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What is this summer's big mystery book?

What is this summer's big mystery book?

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2023

One great short story to read today: Viet Thanh Nguyen's

One great short story to read today: Viet Thanh Nguyen's "Black-Eyed Women."

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2023

One great short story to read today: </br>Diane Cook's

One great short story to read today:
Diane Cook's "The Way the End of Days Should Be."

By Emily Temple | May 4, 2023

One great short story to read today: Edward P. Jones's

One great short story to read today: Edward P. Jones's "Bad Neighbors."

By Emily Temple | May 3, 2023

One great short story to read today: </br>Alice Munro's

One great short story to read today:
Alice Munro's "Wenlock Edge"

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2023

10 of the Best Indie Bookstores in the World

10 of the Best Indie Bookstores in the World

(According to the Lit Hub Staff)

By Emily Temple | April 28, 2023

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The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in May

By Emily Temple | April 28, 2023

The 13 Best Book Covers of April

By Emily Temple | April 27, 2023

Here are the winners of the 2023-2024 Rome Prize in literature.

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2023

Two New York City books will split this year's $70,000 Gotham Book Prize.

Two New York City books will split this year's $70,000 Gotham Book Prize.

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2023

These are the 13 books people tried to ban the most in 2022.

These are the 13 books people tried to ban the most in 2022.

By Emily Temple | April 24, 2023

8 books that demand to be read outside.

8 books that demand to be read outside.

By Emily Temple | April 21, 2023

Haruki Murakami's latest novel is an expansion of a story he started over 40 years ago.

Haruki Murakami's latest novel is an expansion of a story he started over 40 years ago.

By Emily Temple | April 17, 2023

Are these the most influential novelists of 2023?

Are these the most influential novelists of 2023?

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2023

The best flowers in literature.

The best flowers in literature.

By Emily Temple | April 11, 2023

Watch the only remaining footage of the very first film adaptation of <em>The Great Gatsby.</em>

Watch the only remaining footage of the very first film adaptation of The Great Gatsby.

By Emily Temple | April 10, 2023

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