5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Outrageous, turbulent and as raw as a wound, but good, the kind of book you read in a single shudder.”

By Book Marks | June 29, 2023

Ada Calhoun on Writing About Greatness and Failure

Ada Calhoun on Writing About Greatness and Failure

The Author of Also a Poet in Conversation with Roxanne Coady on Just the Right Book

By Just the Right Book | June 29, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Emerson Whitney is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Emerson Whitney is Reading Now and Next

Featuring Samuel R. Delany, Anne Boyer, and Morgan Tatly

By Diana Arterian | June 29, 2023

Kimberly McIntosh Reads from <em>Black Girl, No Magic</em>

Kimberly McIntosh Reads from Black Girl, No Magic

From Damian Barr’s Literary Salon Podcast

By Damian Barr's Literary Salon | June 28, 2023

25 new books out today!

25 new books out today!

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 27, 2023

How Oscar Wilde Created a Queer, Mysterious Symbol in Green Carnations

How Oscar Wilde Created a Queer, Mysterious Symbol in Green Carnations

Tara Isabella Burton on One of Literature’s Great Trendsetters

By Tara Isabella Burton | June 27, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir
  • Nonesuch
  • Whidbey
  • A Scandal in Königsberg
  • The Quantity Theory of Morality
  • Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World

Ana Menéndez on Crafting a Connected Cast of Characters

By Jane Ciabattari | June 27, 2023

dg nanouk okpik on Layli Long Soldier’s Whereas

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | June 27, 2023

In Praise of the Liminal Spaces and Uncertain Endings of Folklore

By Thao Thai | June 27, 2023

Cinematic Transcendence: On Legendary Quests and Wuxia Cinema

Cinematic Transcendence: On Legendary Quests and Wuxia Cinema

This Week on The Cosmic Library with Adam Colman

By The Cosmic Library | June 27, 2023

Anne K. Yoder on Excavating Her Polyvocal Debut Novel

Anne K. Yoder on Excavating Her Polyvocal Debut Novel

In Conversation with Lindsay Hunter on I'm a Writer But  

By I'm a Writer But | June 27, 2023

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle on the Necessary “Deep Sincerity” of Dark Humor

By John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle | June 26, 2023

Diana Goetsch on How Elena Ferrante and Milan Kundera Helped Her Write a Memoir

Diana Goetsch on How Elena Ferrante and Milan Kundera Helped Her Write a Memoir

The Author of This Body I Wore on Trans Identity and Making Nonfiction Read Like Fiction

By Diana Goetsch | June 26, 2023

On the Pitfalls of Book Promotion in the Internet Age

On the Pitfalls of Book Promotion in the Internet Age

For Tom Rachman Being a Novelist “Retains a Shimmer of Prestige with Only a Glimmer of the Audience.”

By Tom Rachman | June 26, 2023

What Suitcases Taught Ana Menéndez About Art, Exile, and Poetry

What Suitcases Taught Ana Menéndez About Art, Exile, and Poetry

The Author of The Apartment on Learning to Trust In Our Destinations

By Ana Menéndez | June 26, 2023

Isabella Hammad: The Idea of Apolitical Art is Very Political

Isabella Hammad: The Idea of Apolitical Art is Very Political

The Author of Enter Ghost in Conversation With Olivia Watson

By Olivia Watson | June 26, 2023

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