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A Look Ahead: 7/26/26

A peek at what’s on tap this week.

    I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness

    Book Review

    I Gave You Eyes and You Looked Toward Darkness

    By Irene Solà; translated by Mara Faye Lethem

    Women confront the devil, the perversity of war, and their own capacity for malice.

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    Our Week in Reviews: 7/25/26

    A recap of the books we’ve spotlighted in the past few days.

      Book Review

      The Rarest Fruit

      By Gaëlle Bélem; translated by Hildegarde Serle

      The Rarest Fruit

      An enslaved boy’s cuisine-altering innovation is credited to his white “father.”

      Book Review

      A Century of Hitchcock: The Man, the Myths, the Legacy

      Two figures from the auteur’s orbit feature heavily in this new biography.

      Essay

      Introducing Science Politics

      By Kelly J. Kelly and Emily Mendenhall

      Introducing Science Politics

      Why we launched a “journazine.”

      Book Review

      Red Sheet: A Novel

      By James Ellroy

      Red Sheet: A Novel

      Freddy Otash returns, although he probably shouldn’t have.

      Essay

      Camaraderie & Critiques

      How a longtime writing group makes my work possible.

      Book Review

      Centennial: The Great Fair of 1876 and the Invention of America’s Future

      An able account of the nation’s 100th-birthday spectacle.

      Author Q&A

      An Interview with Hilary Davidson

      The novelist talks PR, noir, and empathizing with despicable characters.

      Washington, DC

      Fall for the Book Announces Its 2026 New American Voices Award Longlist

      The finalists will be selected later this summer!