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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Vance’s hypocrisy alone makes Communion nearly unreadable. You don’t need me to tell you this, but he is not a good Catholic.”

By Book Marks | June 25, 2026

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

A Necessary History of the Oddest Letter: W

Danny Bate on the Linguistic History of Our Alphabet

By Danny Bate | June 25, 2026

The Clothes Make the Man: How Dark Suits Defined the Early American Republic

The Clothes Make the Man: How Dark Suits Defined the Early American Republic

Chloe Chapin on the Civic Meaning Behind Trends in Men’s Fashion in the 18th and 19th Centuries

By Chloe Chapin | June 25, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending June 21, 2026

By Literary Hub | June 25, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending June 21, 2026

By Literary Hub | June 25, 2026

Matthew Wolfe on the Secret History of Radical Environmentalism

Matthew Wolfe on the Secret History of Radical Environmentalism

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 25, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

My Mother’s Voice:
Messages From Tehran

By Shohreh Laici | June 24, 2026

On One of America’s Great Conspiracy Theorists (and His Yankees vs. Cowboys Theory of History)

By Andrew McKenzie-McHarg | June 24, 2026

For a Historian, the Facts of Any Given Life Disappear the Moment They Occur

By Thomas S. Mullaney | June 24, 2026

The Crops That Created America (Mostly Came From Africa)

The Crops That Created America (Mostly Came From Africa)

Michael Carter Jr. on How People of African Descent Have Shaped American Agriculture

By Michael Carter Jr. | June 24, 2026

Jessica M. Goldstein on the Inherent Optimism of Time Travel

Jessica M. Goldstein on the Inherent Optimism of Time Travel

“Time travel contends that we matter to each other whether we want to or not, whether we believe it or not.”

By Jessica M. Goldstein | June 24, 2026

How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Overlooked Story Collection Helped Me Write My LA Novel

How F. Scott Fitzgerald’s Overlooked Story Collection Helped Me Write My LA Novel

Krista Diamond on What She Learned From the East Coast Writer’s California Sojourn

By Krista Diamond | June 23, 2026

On Integrating Unions and Finding “Good White People” in Midcentury Minnesota

On Integrating Unions and Finding “Good White People” in Midcentury Minnesota

Justin Ellis Explores the Labor History of Minneapolis’s Multi-Ethnic Working Class

By Justin Ellis | June 23, 2026

“The Forest is the Therapist.” On the Art of Noticing

“The Forest is the Therapist.” On the Art of Noticing

Richard Louv Examines What It Means to Slow Down in the Modern World

By Richard Louv | June 23, 2026

Nine Books That Showcase Queer Life in the Arab World

Nine Books That Showcase Queer Life in the Arab World

Addie Leak Recommends Fadi Zaghmout, Muhammad Abdelnabi, Samar Yazbek and More

By Addie Leak | June 23, 2026

Five Anti-Colonial Travel Narratives You Should Read Before Your Next Trip

Five Anti-Colonial Travel Narratives You Should Read Before Your Next Trip

Terria Smith Recommends Tété-Michel Kpomassie, Noé Álvarez, Jamaica Kincaid and More

By Terria Smith | June 23, 2026

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