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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...?)

By Dwyer Murphy | July 25, 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 Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Isaac Fitzgerald, Jamil Jan Kochai, and More

By Book Marks | July 22, 2022

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

By Gary Lippman | July 22, 2022

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

By Zibby Owens | July 22, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Of books by J.G. Ballard, Christopher Hitchens, Isaac Fitzgerald, and More

By Book Marks | July 21, 2022

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

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

Sarah McCraw Crow on the Richest Time for Finding Our Truer Selves

By Sarah McCraw Crow | July 21, 2022

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Bad Hollywood: A Reading List to Understand Harvey Weinstein’s Twisted World

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Making Change: 10 Books Where Small Changes Add Up to a Big Payoff

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Burning and Bright: 7 Great Novels About Young Female Friendships

Burning and Bright: 7 Great Novels About Young Female Friendships

Sarah Priscus on the Intimate Bonds Between Young Women

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6 fictional pools to dive into.

6 fictional pools to dive into.

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5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

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The Annotated Nightstand: What Chris Belcher is Reading Now and Next

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