What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Ben Markovits, Stefan Merrill Block, Xiaolu Guo, and More

By Book Marks | January 9, 2026

For an Echodeviant Poet, Mishearing is a Method

For an Echodeviant Poet, Mishearing is a Method

Noa Micaela Fields on the Changeable Power of Language

By Noa Micaela Fields | January 9, 2026

Here Are Your Guides Through the Opaque World of Book Publishing

Here Are Your Guides Through the Opaque World of Book Publishing

Maris Kreizman Recommends New Books by Kate McKean and Alia Hannah Habib

By Maris Kreizman | January 8, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A propulsive, witty takedown of insufferable hand-wringers who’ve managed to ruin even sex.”

By Book Marks | January 8, 2026

The Ups and Downs of “Having it All”—and Why It’s Okay to Give it Up

The Ups and Downs of “Having it All”—and Why It’s Okay to Give it Up

Amil Niazi on Motherhood, Watching Bosch, and Taking Risks

By Amil Niazi | January 8, 2026

Matthew Pearl on What We’ll Do For the Prize

Matthew Pearl on What We’ll Do For the Prize

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 8, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Mass Mothering
  • Autobiography of Cotton
  • Good People
  • Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone
  • The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
  • Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink, and Deviant Desire

Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?

By Brad Bigelow | January 7, 2026

Amit Chaudhuri Still Writes His Novels Longhand

By Literary Hub | January 6, 2026

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026

By Literary Hub | January 6, 2026

Jonathan Lethem and Ben Markovits on a Trans-Atlantic Literary Life (and More)

Jonathan Lethem and Ben Markovits on a Trans-Atlantic Literary Life (and More)

A Conversation With the Author of the Booker-Nominated The Rest of Our Lives

By Jonathan Lethem | January 6, 2026

Laura Restrepo on Blending Ancient Myth and Contemporary Reality

Laura Restrepo on Blending Ancient Myth and Contemporary Reality

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of Song of Ancient Lovers

By Jane Ciabattari | January 6, 2026

Eric Lichtblau, Alice Jolly, Laura Dave, and more: 17 new books out today!

Eric Lichtblau, Alice Jolly, Laura Dave, and more: 17 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | January 6, 2026

The Unexpected Benefits of Reading at Random

The Unexpected Benefits of Reading at Random

Elspeth Wilson on Becoming a Literary Omnivore

By Elspeth Wilson | January 5, 2026

Feather By Feather: On Life, Death, and Birding

Feather By Feather: On Life, Death, and Birding

“I don’t know if I believe in signs. But in that moment, I needed one.”

By Farah Naz Rishi | January 5, 2026

Memoir Nation's Greatest Hits: 2018-2025

Memoir Nation's Greatest Hits: 2018-2025

From the Memoir Nation Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | January 5, 2026

Marisa Silver on Exploring What Strikes You

Marisa Silver on Exploring What Strikes You

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | January 5, 2026

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