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Tomorrow is Paperback Book Day, so here are 21 new ones to celebrate.

Tomorrow is Paperback Book Day, so here are 21 new ones to celebrate.

By Katie Yee | July 29, 2022

Smarter Than We Think: A Reading List on Animal Intelligence

Smarter Than We Think: A Reading List on Animal Intelligence

Ned Beauman Recommends Thom van Dooren, Temple Grandin, And More

By Ned Beauman | July 29, 2022

Shelf Talkers: What Booksellers Are Reading at Third Place Books

Shelf Talkers: What Booksellers Are Reading at Third Place Books

Bookstore Favorites From Lake Forest Park, Washington

By Corinne Segal | July 29, 2022

When Journalists Turn to Fiction: A Reading List

When Journalists Turn to Fiction: A Reading List

Katie Hafner Recommends Anna Quindlen, Geraldine Brooks, and More

By Katie Hafner | July 28, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Of an NYC Noir, a Zodiac Killer Investigation, a Sex Masterpiece, and More

By Book Marks | July 28, 2022

The Annotated Nightstand: What Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta is Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: What Tatiana Luboviski-Acosta is Reading Now and Next

A New (at Lit Hub) Series by Diana Arterian

By Diana Arterian | July 28, 2022

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Power That Creates Ideal Futures and Shapes Current Realities: A Reading List of Political Imaginaries

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Barack Obama is ready to join the To Paradise discourse.

By Jessie Gaynor | July 26, 2022

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Speculative Journeys: Sci-Fi for People Who Don’t Really Like Sci-Fi

Speculative Journeys: Sci-Fi for People Who Don’t Really Like Sci-Fi

Jon Raymond on Ursula K. Le Guin, Charles Yu, and Cormac McCarthy

By Jon Raymond | July 26, 2022

The Search for the Funniest Crime Novel Ever Written

The Search for the Funniest Crime Novel Ever Written

Dwyer Murphy on Elmore Leonard, Donald E. Westlake, and Patricia Highsmith (wait, Highsmith...?)

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

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Micro, Sudden, Flash, Short-Shorts: A Brief Survey of Even Briefer Fiction

Micro, Sudden, Flash, Short-Shorts: A Brief Survey of Even Briefer Fiction

Gary Lippman Explores Condensed Storytelling

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L-O-V-E: A Reading List For Lovers, Love-Seekers and the Loved

L-O-V-E: A Reading List For Lovers, Love-Seekers and the Loved

Zibby Owens Recommends Leslie Gray Streeter, Brit Bennett And More

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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Finding Your True Self in Middle Age: Ten Midlife Coming-of-Age Novels

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