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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 Maggie O'Farrell, Dogs in Art, Ann Patchett, and More

By Book Marks | June 5, 2026

Memoirs of a Black Cop: Reading Zohran Mamdani’s Newly Appointed Sheriff, Edwin Raymond

Memoirs of a Black Cop: Reading Zohran Mamdani’s Newly Appointed Sheriff, Edwin Raymond

Steven W. Thrasher on the Rise of Copablanda

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 5, 2026

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

Featuring Books by Toni Morrison, August Wilson, Nalo Hopkinson, and More

By P. C. Verrone | June 5, 2026

My Sister Thinks Everything I Write is About Her... Is She the Literary Asshole?

My Sister Thinks Everything I Write is About Her... Is She the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 4, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“His is a work of immensely humane scholarship.”

By Book Marks | June 4, 2026

Are Writers Intrinsically Vulnerable to Alcohol and Drugs?

Are Writers Intrinsically Vulnerable to Alcohol and Drugs?

Rosa Montero on the Impact of Substance Abuse on Generations of Writers

By Rosa Montero | June 4, 2026

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Is the First-Person Narrator a Uniquely American Idea?

By Ed Simon | June 4, 2026

Nine Fabulous Books by Drag Performers Who Were Never Featured on RuPaul’s Drag Race

By Gabe Montesanti | June 4, 2026

Sonia Feldman Recommends Books About the Thrilling Dynamics of Girls’ Friendship

By Sonia Feldman | June 4, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 31, 2026

By Literary Hub | June 4, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending May 31, 2026

By Literary Hub | June 4, 2026

Sarah Pearsall on the Worldwide Scope of the American Revolution

Sarah Pearsall on the Worldwide Scope of the American Revolution

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 4, 2026

Why Women Need Fairy Tales to Stay Rooted in Their Own Lives

Why Women Need Fairy Tales to Stay Rooted in Their Own Lives

“Sometimes the stories you need arrive right on time and change everything...”

By Sharon Blackie | June 3, 2026

Reflections on an Angelheaded Hipster: Celebrating Allen Ginsberg’s 100th Birthday

Reflections on an Angelheaded Hipster: Celebrating Allen Ginsberg’s 100th Birthday

Ed Simon Rereads Howl, a ”Genuine Masterpiece”

By Ed Simon | June 3, 2026

What Do Arthurian Legend and <em>All My Children</em> Have in Common?

What Do Arthurian Legend and All My Children Have in Common?

John Glynn Explores the Similarities Between Soap Operas and Medieval Epics

By John Glynn | June 3, 2026

Lucy Sante on <em>An Anthology of New York Poets</em>

Lucy Sante on An Anthology of New York Poets

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

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | June 3, 2026

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