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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"The terror Shibli evokes intensifies slowly, smoldering, until it is shining off the page."

By Book Marks | October 19, 2023

What to read right now on Gaza and the Hamas-Israel war.

What to read right now on Gaza and the Hamas-Israel war.

By Literary Hub | October 18, 2023

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 Bryan Washington, Madonna, Jhumpa Lahiri, Werner Herzog, and More

By Book Marks | October 13, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"The book is a naked attempt by a twilight superstar to shore up his legacy"

By Book Marks | October 12, 2023

Amanda Montei on Seven Novels That Explore Consent and Coercion

Amanda Montei on Seven Novels That Explore Consent and Coercion

The Author of Touched Out Recommends J.M. Coetzee, Kathy Acker, and More

By Amanda Montei | October 9, 2023

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 Benjamín Labatut, Safiya Sinclair, Lydia Davis, Melissa Broder, and More

By Book Marks | October 6, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | October 5, 2023

Our Own Inner World: Seven New Poetry Books for October

By David Woo | October 2, 2023

Weather Magic, Jinn-Bots, and Halloween Horror: October’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

By Natalie Zutter | October 2, 2023

For Your Listening Pleasure: The Best Audiobooks of September

For Your Listening Pleasure: The Best Audiobooks of September

The Month's Top in Literary Listening

By Literary Hub | September 29, 2023

September's Best Reviewed Fiction

September's Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Zadie Smith, Anne Enright, Lauren Groff, and More

By Book Marks | September 29, 2023

September's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

September's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring New Titles by Jonathan Raban, Annie Ernaux, Naomi Klein, and More

By Book Marks | September 29, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"Offering a mouthful of nectar that tastes faintly of blood."

By Book Marks | September 28, 2023

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

(A flowchart)

By Emily Temple | September 26, 2023

Letting the Unspoken Speak: A Reading List of Historical Trauma in Fiction

Letting the Unspoken Speak: A Reading List of Historical Trauma in Fiction

Etaf Rum Recommends Lisa Ko, Tommy Orange, Lan Cao, and More

By Etaf Rum | September 22, 2023

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 Anne Enright, Jonathan Raban, Daniel Mason, and More

By Book Marks | September 22, 2023

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