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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 new titles by George Saunders, Barbara Kingsolver, Paul Newman, and More

By Book Marks | October 21, 2022

Revisiting Kier-La Janisse’s <em>House of Psychotic Women</em>, Ten Years Later

Revisiting Kier-La Janisse’s House of Psychotic Women, Ten Years Later

“Every woman who enjoys horror films has at some point felt the need to explain herself.”

By Elizabeth Horkley | October 21, 2022

Reimagining Folklore and Fantasy: Nine Speculative Stories from Asia and the Asian Diaspora

Reimagining Folklore and Fantasy: Nine Speculative Stories from Asia and the Asian Diaspora

Jasmine Sawers Recommends Lucy Zhang, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Priyanka Bose, and More

By Jasmine Sawers | October 21, 2022

Veteran Reporter Margaret Sullivan’s Favorite Books About Journalism

Veteran Reporter Margaret Sullivan’s Favorite Books About Journalism

From Bob Woodward to Jodi Kantor and More

By Margaret Sullivan | October 21, 2022

Dear Vladimir Putin: If You’ve Read Dostoevsky, You’ve Tragically Misunderstood Him

Dear Vladimir Putin: If You’ve Read Dostoevsky, You’ve Tragically Misunderstood Him

Austin Ratner on Russian Imperialism and Misreading The Brothers Karamazov

By Austin Ratner | October 20, 2022

George Saunders on Experiencing the Limits of Your Own Power

George Saunders on Experiencing the Limits of Your Own Power

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | October 20, 2022

Best Reviewed
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  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
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  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

The Space Between Notes: What Writers Can Learn From Musicians

By Daniel Torday | October 20, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | October 20, 2022

How Do the Books We Read Change Our Brains?

By Gregory Berns | October 20, 2022

Life Advice for Book Lovers: Mourning Possibility and Leaping Into New Life

Life Advice for Book Lovers: Mourning Possibility and Leaping Into New Life

Book Recommendations to Help the Troubled Soul

By Dorothea | October 20, 2022

The Annotated Nightstand: What Maira Kalman is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Maira Kalman is Reading Now and Next

A Series by Diana Arterian

By Diana Arterian | October 20, 2022

Jess Walter on Writing About Hope (Without Losing His Literary Cool)

Jess Walter on Writing About Hope (Without Losing His Literary Cool)

From Micro, a Podcast for Short But Powerful Writing

By Micro Podcast | October 20, 2022

“Eclectic, Refreshingly Wild, and Important.” Exploring the Archives of America’s Best Literary Journals

“Eclectic, Refreshingly Wild, and Important.” Exploring the Archives of America’s Best Literary Journals

Introducing a New Column in Which Nick Ripatrazone Reveals Treasures From the Back Issue Vault

By Nick Ripatrazone | October 19, 2022

Telling Stories of the Trans Experience is More Important Than Ever

Telling Stories of the Trans Experience is More Important Than Ever

Veronica Esposito on Rhea Ewing’s Fine

By Veronica Esposito | October 19, 2022

A Million Voices: In the Praise of the Polyvocal Novel

A Million Voices: In the Praise of the Polyvocal Novel

Sara Lippmann Recommends Virginia Woolf, Bernadine Evaristo, Joshua Henkin, and More

By Sara Lippmann | October 19, 2022

George Saunders: Why the Revision Process is Critical for Building Fictional Worlds

George Saunders: Why the Revision Process is Critical for Building Fictional Worlds

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | October 19, 2022

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