5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Might be described as a post-porn fever dream of Eastern European magic realism crossed with a plant-based Joy of Sex.”

By Book Marks | April 9, 2026

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

On the 1966 Poem That Warns of Bio-Acoustic Die-Off and the Destruction of Our Soundscapes

David Farrier Revisits Basil Bunting’s Classic, “Briggflatts”

By David Farrier | April 9, 2026

Am I the Asshole For Not Wanting to Do an Author Photo For My Debut Novel?

Am I the Asshole For Not Wanting to Do an Author Photo For My Debut Novel?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | April 9, 2026

Read Two Poems by Leigh Lucas, “Art Monster” and “These Days”

Read Two Poems by Leigh Lucas, “Art Monster” and “These Days”

From the Collection Splashed Things

By Leigh Lucas | April 9, 2026

An Open Letter to the Jewish Book Council From a Concerned Group of Jewish Writers

An Open Letter to the Jewish Book Council From a Concerned Group of Jewish Writers

“We are Jewish authors who believe in Jewish books, and for whom Palestinian liberation is a moral imperative.”

By Open Letters | April 9, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Enright is Reading Now, And Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Enright is Reading Now, And Next

Featuring Niamh Campbell, Sally Hayden, Louise Kennedy, and More

By Diana Arterian | April 9, 2026

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  • Permanence
  • No Way Home
  • Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
  • Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir
  • Last Night in Brooklyn
  • If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | April 9, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

By Literary Hub | April 9, 2026

Kathryn Paige Harden on Behavior, Genetics, and Blame

By Fiction Non Fiction | April 9, 2026

On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive

On the Global Conspiracy to Make Childcare More Expensive

Alex Mayyasi Considers the Impact of Technology and Inflation on Rising Childcare Costs

By Alex Mayyasi | April 8, 2026

The Power of Narrative: How Stories Help Us Process Our Most Difficult Realities

The Power of Narrative: How Stories Help Us Process Our Most Difficult Realities

Jiyoung Han on the Power of Fiction to Bring Historical Atrocities to Life

By Jiyoung Han | April 8, 2026

The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town

The Extremist History Behind a Small American Town

Michael Edison Hayden on the Origins of White Supremacy Group VDARE

By Michael Edison Hayden | April 8, 2026

How <em>The Great Gatsby</em> Inspired My Debut Literary Thriller

How The Great Gatsby Inspired My Debut Literary Thriller

Amin Ahmad on Putting His Own Immigrant Twist on an American Literary Classic

By Amin Ahmad | April 8, 2026

Sonya Walger on Writing a Multifaceted Novel of Marriage and Adultery

Sonya Walger on Writing a Multifaceted Novel of Marriage and Adultery

“Marriage is, to my mind, the ability to contain two conflicting narratives and hold them in tension.”

By Sonya Walger | April 8, 2026

A Poem by Mark Nowak

A Poem by Mark Nowak

From the Collection ...Again

By Mark Nowak | April 8, 2026

Catherine Lacey (with Lorrie Moore and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)

Catherine Lacey (with Lorrie Moore and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah)

This Week on The Writers Institute Podcast, From the Archives of the New York State Writers Institute

By The Writers Institute | April 8, 2026

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