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The 11 Best Book Covers of August

The 11 Best Book Covers of August

Rainbows Abound

By Emily Temple | August 31, 2022

11 new books hitting shelves today.

11 new books hitting shelves today.

By Katie Yee | August 30, 2022

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

Which Big Fall Book Should You Read?

(A Flowchart)

By Emily Temple | August 30, 2022

From Nabokov to Erdrich: Reading Complex Portraits of Criminality

From Nabokov to Erdrich: Reading Complex Portraits of Criminality

Rebecca Bernard on Learning from Criminal Stories

By Rebecca Bernard | August 29, 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 Abdulrazak Gurnah, Emma Donoghue, Sigmund Freud, T. S. Eliot, and more

By Book Marks | August 26, 2022

Bringing Math to the Many: A Reading List

Bringing Math to the Many: A Reading List

G. Arnell Williams Recommends Books That Convey the Cultural Significance of Math

By G. Arnell Williams | August 26, 2022

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | August 25, 2022

The Annotated Nightstand: What Nina Mingya Powles is Reading Now and Next

By Diana Arterian | August 25, 2022

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By Katie Yee | August 23, 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 Beth Macy, Édouard Louis, Sidik Fofana, Nuar Alsadir, and More

By Book Marks | August 19, 2022

The Books That Help Beth Macy Find Threads of Hope While Writing About Trauma

The Books That Help Beth Macy Find Threads of Hope While Writing About Trauma

A Reading List for Alleviating Panic in the Face of Secondary Trauma

By Beth Macy | August 19, 2022

Beyond the Anthropocentric: When Plants Become Literary Characters

Beyond the Anthropocentric: When Plants Become Literary Characters

Coco Picard Recommends Elif Shafak, Sheila Heti, and More

By Coco Picard | August 18, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"Reading this book reminded me of watching a cat lick a dog’s eye goo."

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How many of these f*cked up Y2K era YA novels do you remember?

How many of these f*cked up Y2K era YA novels do you remember?

By Katie Yee | August 17, 2022

15 new books to look forward to this week.

15 new books to look forward to this week.

By Katie Yee | August 16, 2022

“Untouchable, Disappointing, Infinitely Mutable.” A Reading List of Not-So Main Characters

“Untouchable, Disappointing, Infinitely Mutable.” A Reading List of Not-So Main Characters

Daisy Lafarge Recommends Marie NDiaye, Sarah Bernstein, and More

By Daisy Lafarge | August 16, 2022

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