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 New Titles by Rachel Khong, Erik Larson, Karen Valby, and More

By Book Marks | May 3, 2024

How the German State Haphazardly Prosecuted Nazi War Criminals

How the German State Haphazardly Prosecuted Nazi War Criminals

Tobias Buck on Collective Complicity and Transitional Justice in Post-War Germany

By Tobias Buck | May 3, 2024

“Tunnel Vision.” A Poem by Peter Mishler

“Tunnel Vision.” A Poem by Peter Mishler

From His New Collection, “Children in Tactical Gear”

By Peter Mishler | May 3, 2024

“Designer,” a Poem by Dorothy Chan

“Designer,” a Poem by Dorothy Chan

From the Collection “Return of the Chinese Femme”

By Dorothy Chan | May 3, 2024

Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor on Solidarity, Change, and Our Interconnected World

Leah Hunt-Hendrix and Astra Taylor on Solidarity, Change, and Our Interconnected World

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 2, 2024

Finding a Home in Stories: 10 New Children’s Books to Read in May

Finding a Home in Stories: 10 New Children’s Books to Read in May

Caroline Carlson Recommends Matt Hunt, Julie Flett, Vera Brosgol, and More

By Caroline Carlson | May 2, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Things We Never Say
  • John of John
  • Ghost Stories: A Memoir
  • The Hill
  • Look What You Made Me Do
  • Backtalker: An American Memoir
  • Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
  • Glyph
  • The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania
  • Dog Days

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | May 2, 2024

A Struggle for Survival: Inside Mexico City’s Illegal Detox Centers

By Angela Garcia | May 2, 2024

How a Multitude of Voices Can Broaden Our Understanding of the Natural World

By Rebecca Kormos | May 2, 2024

I Don’t Want to Talk to My Coworker About Their Stupid Writing: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Don’t Want to Talk to My Coworker About Their Stupid Writing: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | May 2, 2024

Professors, Priests, Provosts, Manholes, and More: 7 Poetry Books to Read This May

Professors, Priests, Provosts, Manholes, and More: 7 Poetry Books to Read This May

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Catherine Barnett, Jeremy Michael Clark, Ann Jäderlund, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | May 2, 2024

Khadijah Queen on the Value of Intimacy and Self-Care for Someone on the Asexual Spectrum

Khadijah Queen on the Value of Intimacy and Self-Care for Someone on the Asexual Spectrum

“True intimacy means striving for complete knowing.”

By Khadijah Queen | May 2, 2024

Boel Westin on Tove Jansson

Boel Westin on Tove Jansson

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | May 2, 2024

Hero of a Cult of One: On Loving Cormac McCarthy’s Early Work

Hero of a Cult of One: On Loving Cormac McCarthy’s Early Work

Jason K. Friedman Considers the Enduring Creative Influence of a Now-Beloved American Writer

By Jason K. Friedman | May 1, 2024

How Silk Helped the Armies of Genghis Khan Conquer Asia

How Silk Helped the Armies of Genghis Khan Conquer Asia

Aarathi Prasad on the Cultural and Scientific History of a Most Versatile Material

By Aarathi Prasad | May 1, 2024

Zombies, Zmora, and Zo Much More: May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Zombies, Zmora, and Zo Much More: May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Contemporary Fantasy and Climate Change Futures from Veronica Roth, Peter S. Beagle, Suyi Davies Okungbowa, and More

By Natalie Zutter | May 1, 2024

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