• Reading Lists

    Experimental Fiction

    Neither Plot Nor Character, But… Something Else? Ten Novels with Mind-Blowing Structures

    Lincoln Michel Recommends Alejandro Zambra, Renee Gladman, Percival Everett and More

     
    By Lincoln Michel  May 13, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  May 9, 2025
    Mothers and Daughters

    Friend, Foe, Family, Stranger: Fourteen Books on Black Motherhood by Black Daughters

    By Tramaine Suubi  May 9, 2025
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  May 8, 2025
    World War II

    From the French Resistance to the Horrors of Hiroshima: Eight Globe-Spanning Books on World War II

    By Natasha Lester  May 8, 2025
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Jennifer Hope Choi Is Reading Now, and Next

    By Diana Arterian  May 8, 2025
    Book Marks: What the Critics Are Saying
    New Books Tuesdays

    Andy Warhol! James Joyce! Josephine Baker! 27 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  May 6, 2025
    Female Friendship

    More Than a Subplot: Five Novels That Explore and Center Female Friendship

    By Disha Bose  May 5, 2025
    Children's Literature

    Universe-Expanding Children’s Books Coming Out in May

    By Caroline Carlson  May 2, 2025
    New Books Tuesdays

    Rebecca Solnit! Ocean Vuong! Axe murders! 27 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  May 13, 2025
    New Poetry

    Glass Houses, Hells, and Phantom Limbs: Seven New Poetry Collections to Read in May

    By Rebecca Morgan Frank  May 2, 2025
    Literary Criticism

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  May 1, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    April’s Best Reviewed Fiction

    By Book Marks  April 30, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    April’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

    Featuring Diarmaid MacCulloch, Robert Crumb, Elaine Pagels, and More

    By Book Marks  April 30, 2025
    Audiobooks

    The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of May

    By AudioFile Magazine  April 30, 2025
    Paperbacks

    Kevin Kwan! Questlove! Hungry ghosts! 25 books out in paperback this May.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  April 30, 2025
    New Books Tuesdays

    Sophie Gilbert! Craig Thompson! Crazy Rich Ghanaians! 24 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  April 29, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    Featuring Joan Didion, Marie-Helene Bertino, Emily Henry, and More

    By Book Marks  April 25, 2025
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  April 24, 2025
    Cancer

    Of Malady and Mortality: Five Books to Read When Your Spouse Is Diagnosed with Cancer

    By Ariel Gore  April 21, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  April 18, 2025
    Coming of Age

    Five Novels About Coming of Age When You’re Old Enough to Know Better

    Emily Everett Recommends Louise Kennedy, Raven Leilani, Rowan Beaird, and More

    By Emily Everett  April 18, 2025
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  April 17, 2025
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Ariana Reines Is Reading Now, and Next

    By Diana Arterian  April 17, 2025
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Horse Girls, Ghostly Aftertastes, and Alien Plants: May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

    By Natalie Zutter  May 2, 2025
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