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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

Finding the Language of Interiority in Saint Augustine’s <em>Confessions</em>

Finding the Language of Interiority in Saint Augustine’s Confessions

Roosevelt Montás on Reading—and Teaching—the Story of a Journey to Conversion

By Roosevelt Montás | November 19, 2021

Amor Towles on How Peter Matthiessen Inspired Him To Write

Amor Towles on How Peter Matthiessen Inspired Him To Write

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | November 19, 2021

“Am I Doing Enough?” Hermione Hoby on Balancing Pleasure and Politics

“Am I Doing Enough?” Hermione Hoby on Balancing Pleasure and Politics

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | November 18, 2021

The Wonder of Collaboration: Finding a New Spark of Creativity with Liana Finck

The Wonder of Collaboration: Finding a New Spark of Creativity with Liana Finck

Luke Burgis on Balancing Distinct Voices and Desires

By Luke Burgis | November 18, 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

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

What Does It Mean To Be Russian? On Dostoevsky’s Early Literary Ambitions

By Kevin Birmingham | November 18, 2021

How the Greek Struggle for Liberty Became a Cause Célèbre for Romantic Writers Across Europe

By Mark Mazower | November 17, 2021

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

By Book Marks | November 17, 2021

To All the Gays of Seoul: On Translating Sang Young Park

To All the Gays of Seoul: On Translating Sang Young Park

Anton Hur Considers the Importance of Feeling Fully Seen

By Anton Hur | November 17, 2021

What Does It Mean to Find Your Poetic Voice?

What Does It Mean to Find Your Poetic Voice?

Daniel Brown Shares Some Lessons Learned from Philip Larkin

By Daniel Brown | November 17, 2021

On Wole Soyinka’s <em>Death and the King’s Horseman</em>

On Wole Soyinka’s Death and the King’s Horseman

David Damrosch Relates the Play to Other Great Works

By David Damrosch | November 17, 2021

“I Wanted to Make the Connection and Then I Wanted to Take You to Cinnabon.” Ryka Aoki on Writing Trans Stories

“I Wanted to Make the Connection and Then I Wanted to Take You to Cinnabon.” Ryka Aoki on Writing Trans Stories

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | November 17, 2021

How Has Freud Changed the Way We Tell Our Stories?

How Has Freud Changed the Way We Tell Our Stories?

Jessica Gross Guests on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | November 16, 2021

Writing About the Small Farming Life in the Shadow of Climate Change

Writing About the Small Farming Life in the Shadow of Climate Change

Patrick Laurie Finds Inspiration in the Writing of R.S. Thomas, Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes

By Patrick Laurie | November 16, 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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