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July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring New Titles by Susannah Gibson, Anne Applebaum, Margalit Fox, and More

By Book Marks | July 31, 2024

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Kevin Barry, Lev Grossman, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and More

By Book Marks | July 31, 2024

Yiyun Li! Maya Binyam! Tom Wolfe! 27 books out in paperback this August.

Yiyun Li! Maya Binyam! Tom Wolfe! 27 books out in paperback this August.

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 31, 2024

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

Daisy Dunn on Sappho's Genre-Defying Verses and the Invention of the Term “Lesbian”

By Daisy Dunn | July 30, 2024

Did You Know That Poetry Used to Be an Actual Olympic Sport?

Did You Know That Poetry Used to Be an Actual Olympic Sport?

And the First Openly Gay Olympic Medalist Was a Poet

By Nick Ripatrazone | July 29, 2024

On Lying About Reading, or: How I Learned That Stieg Larsson Is Good, Actually

On Lying About Reading, or: How I Learned That Stieg Larsson Is Good, Actually

Sara Martin Considers the Motivations Behind Our Literary Untruths

By Sara Martin | July 29, 2024

Best Reviewed
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  • Evil Genius

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of July

By Audiofile Magazine | July 29, 2024

From the Trenches: New Work by Ukrainian Poet and Soldier Artur Dron 

By Literary Hub | July 29, 2024

Dangerous Solastalgia: On Writing in the Midst of Climate Grief

By Ashley Shelby | July 29, 2024

The <em>New York Times’</em> “Best Books of the Century” List Was an Unforgivable Erasure of African Literature

The New York Times’ “Best Books of the Century” List Was an Unforgivable Erasure of African Literature

Ainehi Edoro-Glines on the Inherent Racism of Reproducing the Euro-American View of Literature

By Ainehi Edoro-Glines | July 26, 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 Sarah Manguso, Anne Applebaum, Shalom Auslander, and More

By Book Marks | July 26, 2024

Chaos Is My Co-Pilot: In Praise of Tumultuous, Unruly Storytelling

Chaos Is My Co-Pilot: In Praise of Tumultuous, Unruly Storytelling

Jen Fawkes on Discovering the Virtues of Volatility in Historical Fiction

By Jen Fawkes | July 26, 2024

What Mary Renault’s <em>The Last of the Wine</em> Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern

What Mary Renault’s The Last of the Wine Reveals About Athletes, Ancient and Modern

Justin Muchnick on His All-Time Favorite Novel of the Olympic Games

By Justin Muchnick | July 26, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“There is no greater vindication of the suspicion that poor taste is a form of moral deficiency than the initial reception that greeted Hillbilly Elegy.”

By Book Marks | July 25, 2024

I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Writing Success: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I’m Jealous of My Friend’s Writing Success: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 25, 2024

Vendettas, Gatekeepers, and Prima Donnas: (Very) Bad Mentors in Fiction

Vendettas, Gatekeepers, and Prima Donnas: (Very) Bad Mentors in Fiction

Jean Marc Ah-Sen Recommends Paige Cooper, Allegra Hyde, César Aira, and More

By Jean Marc Ah-Sen | July 25, 2024

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