The 2025 Cercador Prize goes to <em>The Queen of Swords</em>.

The 2025 Cercador Prize goes to The Queen of Swords.

By Drew Broussard | November 18, 2025

Stewart O'Nan on Moderating Sentimentality

Stewart O'Nan on Moderating Sentimentality

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C.D. Rose has won the 2025 Goldsmiths Prize.

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By Drew Broussard | July 8, 2025

One great short story to read today: </br>James Tadd Adcox's

One great short story to read today:
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By Drew Broussard | May 28, 2025

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One great short story to read today: "The Secret Lives of the Nine Negro Teeth of George Washington"

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One great short story to read today: GennaRose Nethercott's "Sundown at the Eternal Staircase"

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New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day!

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day!

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Happy Fall of Sauron Day!

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A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>Little Blue Encyclopedia (For Vivian)</em> by Hazel Jane Plante

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A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>That We May Live: Speculative Chinese Fiction</em>

A Small Press Book We Love:
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