Menu

Post image 1
Post image 2
Post image 3
Post image 4
Post image 5
Post image 6
Post image 7
1 / 7
0

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Literary Hub·Book Marks May 8, 2026·24 days ago
#QYAP1z84
Reading 0:00
15s threshold

Featuring Elizabeth Strout, Douglas Stuart, Siri Hustvedt, and more John Lanchester’s Look What You Made Me Do , Elizabeth Strout’s The Things We Never Say , and Siri Hustvedt’s Ghost Stories all feature among the best reviewed books of the week. Brought to you by  Book Marks , Lit Hub’s home for book reviews. * Fiction 1. Look What You Made Me Do by John Lanchester (W. W. Norton) 10 Rave • 3 Positive • 2 Mixed • 1 Pan “A gleamingly accomplished black comedy.” –Peter Kemp ( Literary Review ) 2. The Things We Never Say by Elizabeth Strout (Random House) 9 Rave • 3 Positive • 3 Mixed “As usual, Strout manages to create scenes of intense intimacy in prose that feels as casual and comfortable as your favorite flannel shirt. She’s just so damn good.” –Ron Charles ( Ron Charles Substack ) 3. John of John by Douglas Stuart (Grove Press) 9 Rave • 1 Mixed “A muscular narrative with scrupulous technique. It’s his finest work yet.” –Hamilton Cain ( The Boston Globe ) ** Nonfiction 1.…

Continue reading — create a free account

Join HashtagPLUS to read full articles, follow hashtags, vote, and join the conversation.

Read More