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Melissa Broder on Jennifer Dawson’s Forgotten 1961 Classic <em>The Ha-Ha</em>

Melissa Broder on Jennifer Dawson’s Forgotten 1961 Classic The Ha-Ha

“The absurdity of existence, the often-simultaneous humor and terror in not knowing what life is for, is a theme echoed throughout the novel.”

By Melissa Broder | November 21, 2025

Madeleine Arenivar on the Rhythm of Translation, Preserving Poetic Language, and Letting a Novel’s Voice Shine

Madeleine Arenivar on the Rhythm of Translation, Preserving Poetic Language, and Letting a Novel’s Voice Shine

Lily Meyer in Conversation with the Translator of Yuliana Ortiz Ruano’s Debut Novel, Carnaval Fever

By Lily Meyer | November 20, 2025

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Hers is a fiction of the absurd, born of a woozy America that doesn’t know how to move forward.”

By Book Marks | November 20, 2025

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Jacob Silverman on the Tech Bros’ Gilded Rage

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Feminism, Freedom and the Accusatory “You.” On Elaine Kraf's <em>Find Him!</em>

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By Violet Kupersmith | November 19, 2025

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Joy Williams, Cher, Solvej Balle, and more: 22 new books out today!

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By Frode Grytten | November 18, 2025

The Fire Within: On the Graphic Adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s The Road

By John Hendrix | November 17, 2025

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An Anniversary That Bears Fruit: <em>Oranges</em>, 40 Years On

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By Jeanette Winterson | November 17, 2025

The Case for Child Liberation Through Children‘s Books

The Case for Child Liberation Through Children‘s Books

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By Madeline Lane-McKinley | November 17, 2025

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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Quiara Alegría Hudes Is Reading Now, and Next

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Here is a writer of such intimate and insightful prose that stealing away with him for a few hours in another world feels closer to trespassing than reading.”

By Book Marks | November 13, 2025

When Empire Falls: Talking to George Packer About His New Novel, <em>The Emergency</em>

When Empire Falls: Talking to George Packer About His New Novel, The Emergency

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Celebration and Struggle: On the Life and Work of Alice Childress

Eve Dunbar Considers the Creative, Professional and Manual Labor of Black Women in America

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