February’s Best Reviewed Fiction

February’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Lauren Groff, Tayari Jones, Cristina Rivera Garza, and More

By Book Marks | February 27, 2026

Karen Russell, Wendell Berry, Writers on Freud, and 26 more paperback books out today.

Karen Russell, Wendell Berry, Writers on Freud, and 26 more paperback books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | February 27, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The stories are folksy, a little retro and sensual, with multiple dips into earthy, furtive lesbian lust.”

By Book Marks | February 26, 2026

A Sultry, Summery Escape: Seven Hamptons Novels to Read This Winter

A Sultry, Summery Escape: Seven Hamptons Novels to Read This Winter

Nicole Sellew Recommends Candace Bushnell, Beth Morgan, Emma Cline and More

By Nicole Sellew | February 26, 2026

Mothering at the End of the World: Six Contemporary Novels That Center Caretaking Through Crisis

Mothering at the End of the World: Six Contemporary Novels That Center Caretaking Through Crisis

Sarah Bruni Recommends Samanta Schweblin, Brit Bennett, Quiara Alegría Hudes, and More

By Sarah Bruni | February 25, 2026

Lauren Groff, Michael Pollan, Tayari Jones, and more: 22 new books out today!

Lauren Groff, Michael Pollan, Tayari Jones, and more: 22 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | February 24, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Permanence
  • No Way Home
  • Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
  • Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir
  • Last Night in Brooklyn
  • If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

In Praise of Problematic Women: A Reading List of “Bad” Mothers

By Ej Dickson | February 23, 2026

Nine Memorable Depictions of AI in Fiction

By Justin C Key | February 23, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

By Book Marks | February 20, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Fadiman is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Anne Fadiman is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Tony Tulathimutte, George Eliot, C Pam Zhang, and More

By Diana Arterian | February 19, 2026

Eight Books About the Ups and Downs of Friendship

Eight Books About the Ups and Downs of Friendship

Lillian Li Recommends Ann Patchett, Elizabeth Ames, Kim Fu, and More

By Lillian Li | February 17, 2026

Gisèle Pelicot, Namwali Serpell, Jon Meacham, and more: 21 new books out today!

Gisèle Pelicot, Namwali Serpell, Jon Meacham, and more: 21 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | February 17, 2026

Seven Fake Dating Romance Novels to Read for Valentine’s Day

Seven Fake Dating Romance Novels to Read for Valentine’s Day

Haruka Iwasaki Recommends Emily Henry, Talia Hibbert, Jasmine Guillory, and More

By Haruka Iwasaki | February 13, 2026

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 Allegra Goodman, Richard Holmes, Helle Helle, and More

By Book Marks | February 13, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“An instant classic of that svelte form: no longer than a rattlesnake’s body and just as explosive.”

By Book Marks | February 12, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Martin Aitken is Reading Now, and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Martin Aitken is Reading Now, and Next

Featuring Claire-Louise Bennet, David Szalay, Helle Helle, and More

By Diana Arterian | February 12, 2026

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