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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

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

By Book Marks | December 8, 2021

The Best Reviewed Memoirs and Biographies of 2021

By Book Marks | December 7, 2021

AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of 2021

By Book Marks | December 6, 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 Mel Brooks, James Hannaham, Claire Keegan, and More

By Book Marks | December 3, 2021

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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