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Space Smooches and Surreal Short Stories: June’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Space Smooches and Surreal Short Stories: June’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Stack Your Summer TBR with New Books From Puloma Ghosh, Vajra Chandrasekera, and Paul Tremblay

By Natalie Zutter | June 3, 2024

Holding Up Mirrors to the Self: 7 New Poetry Collections to Read This June

Holding Up Mirrors to the Self: 7 New Poetry Collections to Read This June

David Woo Recommends Saba Keramati, Justin Rovillos Monson, Robert Pinsky, and Others

By David Woo | June 3, 2024

Cursed Rats, Doll Dreams, and Latin American Folktales: 10 New Children’s Books to Read in June

Cursed Rats, Doll Dreams, and Latin American Folktales: 10 New Children’s Books to Read in June

Caroline Carlson Recommends Bo Lu, Sally Denmead, Vicky Fang, and More

By Caroline Carlson | June 3, 2024

May’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

May’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring New Titles by Adam Higginbotham, Daniel Handler, Kathleen Hanna, and More

By Book Marks | May 31, 2024

May’s Best Reviewed Fiction

May’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Claire Messud, Colm Tóibín, Miranda July, and More

By Book Marks | May 31, 2024

Jhumpa Lahiri! Colson Whitehead! Sex cults! 25 new books out in paperback this June.

Jhumpa Lahiri! Colson Whitehead! Sex cults! 25 new books out in paperback this June.

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 31, 2024

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AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of May

By Audiofile Magazine | May 31, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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By Emily Temple | May 29, 2024

The Narrative Pleasures of Social Discomfort: A Reading List of School Reunion Stories

The Narrative Pleasures of Social Discomfort: A Reading List of School Reunion Stories

Elise Juska Recommends Mary McCarthy, Sam Lipsyte, Philip Roth, and More

By Elise Juska | May 29, 2024

What to read after watching <em>I Saw the TV Glow</em>.

What to read after watching I Saw the TV Glow.

By Drew Broussard | May 28, 2024

Sally Wen Mao! Emma Copley Eisenberg! A critical history of swole-ness (yes)! 19 new books out today.

Sally Wen Mao! Emma Copley Eisenberg! A critical history of swole-ness (yes)! 19 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | May 28, 2024

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 New Titles by Joyce Carol Oates, R.O. Kwon, Daniel Handler, Kevin Kwan, and More

By Book Marks | May 24, 2024

In Honor of Duke Ellington: Here Are 15 Great Books About Jazz

In Honor of Duke Ellington: Here Are 15 Great Books About Jazz

Ed Simon Recommends Langston Hughes, Dorothy Baker, Geoff Dyer, and More

By Ed Simon | May 24, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The Great American Novel is a long-dead cultural aspiration.”

By Book Marks | May 23, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Zoë Bossiere Is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Zoë Bossiere Is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, Katya Apekina, Zoë Schlanger, and Others

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