The 10 Best Book Reviews of 2021

The 10 Best Book Reviews of 2021

Merve Emre on Simone de Beauvoir, Justin Taylor on Joy Williams, and more

By Adam Morgan | December 20, 2021

Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

Why You Shouldn’t Read Historical Fiction to Learn History

Juhea Kim on the Role of Literature in Lessons About Humanity

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

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • On Morrison
  • Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Colour
  • So Old, So Young
  • Rebel English Academy
  • A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides
  • Evil Genius

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

By Rabih Alameddine | December 17, 2021

Interview with an Indie Press: Transit Books

By Corinne Segal | December 17, 2021

Tiphanie Yanique on Breaking the Rules of Form

By Tiphanie Yanique | December 17, 2021

On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s <em>Anabasis</em>

On the Enduring Appeal of Xenophon’s Anabasis

Shane Brennan Considers an Early Classic of Politico-Military Literature

By Shane Brennan | December 17, 2021

The Best Reviewed Graphic Literature of 2021

The Best Reviewed Graphic Literature of 2021

Featuring Alison Bechdel, Kristen Radtke, Barry Windsor-Smith, Guy DeLisle, Aminder Dhaliwal, and more

By Book Marks | December 17, 2021

Mary O’Donoghue on Removing Comfort in Her Writing

Mary O’Donoghue on Removing Comfort in Her Writing

This Week from The Common Podcast

By The Common | December 17, 2021

Rin Chupeco on How Fan Fiction Molded Them as a Writer

Rin Chupeco on How Fan Fiction Molded Them as a Writer

In Conversation with Gabrielle Mathieu on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | December 17, 2021

Nadifa Mohamed on Writing the Convoluted Terrains of Immigration

Nadifa Mohamed on Writing the Convoluted Terrains of Immigration

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 16, 2021

The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2021

The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2021

Featuring George Saunders, Joan Didion, Michelle Zauner, Tom Stoppard, Tove Ditlevsen, and more

By Book Marks | December 16, 2021

Does Climate Fiction Make a Difference?

Does Climate Fiction Make a Difference?

Matthew Schneider-Mayerson on Art As Mirror, Art As Hammer

By Matthew Schneider-Mayerson | December 16, 2021

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