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Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | July 23, 2021

Elvis’s annotated copy of <em>The Prophet</em>, gifted to his bodyguard and close friend, is on sale now.

Elvis’s annotated copy of The Prophet, gifted to his bodyguard and close friend, is on sale now.

By Walker Caplan | July 23, 2021

Revisiting Raymond Chandler’s most iconic lines.

Revisiting Raymond Chandler’s most iconic lines.

By Dan Sheehan | July 23, 2021

Do yourself a favor and listen to Robin Sloan read <em>Sir Gawain and the Green Knight</em>.

Do yourself a favor and listen to Robin Sloan read Sir Gawain and the Green Knight.

By Emily Temple | July 23, 2021

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama are teaming up on a book.

Bruce Springsteen and Barack Obama are teaming up on a book.

By Walker Caplan | July 22, 2021

Viola Davis is publishing a memoir she describes as

Viola Davis is publishing a memoir she describes as "straight, no chaser."

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 22, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Take a look at the cover for Ocean Vuong’s next book.

By Walker Caplan | July 21, 2021

Stacey Abrams’s first children’s book will be published in December.

By Walker Caplan | July 21, 2021

Here are the first reviews of every Ernest Hemingway novel.

By Book Marks | July 21, 2021

Paul Tran on first seeing the cover for their debut poetry collection.

Paul Tran on first seeing the cover for their debut poetry collection.

By Paul Tran | July 21, 2021

Nelson Mandela’s grandson is auctioning two of his own books as NFTs.

Nelson Mandela’s grandson is auctioning two of his own books as NFTs.

By Walker Caplan | July 20, 2021

We’re getting a new Douglas Stuart book, <em>Young Mungo</em>, in April 2022.

We’re getting a new Douglas Stuart book, Young Mungo, in April 2022.

By Walker Caplan | July 20, 2021

Emily St. John Mandel's moon colony novel, written entirely during COVID, comes out in April.

Emily St. John Mandel's moon colony novel, written entirely during COVID, comes out in April.

By Walker Caplan | July 19, 2021

Amber Tamblyn is editing an anthology that will feature essays by Jia Tolentino and Samantha Irby.

Amber Tamblyn is editing an anthology that will feature essays by Jia Tolentino and Samantha Irby.

By Vanessa Willoughby | July 19, 2021

The American Booksellers Association promoted an anti-trans book, apologized, and then deleted it.

The American Booksellers Association promoted an anti-trans book, apologized, and then deleted it.

By Walker Caplan | July 16, 2021

Check out the very first reviews of <em>The Catcher in the Rye</em>.

Check out the very first reviews of The Catcher in the Rye.

By Dan Sheehan | July 16, 2021

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