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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“As in David Lynch’s ‘Blue Velvet,’ sometimes there are weird men in his closets.”

By Book Marks | August 8, 2024

Climate Change, AI, and Technological Surveillance: Reading About the Very Near Future

Climate Change, AI, and Technological Surveillance: Reading About the Very Near Future

Helen Phillips Recommends Octavia Butler, Jessamine Chan, Arthur I. Miller, and More

By Helen Phillips | August 7, 2024

Regina Porter! Kafka! True crime with eels! 26 new books out today.

Regina Porter! Kafka! True crime with eels! 26 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 6, 2024

The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize has announced its 2024 longlist.

The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize has announced its 2024 longlist.

By Brittany Allen | August 1, 2024

Pocket Universes, and a Villainess to Root For: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Pocket Universes, and a Villainess to Root For: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Stack your summer with new reads from Nalo Hopkinson, Madeline Ashby, Beth Revis, and more

By Natalie Zutter | August 1, 2024

Graphic Novels, Multigenerational Epics, and More: 10 Great Children’s Books Out This August

Graphic Novels, Multigenerational Epics, and More: 10 Great Children’s Books Out This August

Caroline Carlson Recommends What To Read With Your Kids This Month

By Caroline Carlson | August 1, 2024

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Capturing the Strange Terror of the World: 7 New Poetry Collections to Read This August

By David Woo | August 1, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | August 1, 2024

July’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

By Book Marks | July 31, 2024

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

July’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Kevin Barry, Lev Grossman, Taffy Brodesser-Akner, and More

By Book Marks | July 31, 2024

Yiyun Li! Maya Binyam! Tom Wolfe! 27 books out in paperback this August.

Yiyun Li! Maya Binyam! Tom Wolfe! 27 books out in paperback this August.

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 31, 2024

Where are they now? Catching up with your favorite children's book protagonists.

Where are they now? Catching up with your favorite children's book protagonists.

By Brittany Allen | July 29, 2024

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of July

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of July

The Month in Literary Listening

By Audiofile Magazine | July 29, 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 Sarah Manguso, Anne Applebaum, Shalom Auslander, and More

By Book Marks | July 26, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“There is no greater vindication of the suspicion that poor taste is a form of moral deficiency than the initial reception that greeted Hillbilly Elegy.”

By Book Marks | July 25, 2024

Vendettas, Gatekeepers, and Prima Donnas: (Very) Bad Mentors in Fiction

Vendettas, Gatekeepers, and Prima Donnas: (Very) Bad Mentors in Fiction

Jean Marc Ah-Sen Recommends Paige Cooper, Allegra Hyde, César Aira, and More

By Jean Marc Ah-Sen | July 25, 2024

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