5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"An almost violent kind of achievement: a writer knifing forward, slicing open a new terrain"

By Book Marks | June 15, 2023

From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

From Servant to Sidekick: The “Black Friend,” Then and Now

Aisha Harris Reflects on Racial Representation in Popular Culture

By Aisha Harris | June 15, 2023

After Prince Charming: Why We Need Stories That Center Female Friendships

After Prince Charming: Why We Need Stories That Center Female Friendships

Salma El-Wardany on Fairytales, Enduring Platonic Relationships, and Happy Endings that Don’t Involve Men

By Salma El-Wardany | June 15, 2023

Mattie Lubchansky on Libertarianism and the Humongous Asterisk of Vegas

Mattie Lubchansky on Libertarianism and the Humongous Asterisk of Vegas

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | June 15, 2023

Ani Kayode Reads from <em>And Then He Sang a Lullaby</em>

Ani Kayode Reads from And Then He Sang a Lullaby

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | June 15, 2023

On the Joy of Literary Acceptance (and the Freedom of Rejection)

On the Joy of Literary Acceptance (and the Freedom of Rejection)

Amy Grace Loyd Takes Stock of All the Yes’s and No’s

By Amy Grace Loyd | June 14, 2023

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 Study of Reality: On Trauma, Quantum Mechanics, and Writing Science Fiction

By Alaya Dawn Johnson | June 14, 2023

Why Are We So Drawn to Rule-Breaking Characters in Fiction?

By Tania James | June 14, 2023

Cormac McCarthy has died at age 89.

By Jonny Diamond | June 13, 2023

Dominique Morisseau on Pearl Cleage’s <em>What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day</em>

Dominique Morisseau on Pearl Cleage’s What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day

In Conversation for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | June 13, 2023

It’s Not Personal: Sarah Viren on Essayistic Visions of the Self

It’s Not Personal: Sarah Viren on Essayistic Visions of the Self

“As we work to fashion a fully rendered version of ourselves, however, we are also arguably creating that self.”

By Sarah Viren | June 13, 2023

On the Lawful Chaos of <em>Journey to the West</em>

On the Lawful Chaos of Journey to the West

This Week on The Cosmic Library with Adam Colman

By The Cosmic Library | June 13, 2023

Literary Concertos: A Reading List of Novels Inspired by Other Art Forms

Literary Concertos: A Reading List of Novels Inspired by Other Art Forms

Julia Fine Recommends Alexander Chee, Sara Sligar, Kazuo Ishiguro, and More

By Julia Fine | June 13, 2023

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Writers, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

In Conversation with Javier Fuentes, Derek Owusu, Jenny Xie and More

By Teddy Wayne | June 13, 2023

Danielle Trussoni on Pursuing Perfection, Draft After Draft

Danielle Trussoni on Pursuing Perfection, Draft After Draft

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Puzzle Master

By Jane Ciabattari | June 13, 2023

From “Let It Be” to “To Be or Not to Be.” On the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners shortlist

From “Let It Be” to “To Be or Not to Be.” On the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners shortlist

On the Read Smart Podcast, These Year’s Judges Discuss the Shortlist

By Read Smart | June 13, 2023

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