A new library built in honor of Haruki Murakami will open in 2021.

A new library built in honor of Haruki Murakami will open in 2021.

By Walker Caplan | November 24, 2020

Here's the shortlist for the 2020 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation.

Here's the shortlist for the 2020 Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize for Arabic Literary Translation.

By Rasheeda Saka | November 24, 2020

12 new books to get from your local bookstore today.

12 new books to get from your local bookstore today.

By Katie Yee | November 24, 2020

Talking to the Editor Behind Back-to-Back Booker Prizes

Talking to the Editor Behind Back-to-Back Booker Prizes

Peter Blackstock on Shuggie Bain and Editor As Gatekeeper

By Katie Yee | November 24, 2020

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

The Best Reviewed Books in History and Politics, November Edition

Featuring art thieves, Nazi-resistors, medieval scientists, and more

By Book Marks | November 24, 2020

On the Extravagance of Mark Twain's Family Dishes

On the Extravagance of Mark Twain's Family Dishes

Melissa Scholes Young on Humble Beginnings, Thanksgiving, and Leisure Time

By Melissa Scholes Young | November 24, 2020

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

Bruce McCall: The Story Behind Eight New Yorker Covers

By Bruce McCall | November 24, 2020

On the Prosperity Gospel, the Soul of Money, and Proto-Capitalist Jesus

By Frederick Kaufman | November 24, 2020

The Life of Carla Capponi, Nazi-Fighter of Occupied Rome

By Victor Failmezger | November 24, 2020

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

How Come We Don't Have a Philosophy of Wigs?

Luigi Amara on the Curious Place of Hair Pieces in the Age of Enlightenment 

By Luigi Amara | November 24, 2020

Doughnuts or Donuts? Krispy Kreme or Dunkin'? All of the Above?

Doughnuts or Donuts? Krispy Kreme or Dunkin'? All of the Above?

Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant Embrace a Gluttony of Options

By Josh Clark and Chuck Bryant | November 24, 2020

Erin Brockovich Wants to Talk About the Water Crisis

Erin Brockovich Wants to Talk About the Water Crisis

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On Podcast

By Keen On | November 24, 2020

Wayne Macauley on <br>Gerald Murnane's Most Memorable Book

Wayne Macauley on
Gerald Murnane's Most Memorable Book

Considering "Cultural Cringe" and the Issue of Literary Influence

By Wayne Macauley | November 24, 2020

Arctic Fever and the Creation of the Hyper-Masculine Explorer

Arctic Fever and the Creation of the Hyper-Masculine Explorer

From the Time to Eat the Dogs Podcast with Michael Robinson

By Time to Eat the Dogs | November 24, 2020

How and Why We Cut Ourselves Off from the Natural World

How and Why We Cut Ourselves Off from the Natural World

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | November 24, 2020

Want to own an art book on the Sistine Chapel? That’ll be $22,000—and you can’t return it.

Want to own an art book on the Sistine Chapel? That’ll be $22,000—and you can’t return it.

By Walker Caplan | November 23, 2020

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