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James Baldwin! Octavia Butler! Deadwood! 20 new books out today.

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The author is a professional contrarian, which pretty much means she can bounce off others to naysay whenever so moved.”

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Sex ed! Vintage sapphic tales! Constantine Cavafy! 26 new books out today.

Sex ed! Vintage sapphic tales! Constantine Cavafy! 26 new books out today.

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

Featuring Jason Mott, Åsne Seierstad, Elaine Castillo, and More

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Dystopian novels are not merely the expression of vivid imaginations, they are often warnings about what’s to come.”

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Chloe Caldwell Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Chloe Caldwell Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Sheila Heti, Yiyun Li, Hala Alyan, and Others

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God-Tier Books: A Personal Library of Holy Scripture

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Jamaica Kincaid! The invention of a Brontë! Bruce Springsteen! 27 new books out today!

Jamaica Kincaid! The invention of a Brontë! Bruce Springsteen! 27 new books out today!

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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“It’s the best vaccination against 1970s nostalgia I’ve ever received.”

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Robot Ghost Kitchens and Memory Capitalism: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

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By Natalie Zutter | August 1, 2025

Taco Knights, A Mexican <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>, Goats: Ten Children’s Books to Read in August

Taco Knights, A Mexican Romeo and Juliet, Goats: Ten Children’s Books to Read in August

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Amy Silverberg Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Amy Silverberg Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Rita Bullwinkel, Rebecca Lee, Marie-Helene Bertino, and Others

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Unimprovable Penis-Forward Poems and More! Seven Poetry Books to Read This August

Unimprovable Penis-Forward Poems and More! Seven Poetry Books to Read This August

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Books to drive the groupchat wild. (Summer edition!)

Books to drive the groupchat wild. (Summer edition!)

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