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Eight Books About the Ups and Downs of Friendship

Eight Books About the Ups and Downs of Friendship

Lillian Li Recommends Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Ames, Kim Fu, and More

By Lillian Li | February 17, 2026

Gisèle Pelicot, Namwali Serpell, Jon Meacham, and more: 21 new books out today!

Gisèle Pelicot, Namwali Serpell, Jon Meacham, and more: 21 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | February 17, 2026

Have You Ever Tried Going on a Blind Date With a Book?

Have You Ever Tried Going on a Blind Date With a Book?

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By Jess deCourcy Hinds | February 13, 2026

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Seven Fake Dating Romance Novels to Read for Valentine’s Day

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By Haruka Iwasaki | February 13, 2026

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 Allegra Goodman, Richard Holmes, Helle Helle, and More

By Book Marks | February 13, 2026

Am I the Literary Asshole For Being Tired of My Self-Congratulatory Liberal Book Group?

Am I the Literary Asshole For Being Tired of My Self-Congratulatory Liberal Book Group?

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Some Perfect Exact Words: On the Real Legacy of Elizabeth Wurtzel

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Martin Aitken is Reading Now, and Next

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Writing in the Round

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Eleanor Shearer on Migrants in Hiding and a Caribbean History of Canada

Eleanor Shearer on Migrants in Hiding and a Caribbean History of Canada

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Love and Struggle Throughout the Ages: A Reading List of Queer Historical Fiction

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A Saga in Miniature: On Halldór Laxness’s <em>A Parish Chronicle</em>

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Writing the Books We Want to Write

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