• Literary Criticism

    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    Featuring Lily King, Mariana Enriquez, Souvankham Thammavongsa, and More

     
    By Book Marks  October 3, 2025
    On Translation

    Alex Niemi on the Process of Translation and the Rhythm of Language

    By Sarah Viren  October 3, 2025
    Poetry

    “Inhabiting the Poem.” Seven Poetry Collections to Read This October

    By Christopher Spaide  October 3, 2025
    Am I the Literary Asshole?

    Am I the Asshole For Being Sick to Death of All the Mediocre Speculative Fiction Out There?

    By Kristen Arnett  October 2, 2025
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  October 2, 2025
    In Conversation

    Lily King on Campus Novels, Time Jumps, and Having Fun While Writing

    By Emma Straub  October 2, 2025
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    Art

    A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

    By Kate Colby  October 2, 2025
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Anton Hur Is Reading Now, and Next

    By Diana Arterian  October 2, 2025
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Yiming Ma on the Future of Censorship

    By Fiction Non Fiction  October 2, 2025
    Democracy

    Tending to the Garden of American Democracy is Hard and Thankless Work

    Andrew Ervin Looks for Answers (to Impossible Questions) in Recent Books by Luke Kemp and Richard Mabey

    By Andrew Ervin  October 3, 2025
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Cannibal Sororities and Butterfly Girl Gangs: October’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

    By Natalie Zutter  October 1, 2025
    Children's Literature

    10 Great New Children’s Books Out in October That Celebrate All Types of Emotions

    By Caroline Carlson  October 1, 2025
    Thresholds

    Claire Vaye Watkins on Grief in the Desert

    By Thresholds   October 1, 2025
    Book Covers

    The 14 Best Book Covers of September

    Texture, Text, and Turntables

    By Emily Temple  September 30, 2025
    Audiobooks

    The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of October

    By AudioFile Magazine  September 30, 2025
    New Books Tuesdays

    Lily King, Richard Osman, Ada Limón, and more: 22 new books out today!

    By Julia Hass  September 30, 2025
    Language

    How to Build a Dictionary: On the Hard Art of Popular Lexicography

    By Ilan Stavans  September 29, 2025
    Ukrainian Literature

    Ten Titles in Translation That Celebrate Ukraine

    Nelly Klos Recommends Books, Plays, and Memoirs That Uplift Ukrainian Voices

    By Nelly Klos  September 29, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    September’s Best Reviewed Fiction

    By Book Marks  September 26, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    September’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

    By Book Marks  September 26, 2025
    The Craft of Writing

    M.L. Rio on Writing Real Songs for Fictional Bands

    By M.L. Rio  September 26, 2025
    Literary Citizenship

    How to Be a Good Literary Citizen (in Seven Easy Steps)

    Maris Kreizman With a Little Friendly Advice

    By Maris Kreizman  September 25, 2025
    Biography

    Are We Entering a New Golden Age of Biography?

    By Megan Marshall  September 25, 2025
    In Conversation

    Jonathan Lethem on Revisiting Old Short Stories While Writing New Ones

    By Jane Ciabattari  September 25, 2025
    Taylor Swift

    The Poetry of Tortured Hearts: On Taylor Swift’s Pre-Raphaelite Era

    By Emily J. Orlando  October 1, 2025
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