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The most magical romantasy books for your collectionThe Week Recommends Quench your thirst for hot, heavy romance set in fantasy worlds, with works by Sarah J. Maas and Callie Hart
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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David Szalay’s 6 favorite booksFeature The Booker Prize-winning author recommends works by William Faulkner, Han Kang, and Sheila Heti
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Book reviews: ‘The Rush: California Gold, the Civil War, and the Making of the Modern World’ and ‘Redemption: Faith, Justice, and Sisterhood on Death Row’Feature Nathaniel Philbrick’s fascinating deep dive into California’s gold rush, and Lawrence Wright details a relationship between nuns and women on death row
By The Week US Published
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Booker Prize gets its first ‘sci-fi’ winnerIn the Spotlight M. John Harrison hailed as ‘titan’ of overlooked genre, but post-apocalyptic novel The End of Everything defies pigeonholing
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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The best children’s chapter books for early readers that stand the test of timeThe Week Recommends Amelia Bedelia is still a favorite, while the kids are raving about the ‘Diary of a Pug’ series
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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The most thrilling of thriller booksThe Week Recommends Dive into this spine-tingling world, one filled with works by authors like Patricia Highsmith and Tana French
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Authors are being bombarded by literary scammersUnder the Radar Fake reading communities and AI scams are a few of the nefarious methods
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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Terrence Holt’s 6 favorite booksfeature The author recommends works by Sylvia Waugh, Anton Chekhov, and Homer
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Book reviews: ‘The American Way of Killing’ and ‘Sleeping Beauties: Why Good Ideas Go Dormant and How They Wake Up’Feature Malcolm Gladwell examines why gun violence is so prevalent in the U.S., and David Byrne highlights major breakthroughs that were overlooked
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November’s books include LeVar Burton’s memoir and an analysis of misogyny in modern artThe Week Recommends This month’s releases also feature a poignant debut that tackles racism and xenophobia, plus Louise Kennedy’s sophomore outing
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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The best science-fiction books of all timeThe Week Recommends From space operas to postapocalyptic thrillers, these otherworldly gems will transport you
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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The most entertaining audiobooks ever recordedThe Week Recommends Sissy Spacek and Tom Hanks bring some of your favorite stories to life
By Theara Coleman, The Week US Published
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Pangram: Can we trust AI detectors?Feature The tool can be helpful and harmful
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Naomi Alderman’s 6 favorite booksFeature The English novelist recommends works by Elizabeth Knox, John Wyndham, and Jorge Luis Borges
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