The Maris Review, vol 26
"Books that craft Jewish characters to embody the endurance of the human spirit in all its nobility are, in fact, denying these characters’ humanity." --Ilana Masad on Holocaust Beach Reads
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The Maris Review, vol 117
This week's theme is who gets to celebrate and go home, and who doesn't What I read this week Etna by Paul Yoon I'm a big Paul Yoon fan but I approached his latest novel with some trepidation. As Josh said, the only book
The Maris Review, vol 116
The theme of the week is how AI is making the world (more) stupid What I read this week The Vivisectors by Missouri Williams What to do with this frustrating, brilliant novel! I almost wanted to take a week longer to think about it before I wrote about it, but
The Maris Review, vol 115
This week's theme is what happens (nothing good!) when you mine your life for material for your fiction What I read this week You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters by Rachel Aviv Rachel Aviv has one of my favorite journalistic beats.
The Maris Review, vol 114
The theme of this week is very simple: two of the hottest novels of summer 2026 What I read this week Famous Men by Julie Buntin "I was naive, but not so naive that I hadn't already heard this story, both of us fitting neatly into our