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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"The novel treats its characters like hogs to the slaughter."

By Book Marks | July 17, 2025

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

By Brittany Allen | July 16, 2025

What Age-Gap Relationships Reveal About Power, Sex, Love, and Desire

What Age-Gap Relationships Reveal About Power, Sex, Love, and Desire

Hattie Williams on Novels by Kirsten Reed, Coco Mellors, Jenny Erpenbeck, and More

By Hattie Williams | July 14, 2025

War, Confession, Political Reimagining: Five Essential Books by Kenyan Authors

War, Confession, Political Reimagining: Five Essential Books by Kenyan Authors

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By Wanjeri Gakuru | July 11, 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

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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What Are the Revolutionaries Reading? Activists Recommend Essential Texts

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“It’s a total, self-encapsulating project—about a total, self-encapsulating doom.”

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Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025, Part Two

249 Books to Read Before the End of the Year

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Owls, Haunted Pianos, Having the Moon for a Neighbor: Ten Children’s Books to Read in July

Owls, Haunted Pianos, Having the Moon for a Neighbor: Ten Children’s Books to Read in July

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Ghetto Koans, Pattern Books, Devouring Wolves: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in July

Ghetto Koans, Pattern Books, Devouring Wolves: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in July

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