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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"Tapping into the sticky stuff of humanity, each story is a gift"

By Book Marks | August 3, 2023

A book for every Barbie in <em>Barbie</em>.

A book for every Barbie in Barbie.

By Emily Temple | August 2, 2023

Divine Heists, Deep-Sea Discoveries, and Climate Utopias: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Divine Heists, Deep-Sea Discoveries, and Climate Utopias: August’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

New Anthologies and Fairy Tales from Karen Lord, T. Kingfisher, Valerie Valdes, and Many More

By Natalie Zutter | August 2, 2023

Contemporary Jobs in Contemporary Poetry: 7 New Books to Read in August

Contemporary Jobs in Contemporary Poetry: 7 New Books to Read in August

Featuring Edgar Kunz, Sally Wen Mao, Ida Vitale and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | August 1, 2023

July's Best Reviewed Fiction

July's Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Colson Whitehead, Patrick deWitt, Silvia Moreno-Garcia and More

By Book Marks | July 28, 2023

July's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

July's Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring New Titles by Laura Cumming, Kate Zambreno, John McPhee, and More

By Book Marks | July 28, 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

The Best Audiobooks of July, According to Audiofile

By Literary Hub | July 28, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What Translator Emilie Moorhouse is Reading Now and Next

By Diana Arterian | July 27, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | July 27, 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 Colson Whitehead, Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Samuel G. Freedman, and More

By Book Marks | July 21, 2023

Time Travel Stories That Explore What It Means To Be Human

Time Travel Stories That Explore What It Means To Be Human

Holly Smale Recommends Kate Atkinson, Octavia Butler, and More

By Holly Smale | July 21, 2023

Five Books That Show What Life Is Really Like In the Middle East

Five Books That Show What Life Is Really Like In the Middle East

Sola Mahfouz and Malaina Kapoor Recommend Hisham Matar, Naguib Mahfouz, and More

By Sola Mahfouz and Malaina Kapoor | July 21, 2023

American Psycho" thriller has arrived.">The age of the American Psycho" thriller has arrived.">

American Psycho" thriller has arrived.">The age of the "Feminist American Psycho" thriller has arrived.

By Molly Odintz | July 20, 2023

What We’re Reading at <em>Just the Right Book</em> This Week

What We’re Reading at Just the Right Book This Week

Roxanne Coady and Bill Goldstein Weigh in With Recommendations

By Just the Right Book | July 20, 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 Tessa Hadley, David Lipsky, Nicole Flattery, Laura Cumming, and More

By Book Marks | July 14, 2023

Uncanny Valleys: Eight Books That Map Worlds Not Quite Like Ours

Uncanny Valleys: Eight Books That Map Worlds Not Quite Like Ours

Daniel Hornsby Recommends Ling Ma, Joss Lake, and More

By Daniel Hornsby | July 13, 2023

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