Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Featuring a History of Pop Music, a Chronicle of Black Filmmaking, a Counterhistory of Feminism, and More

By Book Marks | October 26, 2021

Hari Kunzru on Sartre, <em>Red Pill</em>, and His New Instagram Account

Hari Kunzru on Sartre, Red Pill, and His New Instagram Account

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 26, 2021

Terry Tempest Williams on the Loves (and Appetites) of the Great Jim Harrison

Terry Tempest Williams on the Loves (and Appetites) of the Great Jim Harrison

“He was kind and gracious and terrifyingly astute in all manner of his perceptions.”

By Terry Tempest Williams | October 26, 2021

How Should You Name Your Characters?

How Should You Name Your Characters?

Alison Stine on Conveying Setting, Style and Identity through One Important Word

By Alison Stine | October 26, 2021

How to Write an Obituary For Your Mother

How to Write an Obituary For Your Mother

Jenny Qi on the Limits of Language in the Face of Tragedy

By Jenny Qi | October 26, 2021

Ruth Ozeki on Writing About the Respectful Relationships with Material Objects

Ruth Ozeki on Writing About the Respectful Relationships with Material Objects

This Week on the So Many Damn Books Podcast

By So Many Damn Books | October 26, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Jackal: The Rise and Fall of Carlos, the World's First Super-Terrorist
  • Finding Renée Richards: The Groundbreaking Story of Tennis's Trans Pioneer
  • The Book of Chuck
  • The Maltese Version
  • The Song of Stork and Dromedary
  • The Nerd Reich: Silicon Valley Fascism and the War on Democracy
  • The Next Journalism: How the Press Must Change to Serve Democracy
  • Unprecedented Times
  • Togetherness: Symbiosis and the Hidden Story of Life's Greatest Collaborations

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of October

By Book Marks | October 26, 2021

15 new books coming out today.

By Katie Yee | October 26, 2021

W. Ralph Eubanks Takes a Journey Through the Literary History of Mississippi

By Keen On | October 26, 2021

Margaret D. Jacobs on Our Troubled History of Injustice to Indigenous People

Margaret D. Jacobs on Our Troubled History of Injustice to Indigenous People

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2021

An ode to the brilliant, hilarious opening scene of Zadie Smith's <em>White Teeth</em>.

An ode to the brilliant, hilarious opening scene of Zadie Smith's White Teeth.

By Snigdha Koirala | October 25, 2021

Lauren Groff on Maintaining the “Electric Jolt” of an Idea While Writing

Lauren Groff on Maintaining the “Electric Jolt” of an Idea While Writing

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 25, 2021

The Pleasure(s) of Pen(s) on Paper

The Pleasure(s) of Pen(s) on Paper

Danielle Taschereau Mamers on the Intimate Act of Mark-Making

By Danielle Taschereau Mamers | October 25, 2021

Unlearning the Sunk Cost Fallacy, in Writing and in Love

Unlearning the Sunk Cost Fallacy, in Writing and in Love

Hazel Hayes on the Power of Walking Away

By Hazel Hayes | October 25, 2021

Notes on Queerness and Camp in Crime Fiction

Notes on Queerness and Camp in Crime Fiction

Tice Cin Examines the Coexistence of Adventure and the Domestic

By Tice Cin | October 25, 2021

Battle Royale: 6 Books That Take on the Rich World of Wrestling

Battle Royale: 6 Books That Take on the Rich World of Wrestling

Gene Kwak Recommends Chapbooks, Novels, and Nonfiction

By Gene Kwak | October 25, 2021

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