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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A hallucinatory rummaging through the mind of a broken man.”

By Book Marks | January 18, 2024

Susan Muaddi Darraj on Finding Inspiration in the Lives of Ordinary Palestinians

Susan Muaddi Darraj on Finding Inspiration in the Lives of Ordinary Palestinians

“I take my cue from them—these are my people, and their humble resilience will continue to inspire me.”

By Susan Muaddi Darraj | January 18, 2024

Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

Why I Write Gay: Eric Schlich Channels His Bisexuality Through Queer Protagonists

“I’m done thinking of that as cowardly. Because what it really was, was empowering.”

By Eric Schlich | January 18, 2024

Former Biden Speechwriter Nate Rawlings on Claudine Gay, Neil Gorsuch, and the Politics of Plagiarism

Former Biden Speechwriter Nate Rawlings on Claudine Gay, Neil Gorsuch, and the Politics of Plagiarism

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 18, 2024

Ava DuVernay on Not Losing Track of What Matters

Ava DuVernay on Not Losing Track of What Matters

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | January 18, 2024

Why Nonfiction Writers Should Try Writing Fiction (and Vice Versa)

Why Nonfiction Writers Should Try Writing Fiction (and Vice Versa)

Abbott Kahler on How Real Life Informs Fiction

By Abbott Kahler | January 17, 2024

Best Reviewed
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  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

The Music of Other Tongues: On Translating Rhyme and Rhythm in Poetry

By Literary Hub | January 17, 2024

How a 20th-Century Czech Play Influences Our Understanding of Science and Humanity

By Jitka Čejková | January 16, 2024

Transcending the Mundane: On Fictional Characters in Search of Utopias

By Tara Isabella Burton | January 16, 2024

A Soft Place to Land: Temim Fruchter on Conquering Self-Doubt Through Writing Fiction

A Soft Place to Land: Temim Fruchter on Conquering Self-Doubt Through Writing Fiction

“A requirement of writing well is the capacity to trust yourself.”

By Temim Fruchter | January 16, 2024

“Mean Girls!” Life lessons from Hannah Arendt! 23 new books out today.

“Mean Girls!” Life lessons from Hannah Arendt! 23 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | January 16, 2024

Vanessa Chan on Hidden Stories

Vanessa Chan on Hidden Stories

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | January 16, 2024

For the Love of Plants: 11 Books on Nature and Conservation Coming Out in 2024

For the Love of Plants: 11 Books on Nature and Conservation Coming Out in 2024

Amy Brady Recommends Erika Howsare, Miriam Darlington, Zoë Schlanger, and More

By Amy Brady | January 12, 2024

An Ode to Acknowledgements

An Ode to Acknowledgements

Sarah Wheeler on the Joy of Learning About the Village Behind a Book

By Sarah Wheeler | January 12, 2024

Taking Down the System, Seductively: On Women Who Use Beauty as Currency

Taking Down the System, Seductively: On Women Who Use Beauty as Currency

Celine Saintclare Recommends Mona Awad, Emma Cline, Frances Cha, and More

By Celine Saintclare | January 12, 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 Hisham Matar, Álvaro Enrigue, Rachel Slade, and More

By Book Marks | January 12, 2024

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