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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

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 the 1619 project, Patricia Highsmith's diaries, a Neal Stephenson cli-fi thriller, and more

By Book Marks | November 19, 2021

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

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

John Banville on Picasso, Lauren Oyler on Sebald, Adam Hochschild on The 1619 Project, and more

By Book Marks | November 18, 2021

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

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

Rapid-fire Book Recs From the Author of The Every

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

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

By Book Marks | November 15, 2021

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

By Book Marks | November 12, 2021

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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

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

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New Titles by Gary Shteyngart, Sarah Hall, Ai Weiwei, Paul McCartney, and More

By Book Marks | November 5, 2021

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week (Ron Charles Does Not Like the New Mitch Albom)

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week (Ron Charles Does Not Like the New Mitch Albom)

“Such soggy inspirational literature makes me seasick.”

By Book Marks | November 4, 2021

Here's every Booker Prize winner of the 21st century.

Here's every Booker Prize winner of the 21st century.

By Book Marks | November 3, 2021

Kyle Lucia Wu on James Baldwin, Qiu Miaojin, and Brandon Taylor

Kyle Lucia Wu on James Baldwin, Qiu Miaojin, and Brandon Taylor

Rapid-Fire Book Recs From the Author of Win Me Something

By Book Marks | November 3, 2021

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