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“The Act of Mourning Itself is a Final, Destitute Version of Love.” A Reading List For the Grieving

“The Act of Mourning Itself is a Final, Destitute Version of Love.” A Reading List For the Grieving

Sally Oliver Recommends Anita Brookner, Brian Dillon, and More

By Sally Oliver | June 30, 2022

What Should You Read This Summer?

What Should You Read This Summer?

Bill Goldstein on Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady

By Just the Right Book | June 30, 2022

The Language of Loneliness: Five Books That Reckon With Not Belonging

The Language of Loneliness: Five Books That Reckon With Not Belonging

Paddy Crewe Recommends Rawi Hage, Rachel Cusk, and More

By Paddy Crewe | June 30, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Ryan Ruby on a Moby-Dick Sequel, Pico Iyer on a Pilot's Memoir, Marie-Helene Bertino on a Tale of Vanishing Mothers, and more

By Book Marks | June 30, 2022

Essential reading: literary voices respond to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

Essential reading: literary voices respond to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

By Emily Temple | June 28, 2022

19 new books to read in the safety of an air-conditioned room.

19 new books to read in the safety of an air-conditioned room.

By Katie Yee | June 28, 2022

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Courage, Wilderness, Self, and Other: A Reading List of Exploration

By Lindy Elkins-Tanton | June 28, 2022

From Duluth to Decatur these bookstores are helping in the fight for reproductive justice.

By Katie Yee | June 27, 2022

Let’s Enjoy Books Where Characters Are Openly Queer

By McKayla Coyle | June 27, 2022

111 Queer Books Recommended by Librarians, Booksellers, and Authors

111 Queer Books Recommended by Librarians, Booksellers, and Authors

For Your Pride (and Year-Long) Reading Pleasure

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2022

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 Hilary Mantel, Ed Yong, Riley Sager, and More

By Book Marks | June 24, 2022

Drag Explosion: A Queer Nonfiction Reading List

Drag Explosion: A Queer Nonfiction Reading List

Nicole Pasulka Recommends Narratives of Community, History, and Identity

By Nicole Pasulka | June 24, 2022

Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at Brazos Bookstore in Houston, Texas

Shelf Talkers: What They’re Reading at Brazos Bookstore in Houston, Texas

Booksellers from Brazos Share Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | June 24, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"The novelist continues to write as if her readers are fundamentally beneath her"

By Book Marks | June 23, 2022

Making History: Six Books That Embrace the 1970s

Making History: Six Books That Embrace the 1970s

Yes, Novels Set in the 70s Are Historical Fiction Now

By Donna Gordon | June 23, 2022

From Ice Hockey Upsets to the Fastest Man Alive: The Best Books About Underdogs

From Ice Hockey Upsets to the Fastest Man Alive: The Best Books About Underdogs

Michel Loynd Recommends Books to Inspire Us

By Michael Loynd | June 23, 2022

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