5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Here’s a novel so pumped up and shredded it can’t possibly sit still on a shelf.”

By Book Marks | June 5, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Kate Briggs Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Kate Briggs Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Mónica de la Torre, Roy Claire Potter, Ella Frears, and Others

By Diana Arterian | June 5, 2025

Susan Choi on Korea

Susan Choi on Korea

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 5, 2025

Melissa Febos on the Unexpected Joys, Discoveries, and Sexiness of Celibacy

Melissa Febos on the Unexpected Joys, Discoveries, and Sexiness of Celibacy

The Author of “The Dry Season” in Conversation with Sarah Viren

By Sarah Viren | June 4, 2025

What Do Americans <em>Really</em> Want to Read? We (Might) Have the Answer

What Do Americans Really Want to Read? We (Might) Have the Answer

Tom Comitta Explores the Country’s Literary Imagination As Revealed Through Public Opinion Polls and Surveys

By Tom Comitta | June 4, 2025

Tongo Eisen-Martin on Ayi Kwei Armah’s <em>The Healers</em>

Tongo Eisen-Martin on Ayi Kwei Armah’s The Healers

In Conversation with Michael Kelleher for the Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | June 4, 2025

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  • Mass Mothering
  • Autobiography of Cotton
  • Good People
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  • The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
  • Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink, and Deviant Desire

Lisa Ko on Destroying Her Diaries

By Thresholds | June 4, 2025

Yahdon Israel on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | June 3, 2025

Susan Choi on Writing a Cross-Cultural Story of Mystery and Tragedy

By Jane Ciabattari | June 3, 2025

Four Great Sports Books That Go Way Beyond the Game

Four Great Sports Books That Go Way Beyond the Game

S.L. Price Recommends Frederick Exley, Mark Harris, Buzz Bissinger and More

By S. L. Price | June 3, 2025

Melissa Febos! Mike Tyson! Taylor Jenkins Reid! 26 new books out today.

Melissa Febos! Mike Tyson! Taylor Jenkins Reid! 26 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 3, 2025

In Praise of Poetry About Bugs

In Praise of Poetry About Bugs

Hannah Brooks-Motl on Insect Verses by John Clare, William Blake, David Seung, and More

By Hannah Brooks-Motl | June 2, 2025

Ten New Children's Books That Promise Page-Turning Adventures

Ten New Children's Books That Promise Page-Turning Adventures

For June, Caroline Carlson Recommends an Exciting Selection of (Mostly) Fantasy and Speculative Fiction For Young Readers

By Caroline Carlson | June 2, 2025

Love Comes Back Like a Murderer: Seven Poetry Books to Read This June

Love Comes Back Like a Murderer: Seven Poetry Books to Read This June

Christopher Spaide Recommends Benjamin Zephaniah, Taylor Portela, Ashley D. Escobar and More

By Christopher Spaide | June 2, 2025

Laura Rossi and Jo Reed on Recent Earphones Award Winners

Laura Rossi and Jo Reed on Recent Earphones Award Winners

worth your listening time

By Behind the Mic | May 30, 2025

May's Best Reviewed Fiction

May's Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Ocean Vuong, Daniel Kehlmann, Allison Bechdel, and More

By Book Marks | May 30, 2025

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