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Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Here Are October’s Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics

Featuring a History of Pop Music, a Chronicle of Black Filmmaking, a Counterhistory of Feminism, and More

By Book Marks | October 26, 2021

Hari Kunzru on Sartre, <em>Red Pill</em>, and His New Instagram Account

Hari Kunzru on Sartre, Red Pill, and His New Instagram Account

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | October 26, 2021

Terry Tempest Williams on the Loves (and Appetites) of the Great Jim Harrison

Terry Tempest Williams on the Loves (and Appetites) of the Great Jim Harrison

“He was kind and gracious and terrifyingly astute in all manner of his perceptions.”

By Terry Tempest Williams | October 26, 2021

How 11 Punk Bands Took a Leap of Faith, Sold Out, and Shaped Music History

How 11 Punk Bands Took a Leap of Faith, Sold Out, and Shaped Music History

Dan Ozzi on the Impact of Nirvana's Nevermind and the Major-Label Feeding Frenzy that Followed

By Dan Ozzi | October 26, 2021

How Should You Name Your Characters?

How Should You Name Your Characters?

Alison Stine on Conveying Setting, Style and Identity through One Important Word

By Alison Stine | October 26, 2021

How to Write an Obituary For Your Mother

How to Write an Obituary For Your Mother

Jenny Qi on the Limits of Language in the Face of Tragedy

By Jenny Qi | October 26, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • The Hitch
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China

On the Intellectual Property Battle Behind the COVID-19 Vaccine

By Brendan Borrell | October 26, 2021

Ruth Ozeki on Writing About the Respectful Relationships with Material Objects

By So Many Damn Books | October 26, 2021

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of October

By Book Marks | October 26, 2021

W. Ralph Eubanks Takes a Journey Through the Literary History of Mississippi

W. Ralph Eubanks Takes a Journey Through the Literary History of Mississippi

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2021

Margaret D. Jacobs on Our Troubled History of Injustice to Indigenous People

Margaret D. Jacobs on Our Troubled History of Injustice to Indigenous People

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | October 26, 2021

<em>Better Off Dead</em> by Lee and Andrew Child, Read by Scott Brick

Better Off Dead by Lee and Andrew Child, Read by Scott Brick

Jack Reacher is Back!

By Behind the Mic | October 26, 2021

Lauren Groff on Maintaining the “Electric Jolt” of an Idea While Writing

Lauren Groff on Maintaining the “Electric Jolt” of an Idea While Writing

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | October 25, 2021

The Pleasure(s) of Pen(s) on Paper

The Pleasure(s) of Pen(s) on Paper

Danielle Taschereau Mamers on the Intimate Act of Mark-Making

By Danielle Taschereau Mamers | October 25, 2021

Unlearning the Sunk Cost Fallacy, in Writing and in Love

Unlearning the Sunk Cost Fallacy, in Writing and in Love

Hazel Hayes on the Power of Walking Away

By Hazel Hayes | October 25, 2021

Richard Powers on How Stories Can Help Us Cultivate Kinship with Other Creatures

Richard Powers on How Stories Can Help Us Cultivate Kinship with Other Creatures

This Week From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | October 25, 2021

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