In Praise of

In Praise of "Spicy Interpretation": On the Pleasure of Unexpected Translations and Explanations

Jessica Sequeira on Celebrating the Possibilities of New Readings

By Jessica Sequeira | August 4, 2023

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 Ann Patchett, Jamel Brinkley, Yepoka Yeebo, and More

By Book Marks | August 4, 2023

Dawnie Walton on American Concert Culture and the Summer of Love or Hate

Dawnie Walton on American Concert Culture and the Summer of Love or Hate

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 3, 2023

Wherefore Art Thou Arthur?: On What Lies Behind Our National Myths and Legends

Wherefore Art Thou Arthur?: On What Lies Behind Our National Myths and Legends

Victoria Gosling Interrogates, Deconstructs, and Reinterprets the Classic Story of King Arthur

By Victoria Gosling | August 3, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Shane McCrae Is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Shane McCrae Is Reading Now and Next

Featuing Ama Codjoe, Renee Gladman, William Empson, and More

By Diana Arterian | August 3, 2023

Becoming Others: Enacting the Transness of Virginia Woolf’s <em>Orlando</em>

Becoming Others: Enacting the Transness of Virginia Woolf’s Orlando

Hannah Bonner on the Utopian Future of Paul B. Preciado’s Orlando, My Political Biography

By Hannah Bonner | August 3, 2023

Best Reviewed
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  • The Rest of Our Lives
  • Call Me Ishmaelle
  • Homeschooled: A Memoir
  • The Spy in the Archive: How One Man Tried to Kill the KGB
  • Watching Over Her
  • American Reich: A Murder in Orange County, Neo-Nazis, and a New Age of Hate

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | August 3, 2023

How Exile Allowed Shastri Akella to Write a Queer Novel

By Shastri Akella | July 31, 2023

Pankaj Mishra on the Eternal Present of Amit Chaudhuri's The Immortals

By Pankaj Mishra | July 31, 2023

The Booker Revisited: Caroline Blackwood's Darkly Humorous <em>Great Granny Webster</em>

The Booker Revisited: Caroline Blackwood's Darkly Humorous Great Granny Webster

Lucy Scholes Considers Another Contender of Years Past

By Lucy Scholes | July 31, 2023

The History of Literature Puts Langston Hughes in Context

The History of Literature Puts Langston Hughes in Context

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | July 31, 2023

July's Best Reviewed Fiction

July's Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Colson Whitehead, Patrick deWitt, Silvia Moreno-Garcia and More

By Book Marks | July 28, 2023

July's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

July's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring New Titles by Laura Cumming, Kate Zambreno, John McPhee, and More

By Book Marks | July 28, 2023

How My Library Patrons Unexpectedly Helped Me Finish My Novel

How My Library Patrons Unexpectedly Helped Me Finish My Novel

Laura Sims on Creating a New Worldview

By Laura Sims | July 27, 2023

Robin Sloan on Social Media After Twitter

Robin Sloan on Social Media After Twitter

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 27, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"I went through this, she says, so maybe you won’t have to.”

By Book Marks | July 27, 2023

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