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Deeply Flawed Mother Figures of Literature: A Reading List

Deeply Flawed Mother Figures of Literature: A Reading List

Mary Kuryla Recommends Toni Morrison, Joy Williams, T Kira Madden, and Others

By Mary Kuryla | February 16, 2022

15 new books to love this week.

15 new books to love this week.

By Katie Yee | February 15, 2022

Qualities of Magic: On Books You'll Keep Coming Back To

Qualities of Magic: On Books You'll Keep Coming Back To

Kate Gale Recommends Paul Bowles, Ursula K. Le Guin, and More!

By Dr. Kate Gale | February 15, 2022

Grace Lavery’s Reading List of Queer Treasures

Grace Lavery’s Reading List of Queer Treasures

What You Need to Know About Harry/Draco Fic, Opera,
and Queer History

By Grace Lavery | February 14, 2022

“The Bittersweet Joys.” Five Books That Center Asian Voices in Adoption Narratives

“The Bittersweet Joys.” Five Books That Center Asian Voices in Adoption Narratives

Lyn Liao Butler Recommends Anita Kushwaha, Amanda Jayatissa, and More!

By Lyn Liao Butler | February 14, 2022

8 books to help you through these last cold days of winter.

8 books to help you through these last cold days of winter.

By Snigdha Koirala | February 11, 2022

Best Reviewed
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  • Go Gentle
  • The Palm House
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5 Books You May Have Missed in January

By Bethanne Patrick | February 11, 2022

When Plants Attack! Benjamin Percy on the Terror of Green Things

By Benjamin Percy | February 10, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | February 10, 2022

Tara Westover on Rachel Cusk, Jennifer Egan, and <em>Madame Bovary</em>

Tara Westover on Rachel Cusk, Jennifer Egan, and Madame Bovary

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of Educated

By Book Marks | February 7, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Zadie Smith on Toni Morrison, Bill McKibben on Bambi, Yiyun Li on Jon McGregor, and More

By Book Marks | February 3, 2022

The Meaningful Mundane: <br>6 Classic Books That Depict Black Girlhood

The Meaningful Mundane:
6 Classic Books That Depict Black Girlhood

Kai Harris Recommends Jesmyn Ward, Toni Morrison,
Angie Thomas, and Others

By Kai Harris | February 2, 2022

Tom Cooper on <em>Moby-Dick</em>, Florida Books, and Terrible Sex Scenes

Tom Cooper on Moby-Dick, Florida Books, and Terrible Sex Scenes

Rapid-Fire Book Recs From the Author of Florida Man

By Book Marks | February 2, 2022

February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Alternate-Universe Road Trips, Haunted Spaceships, Pulpy Gunslingers, and More!

By Book Marks | February 1, 2022

Mary-Frances O’Connor Recommends Readings for the Grieving Brain

Mary-Frances O’Connor Recommends Readings for the Grieving Brain

The Psychologist and Author Shares Her Picks for
Understanding Life’s Lows

By Mary-Frances O’Connor | February 1, 2022

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

Some Good Predictions, for Once

By Emily Temple | January 31, 2022

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