Why Read: Seven Books About Our Passion and Need for Reading

Why Read: Seven Books About Our Passion and Need for Reading

Donna Seaman on the Books About Books You Need

By Donna Seaman | June 18, 2025

“I Feed on Queer Literature.” Michelle Tea on Her Ten Favorite Gay Books

“I Feed on Queer Literature.” Michelle Tea on Her Ten Favorite Gay Books

“Why are so many people afraid of questions?”

By Michelle Tea | June 18, 2025

A Beach Boys-inspired reading list: 11 books to fuel a weird, beautiful summer.

A Beach Boys-inspired reading list: 11 books to fuel a weird, beautiful summer.

By James Folta | June 17, 2025

Five Essential Books About Florida (If You’re a Canadian Writing a Novel About Orlando)

Five Essential Books About Florida (If You’re a Canadian Writing a Novel About Orlando)

Grace Flahive on Books That Convey “Palm Leaves Waving Lazily in a Hairdryer Wind”

By Grace Flahive | June 17, 2025

Toni Morrison! Joyce Carol Oates! Britney and Beyoncé! 27 new books out today.

Toni Morrison! Joyce Carol Oates! Britney and Beyoncé! 27 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 17, 2025

Visionary Ways of Caring: Five Books That Capture the Expansiveness of Queer Love

Visionary Ways of Caring: Five Books That Capture the Expansiveness of Queer Love

Dylin Hardcastle Recommends Alana Portero, James Baldwin, Lars Horn, and More

By Dylin Hardcastle | June 16, 2025

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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The Ultimate Summer 2025 Reading List

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Gatherings Gone Wrong: Five Books Featuring Disastrous Party Scenes

Gatherings Gone Wrong: Five Books Featuring Disastrous Party Scenes

Jonathan Parks-Ramage Explores Brilliantly Bad Fetes in Books by Edward St. Aubyn, Raven Leilani, Deborah Eisenberg, and Others

By Jonathan Parks-Ramage | June 10, 2025

Black Gatsby! Britney Spears! Geoff Dyer! Queer chaos! 25 new books out today.

Black Gatsby! Britney Spears! Geoff Dyer! Queer chaos! 25 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 10, 2025

Beyond Teen Fiction: Six High School Novels for Adult Readers

Beyond Teen Fiction: Six High School Novels for Adult Readers

Miriam Gershow Recommends Zoe Heller, Emily St. James, Jim Shepherd and More

By Miriam Gershow | June 9, 2025

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

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

Featuring Susan Choi, Desi Arnaz, Melissa Febos, and More

By Book Marks | June 6, 2025

Skeletons in the Literary Closet: Five Novels That Dangle Family Secrets Before the Reader

Skeletons in the Literary Closet: Five Novels That Dangle Family Secrets Before the Reader

Susan Walter Recommends Celest Ng, Lisa Jewell, Taylor Jenkins Reid, and More

By Susan Walter | June 6, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Here’s a novel so pumped up and shredded it can’t possibly sit still on a shelf.”

By Book Marks | June 5, 2025

The Annotated Nightstand: What Kate Briggs Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Kate Briggs Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Mónica de la Torre, Roy Claire Potter, Ella Frears, and Others

By Diana Arterian | June 5, 2025

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