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Pantheons of the Past in the Present: A Reading List of Modern African Books Based on Mythology

Pantheons of the Past in the Present: A Reading List of Modern African Books Based on Mythology

Wole Talabi Recommends Namina Forna, Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o, Chịkọdịlị Emelụmadụ, and More

By Wole Talabi | November 3, 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 Carlo Rovelli, Tananarive Due, Alice McDermott, Caster Semenya, and More

By Book Marks | November 3, 2023

Putting the Asian Experience of World War II at Center Stage: A Reading List of Essential Books

Putting the Asian Experience of World War II at Center Stage: A Reading List of Essential Books

Cundill Prize Finalist on Kazuo Ishiguro, Rana Mitter, Richard Flanagan, and More

By Gary J. Bass | November 2, 2023

Murder Mysteries, Malfunctioning Robots, and Camelot Remixed: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Murder Mysteries, Malfunctioning Robots, and Camelot Remixed: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Thrilling and cozy new novels from Nnedi Okorafor, Naomi Alderman, Martha Wells, and More

By Natalie Zutter | November 2, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Ahmad Almallah is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Ahmad Almallah is Reading Now and Next

Featuring Sylvia Plath, Ben Lerner, Ghassan Kanafani, and More

By Diana Arterian | November 2, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"By revisiting and retelling the same stories from her past, she shows that any given account is incomplete."

By Book Marks | November 2, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Mass Mothering
  • Autobiography of Cotton
  • Good People
  • Empire of Madness: Reimagining Western Mental Health Care for Everyone
  • The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet
  • Second Skin: Inside the Worlds of Fetish, Kink, and Deviant Desire

Ghosts, Specters, and Hauntings: 7 New Poetry Books to Read in November

By David Woo | November 1, 2023

Dancing with the Goddess and Drawing Down the Moon: A Reading List for Modern Witches

By Diana Helmuth | October 31, 2023

The Scariest, Creepiest, and Most Frightening Animals in Fiction

By Justin C Key | October 31, 2023

AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of October

AudioFile's Best Audiobooks of October

The Month in Literary Listening

By Audiofile Magazine | October 30, 2023

October's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

October's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring New Titles by Safiya Sinclair, Nathan Thrall, Hilary Mantel, and More

By Book Marks | October 27, 2023

October's Best Reviewed Fiction

October's Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Jhumpa Lahiri, Teju Cole, Benjamín Labatut, and More

By Book Marks | October 27, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What K-Ming Chang Is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What K-Ming Chang Is Reading Now and Next

Featuring Leslie Marmon Silko, Norman Erikson Pasaribu, Agustina Bazterrica, and More

By Diana Arterian | October 26, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"It’s nearly impossible to come out of it without empathy for and real outrage on behalf of Spears."

By Book Marks | October 26, 2023

Enough “How-To” Books: It’s Time For More “How-Come”

Enough “How-To” Books: It’s Time For More “How-Come”

Jessica Elefante on Books for Understanding Contemporary Life

By Jessica Elefante | October 25, 2023

Stories About Stories (About Stories): A Reading List of Meta-Narrators

Stories About Stories (About Stories): A Reading List of Meta-Narrators

Eskor David Johnson Recommends Mohsin Hamid, Gabriel Garcia Marquez, Lemony Snicket, and More

By Eskor David Johnson | October 24, 2023

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