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Letter From Minnesota: “A Prayer Must Be More Than Asking”

Kawai Washburn on Doing the Work Even in the Face of the Abyss
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Letter From Minnesota:
“Mad Means Something”

Charles Baxter on the Rage of the Poet, and Its Power
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Letter From Minnesota: “If They Take Me and Leave the Children...”

Kao Kalia Yang on Preparing For the Worst in the Face of ICE’s Occupation
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Letter From Minnesota:
Can You Hear Us, America?

Dobby Gibson: “This militarized occupation still feels like a test run for something that I’m not fully imagining.”

This Week in Literary History: David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest Was Published

By Literary Hub

Letter From Mni Sóta Makóče: “No One is Illegal on Stolen Land”

By Heid E. Erdrich

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in February

By Emily Temple

On Creating the Cover For David Foster Wallace’s Infinite Jest

By Steve Snider

Mars Rainfall, Death Monks, and Frankenstein Summer: February’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

By Natalie Zutter

The 10 Best Book Covers of January

By Emily Temple

A Self Divided: What It Means to Leave Your Hometown

By Emanuela Anechoum

Ten New Children’s Books That Embrace Joy and Celebrate Community

By Caroline Carlson

“The Thing We Know How to Do for One Another.” Seven Poetry Books to Read This February

By Christopher Spaide

Best Reviewed
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George Saunders on Denial and the End

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing

#ReadingAfrica: A Panel with Sahra Noor, Joanne Bloch, Colleen Higgs, and Patrice Nganang

By Memoir Nation

Kim Kelly on the Difference Between a General Strike and a National Shutdown (And Why It Matters)

By Kim Kelly

Letter From Minnesota: On Living in the Hour of Cities Under Siege

By Carolyn Forché

Letter From Minnesota:
Details From an Occupation

By Angela Pelster

Letter From Minnesota: Finding Reverence in the Face of Brutality

By Ed Bok Lee

Crime Reads

Crime Reads

February 2, 2026

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads

The Best Psychological Thrillers of February 2026

By Molly Odintz

10 New Books Coming Out This Week

By CrimeReads

10 Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers to Check Out in 2026

By Molly Odintz

Book Marks

Book Marks

The Best Reviewed Books of the Month

5 Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Alia Hanna Habib Offers a Guide to Finding an Agent

By Alia Hanna Habib

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

By Book Marks

The Rise (and Fall) of the Sad Girl Grifter

By Lior Torenberg

American Psycho:
How Donald Trump Brought the “Bateman Doctrine” to the World

By Aron Solomon

“Stick Together and We’ll Win.” How to Get Inspired For the Minneapolis General Strike

By James Folta

The Dignity of Human Art and the Secret World of Roald Dahl on The Lit Hub Podcast

By The Lit Hub Podcast

Wandering Around Through Prehistoric Britain

By Graham Robb

How an Enslaved Gardener Transformed the Pecan Into a Cash Crop

By Beronda L. Montgomery

How America’s First Nonbinary Minister Created True Equality in the Newly Born United States

By Nina Sankovitch