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The Reading Lists Hidden Inside 12 Great Books

The Reading Lists Hidden Inside 12 Great Books

Or: Some Books That Mention a Lot of Other Books

By Emily Temple | September 20, 2017

American Xenophobia: Each Generation Must Write the Wrongs of History

American Xenophobia: Each Generation Must Write the Wrongs of History

Veronica Esposito on the Legacy and Lessons of Japanese Internment

By Veronica Esposito | September 18, 2017

5 Great August Books You May Have Missed

5 Great August Books You May Have Missed

From WWII Drama to Ozark Creepiness

By Bethanne Patrick | September 8, 2017

5 Essential Linked Story Collections That Are Better Than Novels

5 Essential Linked Story Collections That Are Better Than Novels

From Sherman Alexie to Alice Munro, and More

By Baird Harper | September 8, 2017

10 College Courses to Read Along With This Semester (From Your Couch)

10 College Courses to Read Along With This Semester (From Your Couch)

Object Lessons in Vicarious Reading

By Emily Temple | September 6, 2017

How Women Experience Beauty: A Reading List

How Women Experience Beauty: A Reading List

From Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to The Book of Judith, Recommendations
from Sofi Oksanen

By Sofi Oksanen | September 6, 2017

Best Reviewed
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The Ultimate Preview: The Most Recommended Books of Fall

By Emily Temple | September 5, 2017

15 Books You Should Read This September

By Literary Hub | September 1, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: Prizewinners and Personalities

By Jane Ciabattari | August 29, 2017

Exempt From Certain Physical Laws: 8 Books That Will Make You Love Tennis

Exempt From Certain Physical Laws: 8 Books That Will Make You Love Tennis

Just in Time for the US Open

By Emily Temple | August 28, 2017

A Very Atmospheric Reading List

A Very Atmospheric Reading List

Allow Kate Hamer to Take You on a Tour of Sensory and Psychological Spaces

By Kate Hamer | August 25, 2017

Ann Patchett Considers the Back List of Six Big Fall Writers

Ann Patchett Considers the Back List of Six Big Fall Writers

Oldies But Goodies from Jesmyn Ward, Jennifer Egan, Nathan Englander and More

By Ann Patchett | August 24, 2017

100 Books Across America: Fiction and Nonfiction for Every State in the Union

100 Books Across America: Fiction and Nonfiction for Every State in the Union

A Reading List for Your Last-Second Literary Road Trip

By Emily Temple | August 23, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: Technology, Buddhism, and Thrillers

5 Books Making News This Week: Technology, Buddhism, and Thrillers

Ellen Ullman, Robert Wright, Christopher Bollen, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | August 22, 2017

An Existential Reading List for Your End Times' Crisis

An Existential Reading List for Your End Times' Crisis

Anne Gisleson Suggests Some Texts for the Long, Dark Night of the Soul

By Anne Gisleson | August 21, 2017

5 Books Making News This Week: Disappearances and Disasters

5 Books Making News This Week: Disappearances and Disasters

Lindsay Hunter, Deborah E. Kennedy, Henry Fountain, and More

By Jane Ciabattari | August 15, 2017

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