Complicating the Marriage Plot: A Reading List

Complicating the Marriage Plot: A Reading List

Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn Recommends Gun-Britt Sundström, Kelly Link, Marie Helene Bertino and More

By Alysia Li Ying Sawchyn | August 4, 2026

Tracy Borman Recommends Books To Make You Fall In Love With the Tudors

Tracy Borman Recommends Books To Make You Fall In Love With the Tudors

Featuring Writing by C.J. Sansom, Hilary Mantel, Stephen Alford and More

By Tracy Borman | August 4, 2026

Orna Guralnik on Listening for the Unconscious

Orna Guralnik on Listening for the Unconscious

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | August 4, 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in August 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in August 2026

Caroline Carlson Shares What Your Kids Should Read This August

By Caroline Carlson | August 3, 2026

Sea Monster Villages and Soul Traders: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Sea Monster Villages and Soul Traders: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Natalie Zutter Recommends New Releases From C.L. Clark, Robert Jackson Bennett, Natasha Pulley, and More

By Natalie Zutter | August 3, 2026

This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s <em>Macbeth</em> is Performed for the First Time (Probably)

This Week in Literary History: William Shakespeare’s Macbeth is Performed for the First Time (Probably)

Toil and Trouble

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Forgotten Landmines: 7 New Poetry Collections to Read This August

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The 13 Best Book Covers of July

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Chelsea Rathburn on the Unexpected Beauty of the “Research Dead-End”

By Chelsea Rathburn | July 31, 2026

Read the First Reviews of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s <em>The Little Prince</em>.

Read the First Reviews of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince.

”The Little Prince will shine upon children with a sidewise gleam.“

By Book Marks | July 31, 2026

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Colson Whitehead, Sigrid Nunez, Valeria Luiselli, and More

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July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Rachel Aviv, David Thompson, Pamela Colloff, and More

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Am I the Asshole For Wanting to Switch Writers’ Groups?

Am I the Asshole For Wanting to Switch Writers’ Groups?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | July 30, 2026

Preventing WWIII in Europe’s <br>New Cold War

Preventing WWIII in Europe’s
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Hannah Lucinda Smith Considers the Pivotal Role of Small and Unrecognized States in Shaping Geopolitics

By Hannah Lucinda Smith | July 30, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Dog Days lends itself to exactly this kind of paranoid reading, not only describing but enacting the magical thinking of trauma survivors.”

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What Is the Difference Between Exile and Exiles?

What Is the Difference Between Exile and Exiles?

Roger Celestin on Writing About Not Being Able to Go Back Home

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