27, 2021

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The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2021

By Book Marks | December 21, 2021

The Best Reviewed Literature in Translation of 2021

By Book Marks | December 17, 2021

The Best Reviewed Graphic Literature of 2021

By Book Marks | December 17, 2021

The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2021

The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2021

Featuring George Saunders, Joan Didion, Michelle Zauner, Tom Stoppard, Tove Ditlevsen, and more

By Book Marks | December 16, 2021

The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2021

The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2021

Featuring Sally Rooney, Kazuo Ishiguro, Colson Whitehead, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Jonathan Franzen, and more

By Book Marks | December 15, 2021

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Books of 2021

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Books of 2021

Featuring John le Carré, Colson Whitehead, S.A. Cosby, Viet Thanh Nguyen, Stephen King, and more

By Book Marks | December 14, 2021

The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2021

The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2021

Featuring Amanda Gorman, Yusef Komunyakaa, Kaveh Akbar, Rita Dove, Arthur Sze, and more

By Book Marks | December 13, 2021

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2021

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2021

Featuring Joan Didion, Rachel Kushner, Hanif Abdurraqib, Ann Patchett, Jenny Diski, and more

By Book Marks | December 10, 2021

The Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2021

The Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2021

Featuring Haruki Murakami, Brandon Taylor, Elizabeth McCracken, Kevin Barry, Lily King, and more

By Book Marks | December 9, 2021

The Best Reviewed Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2021

The Best Reviewed Sci-Fi, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2021

Featuring Kazuo Ishiguro, Alexandra Kleeman, Jeff VanderMeer, Anthony Doerr, and more

By Book Marks | December 8, 2021

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