5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week (Ron Charles Does Not Like the New Mitch Albom)

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week (Ron Charles Does Not Like the New Mitch Albom)

“Such soggy inspirational literature makes me seasick.”

By Book Marks | November 4, 2021

WATCH: Wil Haygood and Michael Schultz on the History of Black Cinema

WATCH: Wil Haygood and Michael Schultz on the History of Black Cinema

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | November 4, 2021

How Ancient Greek Theater Speaks to Modern Issues of Public Health and Social Justice

How Ancient Greek Theater Speaks to Modern Issues of Public Health and Social Justice

Bryan Doerries Guests on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | November 4, 2021

Matthew Clark Davison on Leaving Home at 15

Matthew Clark Davison on Leaving Home at 15

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | November 4, 2021

“Is This <em>Really</em> a Good Idea?” Susan Orlean on Getting Over Her Own Skepticism

“Is This Really a Good Idea?” Susan Orlean on Getting Over Her Own Skepticism

In Conversation with Jordan Kisner on the Thresholds Podcast

By Thresholds | November 3, 2021

Survival Dictionary: The Book that Helped Me Define the Terms of My Adoption Memoir

Survival Dictionary: The Book that Helped Me Define the Terms of My Adoption Memoir

Jan Beatty on the Power of the Epigraph

By Jan Beatty | November 3, 2021

Best Reviewed
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  • The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
  • Repetition
  • Night Night Fawn
  • El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory
  • Gunk
  • The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary

Savanna Ganucheau on the Influences of Manga in Her Work

By NewberyTart | November 3, 2021

Jung Yun on Exploring the Tensions Between “Insiders” and “Outsiders” in Her New Book

By Reading Women | November 3, 2021

Kyle Lucia Wu on James Baldwin, Qiu Miaojin, and Brandon Taylor

By Book Marks | November 3, 2021

Dear parents of young kids: do you live-edit bad children’s books as you’re reading them?

Dear parents of young kids: do you live-edit bad children’s books as you’re reading them?

By Jonny Diamond | November 2, 2021

A Case for Football as the Most Literary of American Sports

A Case for Football as the Most Literary of American Sports

Baseball Has Reigned Long Enough, Says Corey Sobel

By Corey Sobel | November 2, 2021

Tom McCarthy on the Supreme Beauty of Edouard Glissant's <em>The Poetics of Relation</em>

Tom McCarthy on the Supreme Beauty of Edouard Glissant's The Poetics of Relation

The Author of The Making of Incarnation Considers the Power of Rootlessness

By Tom McCarthy | November 2, 2021

On Jay Gatsby, the Most Famous North Dakotan

On Jay Gatsby, the Most Famous North Dakotan

Sarah Vogel Traces the Humble Midwest Origins of an Iconic Character

By Sarah Vogel | November 2, 2021

“This Is What Poetry’s For.” On Returning to the Work of Louise Glück

“This Is What Poetry’s For.” On Returning to the Work of Louise Glück

A Close Reading of “Mock Orange,” on the Lit Century Podcast

By Lit Century | November 2, 2021

Shabby, Domestic Comedy? Grown Up Holden Caulfield? Read This Early Review of John Updike’s <em>Rabbit, Run</em>

Shabby, Domestic Comedy? Grown Up Holden Caulfield? Read This Early Review of John Updike’s Rabbit, Run

From the November 6, 1960 Edition of the New York Times

By Book Marks | November 2, 2021

20 new books to cozy up to this week.

20 new books to cozy up to this week.

By Katie Yee | November 2, 2021

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