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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Vivian Gornick on Janet Malcolm’s Posthumous Memoir, Reginald Dwayne Betts on an Oral History of Rikers, and More

By Book Marks | February 23, 2023

Dreams Are Serious Business: On the Dangers of a Fertile Fantasy Life

Dreams Are Serious Business: On the Dangers of a Fertile Fantasy Life

Robin Yeatman Considers the Intersections of Inner Death, Destructive Dreams, and Fiction

By Robin Yeatman | February 23, 2023

<em>Kingdom Quarterback</em>: Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd on Race, Kansas City Football, and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes

Kingdom Quarterback: Mark Dent and Rustin Dodd on Race, Kansas City Football, and Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 23, 2023

Everything You Need to Know About Polarizing British-Irish Filmmaker Martin McDonagh

Everything You Need to Know About Polarizing British-Irish Filmmaker Martin McDonagh

Why Do People Love Him? Why Do People Hate Him? Does He Have a Famous Girlfriend?

By Dan Sheehan | February 23, 2023

Delia Cai on the Gift That Immigrant Parents Give Their Children

Delia Cai on the Gift That Immigrant Parents Give Their Children

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | February 23, 2023

Poet Anthony Anaxagorou on Language and the Interaction of Colonialism and Patriarchy

Poet Anthony Anaxagorou on Language and the Interaction of Colonialism and Patriarchy

The Author of Heritage Aesthetics in Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | February 23, 2023

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The Struggle is Real: A Reading List of Messy, (Es)Strange(d), Surreal Families

By J. A. Tyler | February 23, 2023

London Bookseller James Gilbert on the Art of Recommending Books

By Book Dreams | February 23, 2023

Emmanuel Iduma’s Reckoning with the Silence, Inheritance and History of the Nigerian Civil War

By Keen On | February 23, 2023

Jeremy Strong's book list is perfect for reading atop a bluff in strong and moody winds.

Jeremy Strong's book list is perfect for reading atop a bluff in strong and moody winds.

By Janet Manley | February 22, 2023

“A Character’s Real Interiority is Often the Fuel.” Rebecca Makkai on Slowing Down to Build Momentum

“A Character’s Real Interiority is Often the Fuel.” Rebecca Makkai on Slowing Down to Build Momentum

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | February 22, 2023

On <em>Fleishman Is in Trouble</em> and the <em>Sex and the City</em> Problem

On Fleishman Is in Trouble and the Sex and the City Problem

Rebecca Ackermann Considers the Fundamental Conservatism of Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s Novel and Adaptation

By Rebecca Ackermann | February 22, 2023

Hacking It As a Creative in the Tech Vortex

Hacking It As a Creative in the Tech Vortex

Colin Winnette on Immersing Yourself in the Flaws of Your Characters

By Colin Winnette | February 22, 2023

From <em>Ghostbusters</em> to H.P. Lovecraft: A Cultural History of Slime

From Ghostbusters to H.P. Lovecraft: A Cultural History of Slime

Susanne Wedlich on the Manifestation of Paranoia in Film and Books

By Susanne Wedlich | February 22, 2023

Untangling the Wolf: Erica Berry on Fairytales, Fear, and Dismantling Narratives

Untangling the Wolf: Erica Berry on Fairytales, Fear, and Dismantling Narratives

Martha Anne Toll Talks to the Author of Wolfish

By Martha Anne Toll | February 22, 2023

12 new books to get your hands on this week.

12 new books to get your hands on this week.

By Katie Yee | February 21, 2023

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