Why Are We So Drawn to Rule-Breaking Characters in Fiction?

Why Are We So Drawn to Rule-Breaking Characters in Fiction?

Tania James Recommends Rivka Galchen, Clare Beams, Rita Chang-Eppig, and More

By Tania James | June 14, 2023

Literary Concertos: A Reading List of Novels Inspired by Other Art Forms

Literary Concertos: A Reading List of Novels Inspired by Other Art Forms

Julia Fine Recommends Alexander Chee, Sara Sligar, Kazuo Ishiguro, and More

By Julia Fine | June 13, 2023

From “Let It Be” to “To Be or Not to Be.” On the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners shortlist

From “Let It Be” to “To Be or Not to Be.” On the Baillie Gifford Prize Winner of Winners shortlist

On the Read Smart Podcast, These Year’s Judges Discuss the Shortlist

By Read Smart | June 13, 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 Jenny Erpenbeck, Deborah Levy, Frieda Hughes, and More

By Book Marks | June 9, 2023

Enigmatic Apocalypse: A Dystopian Mystery Reading List

Enigmatic Apocalypse: A Dystopian Mystery Reading List

Claire Fuller Recommends Rumaan Alam, Margaret Atwood, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Others

By Claire Fuller | June 8, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“You’ll fall under the spell of a forlorn voice trapped in the hellscape of modern America.”

By Book Marks | June 8, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Difficult Choices, Then and Now: A Reading List of Motherhood and Adoption

By Julia Franks | June 8, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Henry Hoke is Reading Now and Next

By Diana Arterian | June 8, 2023

Reading at Full Volume: Seven Books That Feature Rock Music

By Matthew Norman | June 7, 2023

Everything is Connected: A Reading List of Linked Stories

Everything is Connected: A Reading List of Linked Stories

Shannon Bowring Recommends Sherwood Anderson, Elizabeth Strout, and More

By Shannon Bowring | June 7, 2023

The Ultimate Summer 2023 Reading List

The Ultimate Summer 2023 Reading List

Or, the Count of Melty Crispo

By Emily Temple | June 6, 2023

29 new books out today!

29 new books out today!

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 6, 2023

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in June

7 New Poetry Collections to Read in June

Rebecca Morgan Frank Picks Poets Navigating the Natural World and Wandering Global Cities

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | June 5, 2023

8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Read in June

8 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books You Need to Read in June

Natalie Zutter Recommends Cli-Fi, Time Travel, Magical Circuses, and More

By Natalie Zutter | June 5, 2023

Mirrors Rarely Exist: Zara Raheem on Finding Muslim Women in Fiction

Mirrors Rarely Exist: Zara Raheem on Finding Muslim Women in Fiction

“Muslim women cannot be squeezed into neat little boxes.”

By Zara Raheem | June 2, 2023

The best unhinged books to read while smiling on a beach.

The best unhinged books to read while smiling on a beach.

By Janet Manley | June 1, 2023

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