Previously on OLM: James Wood and the Fall of Man
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This profile of James Wood from the OLM archives was written by Sam Sacks in December of 2014. . .
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Previously on OLM: Advice to a Young Reviewer
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A book review from the archives, originally published in December 2016.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Nonfiction!
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It's not surprising that certain themes have surfaced again and again, considering the boiling news atmosphere in which these authors are stewing every day.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Fiction!
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These authors concentrate on the things that novels should concentrate on: showing readers new worlds and introducing them to new monsters.
Read MoreThe Worst Books of 2018: Nonfiction!
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2018 a particularly demoralizing year for nonfiction, and here are the worst offenders.
Read MoreThe Worst Books of 2018: Fiction!
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A combination of laziness and cynicism is the most prominent trend in this year's bad fiction.
Read MoreBest Books of 2018: History!
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Winnowing down the candidates in this category was more difficult than almost any other year in the last decade.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Biography!
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The bulk of the year was an unplanned and unexpected celebration of the plasticity of the genre.
Read MoreBest Books of 2018: Science and Nature!
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These books about the natural world serve up a sense of wonder.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Romance!
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The best of a genre stacked with devilish dukes, concupiscent cowboys, ingenious ingenues, and naughty nannies.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Mystery!
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Virtually every entry is the latest book in an ongoing series.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Science Fiction & Fantasy!
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The best science fiction and fantasy in a year filled with sequels, prequels, and books-in-series.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Historical Fiction!
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A year's worth of historical fiction steeped in relevance.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Debut Fiction!
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Debut fiction is a strong indicator of the general health of a literary year.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Works in Translation!
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The yardstick here is not solely accuracy of translation, but the worth of the English-language results.
Read MoreThe Best Books of 2018: Kids and Young Adult
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The pure has been sifted from the pandering and here are the gems I found!
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In Search of the Canary Tree by Lauren E. Oakes
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Oakes takes us along as she and her team fight the damp and cold of the Alaskan wilderness to gather data.
Read MoreFreshwater by Akwaeke Emezi
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It’s refreshing how Emezi approaches a story of fractured national and racial identity quite differently from recent books that deal with similar themes.
Read MoreIn Memoriam: Stan Lee
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If you only know his name from The Avengers franchise, you’re missing the point entirely.
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