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The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2021

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2021

Featuring Joan Didion, Rachel Kushner, Hanif Abdurraqib, Ann Patchett, Jenny Diski, and more

By Book Marks | December 10, 2021

Prayers for the Stolen: How Two Artists Portray the Violence of Human Trafficking in Mexico

Prayers for the Stolen: How Two Artists Portray the Violence of Human Trafficking in Mexico

Jennifer Clement on Her 2014 Novel and Tatiana Huezo's New Film Adaptation

By Jennifer Clement | December 10, 2021

“How Did We Get Stuck?” David Wengrow on Imagining Alternatives To Our Current Systems

“How Did We Get Stuck?” David Wengrow on Imagining Alternatives To Our Current Systems

The Co-Author of The Dawn of Everything on Radio Open Source

By Open Source | December 10, 2021

Time Is Water: On the Past, Present, and Looming Future of Venice

Time Is Water: On the Past, Present, and Looming Future of Venice

The Newly Released Fifth Siren Podcast Recommends Books About the Iconic Italian City

By Marco Magini, Paolo Nelli, Giorgia Tolfo, and Maddalena Vatti | December 10, 2021

Valerie Miles on the Craft of Curating Translators

Valerie Miles on the Craft of Curating Translators

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | December 10, 2021

Puncturing a Dream: On the Dark-Edged Fantasy of the Ballerina and Traditional Femininity

Puncturing a Dream: On the Dark-Edged Fantasy of the Ballerina and Traditional Femininity

Rachel Kapelke-Dale Revisits the End of Her Former Life in Dance

By Rachel Kapelke-Dale | December 10, 2021

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Jonathan Karl on the Aftermath of the Trump Presidency

By Keen On | December 10, 2021

Paul Mason on How to Stop Fascism

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 10, 2021

Cara Blue Adams on How to Build a Short Story Collection

By Cara Blue Adams | December 10, 2021

Elliot Ackerman on Exploring US-China Relations in His New Book

Elliot Ackerman on Exploring US-China Relations in His New Book

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | December 10, 2021

David Cay Johnston on Donald Trump and the Fleecing of America

David Cay Johnston on Donald Trump and the Fleecing of America

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | December 10, 2021

AudioFile’s 2021 Best Audiobooks: An Interview with Natalie Naudus

AudioFile’s 2021 Best Audiobooks: An Interview with Natalie Naudus

Celebrating The Heart Principle and the Best Romance Audiobooks

By Behind the Mic | December 10, 2021

Searching for the Sacred on a<br> Planet in Crisis

Searching for the Sacred on a
Planet in Crisis

Megan Mayhew Bergman on Reconciling the Scientific and the Spiritual

By Megan Mayhew Bergman | December 9, 2021

The Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2021

The Best Reviewed Short Story Collections of 2021

Featuring Haruki Murakami, Brandon Taylor, Elizabeth McCracken, Kevin Barry, Lily King, and more

By Book Marks | December 9, 2021

On the Fleeting Wonder of Youth and the Surreal Permanence of Motherhood

On the Fleeting Wonder of Youth and the Surreal Permanence of Motherhood

Mira Ptacin Reflects on the Vulnerabilities of New Parenthood

By Mira Ptacin | December 9, 2021

Stephen Graham Jones on the Archetypes of a Slasher Narrative

Stephen Graham Jones on the Archetypes of a Slasher Narrative

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | December 9, 2021

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