The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2021

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2021

“The deeper you go you start to wonder if he’s actually gaslighting himself.”

By Book Marks | December 21, 2021

The Weaponization of Quiet: On the Subtle Horror of Ayşegül Savaş’s <em>White on White</em>

The Weaponization of Quiet: On the Subtle Horror of Ayşegül Savaş’s White on White

Francesca Giacco on Intimacy, Art, and the Danger of Losing Yourself in a Story

By Francesca Giacco | December 21, 2021

What Does It Mean for an AI to Write a Novel?

What Does It Mean for an AI to Write a Novel?

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | December 21, 2021

“A Story That Wouldn’t Let Me Go.” Nadifa Mohamed on the 1952 Case at the Heart of Her Novel

“A Story That Wouldn’t Let Me Go.” Nadifa Mohamed on the 1952 Case at the Heart of Her Novel

The Author of The Fortune Men Speaks With Jane Ciabattari

By Jane Ciabattari | December 21, 2021

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Cara Blue Adams, Peter Ho Davies, and More

By Teddy Wayne | December 21, 2021

Megan Milks on Using Genre Shifts to Explore Transness

Megan Milks on Using Genre Shifts to Explore Transness

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | December 21, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

Linda Coverdale on Reading Stories of Survival in 2021

By Linda Coverdale | December 21, 2021

The 10 Best Book Reviews of 2021

By Adam Morgan | December 20, 2021

Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

By Juhea Kim | December 20, 2021

Phil Klay on Evelyn Waugh’s Catholic, Conservative, and Curmudgeonly Ways

Phil Klay on Evelyn Waugh’s Catholic, Conservative, and Curmudgeonly Ways

From the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | December 20, 2021

On the Most Adapted Ghost Story of All Time

On the Most Adapted Ghost Story of All Time

Adam Scovell Looks Into the Cinematic Appeal of Henry James’s Turn of the Screw

By Adam Scovell | December 20, 2021

Zahia Rahmani on Discovering Ursula K. Le Guin in 2021

Zahia Rahmani on Discovering Ursula K. Le Guin in 2021

“We see her act of resistance.”

By Zahia Rahmani | December 20, 2021

The Best Reviewed Literature in Translation of 2021

The Best Reviewed Literature in Translation of 2021

Featuring Jhumpa Lahiri, Haruki Murakami, Tove Ditlevsen, Ai Weiwei, Mieko Kawakami, and more

By Book Marks | December 17, 2021

Rabih Alameddine Asks His MFA Students for <em>Their</em> Favorite Novels of the Year

Rabih Alameddine Asks His MFA Students for Their Favorite Novels of the Year

Students Weigh in on Their Favorite Titles

By Rabih Alameddine | December 17, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Transit Books

Interview with an Indie Press: Transit Books

On Books that Begin as an “Intimate Conversation”

By Corinne Segal | December 17, 2021

Tiphanie Yanique on Breaking the Rules of Form

Tiphanie Yanique on Breaking the Rules of Form

"Form allows for that kind of freedom."

By Tiphanie Yanique | December 17, 2021

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