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The Best of the Bard: Nine Literary Works That Radically Reimagine Shakespeare

The Best of the Bard: Nine Literary Works That Radically Reimagine Shakespeare

Grace Tiffany Recommends David Wroblewski, Dorothy Dunnett, Richard Adams, and More

By Grace Tiffany | February 4, 2025

Actually, <em>Master and Commander</em> is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Actually, Master and Commander is a Domestic Fantasy About a Codependent Life Partnership!

Olivia Wolfgang-Smith on the Queer Subtext of Patrick O’Brian’s Aubrey/Maturin Series

By Olivia Wolfgang-Smith | February 4, 2025

Love Books? You Still Might Suffer From Bibliophobia

Love Books? You Still Might Suffer From Bibliophobia

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By Sarah Chihaya | February 4, 2025

Josephine Baker! Lidia Yuknavitch! Geraldine Brooks! Ali Smith! 26 new books out today.

Josephine Baker! Lidia Yuknavitch! Geraldine Brooks! Ali Smith! 26 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 4, 2025

Skeld Season, Spider Brides, and Black Orbs: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Skeld Season, Spider Brides, and Black Orbs: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Hibernate with New SFF from Edward Ashton, Karen Thompson Walker, Gareth L. Powell, and More

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Orphans, Institutions, and Adventures Out West: Five Books Featuring Unconventional Families

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Small Joys for Winter: 10 Great New Children’s Books to Read in February

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January’s Best Reviewed Fiction

By Book Marks | January 31, 2025

January’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

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The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of February

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The Month to Come in Literary Listening, Via Audiofile

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What South Asia’s Literary Classics Reveal About Its Linguistic and Cultural Diversity

What South Asia’s Literary Classics Reveal About Its Linguistic and Cultural Diversity

Ranjit Hoskote on the Interplay Between Written, Oral and Corporal Expression in Indian Literature

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Susan Barker on Terror and the Power of Ambiguity

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“Ambiguous signs in horror are so unnerving because it’s the stuff we encounter in our everyday lives.”

By Susan Barker | January 31, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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By Book Marks | January 30, 2025

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As the World Burns, There’s Nothing Wrong With a Little Escapism

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Pádraig Ó Tuama is Reading Now, and Next

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