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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 | March 12, 2021

Meet the writer with an uncommon goal: getting rejected by every UK publisher.

Meet the writer with an uncommon goal: getting rejected by every UK publisher.

By Walker Caplan | March 12, 2021

Which (supposedly terrible) <em>Frankenstein</em> adaptation should you actually watch?

Which (supposedly terrible) Frankenstein adaptation should you actually watch?

By Dan Sheehan | March 12, 2021

Let Tintin have his erotic adventures. After all this time, he deserves it.

Let Tintin have his erotic adventures. After all this time, he deserves it.

By Emily Temple | March 12, 2021

How We Planned Our Very First Virtual Bookstore Event in a Matter of Hours

How We Planned Our Very First Virtual Bookstore Event in a Matter of Hours

Jeff Martin on Hosting Erik Larson—on Screen—a Year Ago Today

By Jeff Martin | March 12, 2021

Liberation at 30,000 Feet: On the Freedom of Early Airline Stewardesses

Liberation at 30,000 Feet: On the Freedom of Early Airline Stewardesses

Sarah Menkedick Examines the False Choice Between Femininity and Power

By Sarah Menkedick | March 12, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Mass Mothering
  • Autobiography of Cotton
  • Good People
  • Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone
  • The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
  • Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink, and Deviant Desire

What a Memoir Can Reveal, Even About the Closest of Friends

By Jed Perl | March 12, 2021

From Burden to Bounty: How Empathy Can Shape Family Dynamics

By Sherry Turkle | March 12, 2021

Unearthing the Stories of Those Who Escaped Auschwitz

By Victoria Shorr | March 12, 2021

The Women Who Pioneered Bicycling as a Feminist Sport

The Women Who Pioneered Bicycling as a Feminist Sport

Maxine Friedman on Maria E. Ward, the Author of Bicycling for Ladies

By Maxine Friedman | March 12, 2021

Samantha Rose Hill Reconsiders Hannah Arendt's Thoughts on Hope, a Year into COVID-19

Samantha Rose Hill Reconsiders Hannah Arendt's Thoughts on Hope, a Year into COVID-19

In Conversation with Paul Holdengräber on
The Quarantine Tapes

By The Quarantine Tapes | March 12, 2021

Existence as Resistance: How Josephine Baker Challenged Misogynoir

Existence as Resistance: How Josephine Baker Challenged Misogynoir

Terri Simone Francis on Agency, Black Womanhood, and Representation in Film

By Terri Simone Francis | March 12, 2021

How Do We Prepare Boys for Healthy Relationships?

How Do We Prepare Boys for Healthy Relationships?

Emma Brown on the Importance of Meeting the Emotional Needs of Children

By Emma Brown | March 12, 2021

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: <em>Crap</em> by Wendy A. Woloson

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Crap by Wendy A. Woloson

J. Howard Rosier on One of the Finalists for Criticism

By J. Howard Rosier | March 12, 2021

How Meryl Streep Helped Transform Germany in the 1970s

How Meryl Streep Helped Transform Germany in the 1970s

John Kampfner in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | March 12, 2021

Bookshop UK is launching a series of online events.

Bookshop UK is launching a series of online events.

By Walker Caplan | March 11, 2021

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