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 Rachel Cusk, Francine Prose, Andrew O'Hagan, and More

By Book Marks | June 21, 2024

Exposing Vulnerability: On Robert Olmstead's <em>Stay Here with Me</em>

Exposing Vulnerability: On Robert Olmstead's Stay Here with Me

"It is contrary, it cuts against the grain, including the grain of Olmstead’s own work."

By Brock Clarke | June 20, 2024

Nicolás Medina Mora on Mexico’s First Woman President and the Country’s Political Future

Nicolás Medina Mora on Mexico’s First Woman President and the Country’s Political Future

In Conversation with V.V. Ganeshananthan and Matt Gallagher on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 20, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"We come away troubled, unsettled—and in some subtle way changed."

By Book Marks | June 20, 2024

The Paradox of the Contemporary Southern Writer

The Paradox of the Contemporary Southern Writer

Levi Vonk on Summer Brenner's "Dust" and the Necessary Work of Writing About the South

By Levi Vonk | June 18, 2024

How Much of This is True? On the Subtle Nuances of Memoir and Autofiction

How Much of This is True? On the Subtle Nuances of Memoir and Autofiction

“We are all unreliable narrators, recounting our stories through the filters of perception and memory.”

By Matt Young | June 18, 2024

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  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Rachel Cusk! Francine Prose! Thom Gunn! 27 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 18, 2024

Nicholson Baker on Finding His Likeness

By History of Literature | June 18, 2024

In the Beginning... Why Every Novel Needs an Origin Story

By Patrick Nathan | June 17, 2024

The Limitations of Autobiography: Jill Ciment on Continually Revising the Past

The Limitations of Autobiography: Jill Ciment on Continually Revising the Past

Michelle Hart Talks to the Author of “Consent”

By Michelle Hart | June 17, 2024

Going to “Girl Church.” 5 Books that Explore Female Friendship and Adolescence

Going to “Girl Church.” 5 Books that Explore Female Friendship and Adolescence

Maggie Nye Recommends Mónica Ojeda, Megan Abbott, Dizz Tate, and More

By Maggie Nye | June 17, 2024

The Art of Hanging Out: On the Golden Age of the Celebrity Profile

The Art of Hanging Out: On the Golden Age of the Celebrity Profile

Alex Belth Looks Back at Some Iconic Magazine Writing

By Alex Belth | June 14, 2024

I Want to Call Out My Friend For Using AI in Her Newsletter: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Want to Call Out My Friend For Using AI in Her Newsletter: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 14, 2024

Let Them Be Morally Flawed: In Defense of Queer Villains in Stories

Let Them Be Morally Flawed: In Defense of Queer Villains in Stories

John Copenhaver on Conflating Queerness with Evil

By John Copenhaver | June 14, 2024

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 Griffin Dunne, Rufi Thorpe, Questlove, Paul Tremblay, and More

By Book Marks | June 14, 2024

In Praise of the Domestic Sensualist: Laurie Colwin at 80

In Praise of the Domestic Sensualist: Laurie Colwin at 80

Mia Manzulli on the Perennial Allure of Colwin's Worlds

By Mia Manzulli | June 14, 2024

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