On the Literature of Ambitious Women

On the Literature of Ambitious Women

Eliana Ramage Recommends Benedict Nguyễn, V.V. Ganeshananthan, Danzy Senna and More

By Eliana Ramage | September 4, 2025

Arundhati Roy! Helen Garner! Joan Silber! 20 new books out today.

Arundhati Roy! Helen Garner! Joan Silber! 20 new books out today.

By Julia Hass | September 2, 2025

Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

Rabih Alameddine Recommends Gerbrand Bakker, Hans Fallada, Leo Tolstoy, and More

By Rabih Alameddine | September 2, 2025

Back-to-School Treasures: Here Are the Children’s Books To Buy This September

Back-to-School Treasures: Here Are the Children’s Books To Buy This September

Caroline Carlson Recommends Ten Great New Children’s Books Out in This Month

By Caroline Carlson | September 2, 2025

False Lore and Trickster Time Travel: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

False Lore and Trickster Time Travel: September’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Fall sees new novellas, series enders, and standalones from C.L. Clark, Naomi Novik, K.J. Parker, and more

By Natalie Zutter | September 2, 2025

Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September

Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September

Rebecca Morgan Frank Recommends Susan Howe, Gary Jackson, I.S. Jones, and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | September 2, 2025

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August’s Best Reviewed Fiction

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Garth Greenwell! Sally Rooney! Joe Sacco! 24 books out in paperback this September.

Garth Greenwell! Sally Rooney! Joe Sacco! 24 books out in paperback this September.

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 29, 2025

Five Books With Narrators Learning to Live in Unexpected Lives

Five Books With Narrators Learning to Live in Unexpected Lives

Kelly Sundberg Recommends Titles to Read for Your New Life

By Kelly Sundberg | August 28, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Academia is a hellscape; ‘Katabasis’ just makes it literal.”

By Book Marks | August 28, 2025

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

A "close" read of the president's beach reads.

By Brittany Allen | August 27, 2025

Richard Siken! Helen Oyeyemi! André Breton! 17 new books out today.

Richard Siken! Helen Oyeyemi! André Breton! 17 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | August 26, 2025

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 James Baldwin, Elaine Hsieh Chou, Arson, and More

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“These and 11 other pieces ventriloquize a chorus of white American grotesques across the sociopolitical spectrum.”

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