Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • BUY A HAT
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
    • The Best of the Decade
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
  • Fiction and Poetry
  • News and Culture
  • Lit Hub Radio
  • Reading Lists
  • Book Marks
  • CrimeReads
Kamila Shamsie was stripped of a literary award for her support of Palestine.

Kamila Shamsie was stripped of a literary award for her support of Palestine.

By Aaron Robertson | September 19, 2019

The longlist nominees for the 2019 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction are. . .

The longlist nominees for the 2019 Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction are. . .

By Aaron Robertson | September 12, 2019

<em>Oxford American</em>, one of the great lit mags of the American South, gets a facelift.

Oxford American, one of the great lit mags of the American South, gets a facelift.

By Aaron Robertson | September 11, 2019

Toni Morrison, a giant of American letters, has died at 88.

Toni Morrison, a giant of American letters, has died at 88.

By Aaron Robertson | August 6, 2019

Welcome to Women in Translation Month!

Welcome to Women in Translation Month!

By Aaron Robertson | August 1, 2019

127 years after his death, letters of love and angst still come to Rimbaud's grave.

127 years after his death, letters of love and angst still come to Rimbaud's grave.

By Aaron Robertson | July 31, 2019

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

In The Black Clown, a Langston Hughes poem gets a modern revival

By Aaron Robertson | July 26, 2019

Chicago rapper Noname's new book club highlights work from writers of color.

By Aaron Robertson | July 25, 2019

Is The Nickel Boys too hard to read? Pair it with lemonade and summery treats.

By Aaron Robertson | July 17, 2019

The world's oldest surviving letter by an actual Christian contains a request for fish sauce.

The world's oldest surviving letter by an actual Christian contains a request for fish sauce.

By Aaron Robertson | July 16, 2019

<em>The Pieces I Am</em>: An intimate retrospective of Toni Morrison's trailblazing career

The Pieces I Am: An intimate retrospective of Toni Morrison's trailblazing career

By Aaron Robertson | June 20, 2019

PEN America calls for the <em>New York Times</em> to bring back political cartoons.

PEN America calls for the New York Times to bring back political cartoons.

By Aaron Robertson | June 12, 2019

The most recent

The most recent "crisis in the humanities" is really just a case of crossed wires.

By Aaron Robertson | May 24, 2019

It's been a gratifying journey for Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth, Man Booker International Prize winners.

It's been a gratifying journey for Jokha Alharthi and Marilyn Booth, Man Booker International Prize winners.

By Aaron Robertson | May 23, 2019

The five pieces Lit Hub readers loved last week...

The five pieces Lit Hub readers loved last week...

By Aaron Robertson | May 20, 2019

Doris Day revealed a darker side in her 1975 autobiography.

Doris Day revealed a darker side in her 1975 autobiography.

By Aaron Robertson | May 14, 2019

« First‹ Previous12345678
Page 8 of 8
    • We Love You, Rob ReinerDecember 17, 2025 by Olivia Rutigliano
    • The Best International Crime Novels, Mysteries, and Thrillers of 2025December 17, 2025 by Molly Odintz
    • The Best Books of 2025: Traditional MysteriesDecember 17, 2025 by CrimeReads
    • House of Day, House of Night
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "Tokarczuk is an excellent storyteller She is very good at creating a 'sense of anticipation…"
  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member