5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“You feel something vital and profound prowling around in the darkness beneath.”

By Book Marks | August 22, 2024

The Annotated Nightstand: What Danez Smith is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Danez Smith is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Andre Perry, Nicole Sealey, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram, and Others

By Diana Arterian | August 22, 2024

Danez Smith! Audre Lorde! Kwame Dawes! 27 new books out today.

Danez Smith! Audre Lorde! Kwame Dawes! 27 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 20, 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 Jo Hamya, Yoko Ogawa, Richard J. Evans, and More

By Book Marks | August 16, 2024

Despite the Chaos of the Presidential Election, There Will Be More Than Enough Books This Fall

Despite the Chaos of the Presidential Election, There Will Be More Than Enough Books This Fall

Maris Kreizman on this Fall’s Incredible Crop of Fiction

By Maris Kreizman | August 15, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“In less than 200 pages, the book manages to be part autobiography, part anthropological investigation and part feminist tract.”

By Book Marks | August 15, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Shampoo Effect
  • The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music
  • Dead But Dreaming of Electric Sheep
  • On the Origin of Sex: The Weird and Wonderful Science of Reproduction
  • Devotions
  • Thundering Waters: The Toxic Legacy of Niagara Falls

The Annotated Nightstand: What Bill Schutt Is Reading Now, and Next

By Diana Arterian | August 15, 2024

A Literary Road Trip Across America

By Literary Hub | August 14, 2024

Oh, Barry! President Obama has released his annual summer reading list.

By Brittany Allen | August 13, 2024

What to read next based on your favorite movie of the year (so far).

What to read next based on your favorite movie of the year (so far).

By Brittany Allen | August 13, 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 Helen Phillips, Eliza Griswold, Jane Alison, and More

By Book Marks | August 9, 2024

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

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