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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 | September 10, 2021

A college class re-wrote <em>The Great Gatsby</em> over Zoom—and now it’s been optioned for film.

A college class re-wrote The Great Gatsby over Zoom—and now it’s been optioned for film.

By Walker Caplan | September 10, 2021

Nicaragua has ordered the arrest of award-winning author Sergio Ramírez.

Nicaragua has ordered the arrest of award-winning author Sergio Ramírez.

By Dan Sheehan | September 10, 2021

How notoriously private poet Mary Oliver once saved a depressed high school student's life.

How notoriously private poet Mary Oliver once saved a depressed high school student's life.

By Vanessa Willoughby | September 10, 2021

On How New Yorkers Turned to Poetry After 9/11

On How New Yorkers Turned to Poetry After 9/11

Dennis Johnson: “As word circulated through the poetry community the project began to snowball.”

By Dennis Johnson | September 10, 2021

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

“I Would Not Take Prisoners.” Tolstoy’s Case Against Making War Humane

Samuel Moyn Considers Prince Andrei, Carl von Clausewitz, and the Rules of War

By Samuel Moyn | September 10, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
  • Under Water
  • Paradiso 17
  • The Plans I Have for You
  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

The Unavoidable Trap of Politeness: Why Is It So Hard to Just Say “No”?

By Vanessa Bohns | September 10, 2021

9/11 and Everything After: On Bearing Witness to History Through the Eyes of My Daughter

By Sasha Sagan | September 10, 2021

“You’re Food and Drink to Me.” A Letter From Henry Miller to Anais Nin

By Shaun Usher | September 10, 2021

Jai Chakrabarti on How to Get Unstuck While Writing

Jai Chakrabarti on How to Get Unstuck While Writing

"I took a long pause."

By Jai Chakrabarti | September 10, 2021

S. Qiouyi Lu on Surveillance Technology, Experimental Narratives, and Neopronouns

S. Qiouyi Lu on Surveillance Technology, Experimental Narratives, and Neopronouns

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | September 10, 2021

From the Fall of the Towers to Building Anew

From the Fall of the Towers to Building Anew

Joe Woolhead on Documenting the Chaos of 9/11 and Later Efforts to Rebuild

By Joe Woolhead | September 10, 2021

Assimilation and Erasure: How Imposter Syndrome Traps People of Color

Assimilation and Erasure: How Imposter Syndrome Traps People of Color

Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez on the Inherent White Supremacy of Ivory Towers

By Prisca Dorcas Mojica Rodríguez | September 10, 2021

Remembering the Marine Workers Who Ferried New Yorkers to Safety on 9/11

Remembering the Marine Workers Who Ferried New Yorkers to Safety on 9/11

Jessica DuLong on Making History in New York Harbor

By Jessica DuLong | September 10, 2021

How the History of German-Jewish Refugee Soldiers During WWII Shaped My Novel

How the History of German-Jewish Refugee Soldiers During WWII Shaped My Novel

Ellen Feldman on the Fascinating Story of the Ritchie Boys

By Ellen Feldman | September 10, 2021

Rob Reich on How to Control Technology

Rob Reich on How to Control Technology

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 10, 2021

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