Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

Here are the best reviewed books of the week.

By Book Marks | June 18, 2021

How the Legacy of Slavery Warps the World for Black Women

How the Legacy of Slavery Warps the World for Black Women

From Rebecca Hall’s Graphic Memoir Wake: The Hidden History of Women-Led Slave Revolts

By Rebecca Hall and Hugo Martínez | June 18, 2021

On the Weaponization of Language in a Traumatized Nation

On the Weaponization of Language in a Traumatized Nation

Andrea Scrima Finds Connections Between American Mythmaking and Political Deceptions

By Andrea Scrima | June 18, 2021

When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled Children

When an Avowed Helicopter Parent Writes a Novel About Imperiled Children

Jonathan Evison Walks a Mile in His Characters’ Shoes

By Jonathan Evison | June 18, 2021

Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

Andy Weir on the Problem of Interstellar Travel

In Conversation with Rob Wolf on the New Books Network Podcast

By New Books Network | June 18, 2021

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

On the Self-Sustaining Ecosystem and Beauty of Scotland’s Man-Made Bings

Cal Flyn Considers “Ugly” Wastelands, Natural Recovery, and Oil Production 

By Cal Flyn | June 18, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Go Gentle
  • The Palm House
  • Lázár
  • Rasputin: The Downfall of the Romanovs
  • Famesick: A Memoir
  • Where the Music Had to Go: How Bob Dylan and the Beatles Changed Each Other--And the World

On Juneteenth and the Struggle to Commemorate and Make Sense of Protest and Rebellion

By Jelani Cobb | June 18, 2021

My Years of Living Dangerously: On Late-Stage Catholicism, Lying, and Communion

By Danielle Henderson | June 18, 2021

How the Culture of Medicine Kills Both Patients and Doctors

By Keen On | June 18, 2021

Marie-Helene Bertino on Using Humor to Connect with Readers

Marie-Helene Bertino on Using Humor to Connect with Readers

"Humor can make a reader relax."

By Marie-Helene Bertino | June 18, 2021

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life is Also a Search for Extraterrestrial Death

The Search for Extraterrestrial Life is Also a Search for Extraterrestrial Death

Avi Loeb Guests on the Radio Open Source Podcast with Christopher Lydon

By Open Source | June 18, 2021

On the Self-Education of Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and the Insatiable Quest for Literacy

On the Self-Education of Frederick Douglass, Malcolm X, and the Insatiable Quest for Literacy

Brandon P. Fleming Recalls the Life-Changing Lessons of Undergrad

By Brandon P. Fleming | June 18, 2021

How the Dopamine Rush of a Sale Price Keeps Us Consuming

How the Dopamine Rush of a Sale Price Keeps Us Consuming

Christine Platt on the Bad Spending Habits We Just Can’t Shake

By Christine Platt | June 18, 2021

This prestigious German TV writing competition is . . . very German.

This prestigious German TV writing competition is . . . very German.

By Walker Caplan | June 17, 2021

Let Tom Hiddleston read your kids a bedtime story.

Let Tom Hiddleston read your kids a bedtime story.

By Dan Sheehan | June 17, 2021

Janet Malcolm, brilliant, boundary-breaking journalist, has died at 87.

Janet Malcolm, brilliant, boundary-breaking journalist, has died at 87.

By Emily Temple | June 17, 2021

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