Donna Tartt on the books that were important to her while writing <em>The Secret History</em>.

Donna Tartt on the books that were important to her while writing The Secret History.

By Emily Temple | December 20, 2022

The Ultimate Best Books of 2022 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2022 List

Reading All the Lists So You Don't Have to Since 2017

By Emily Temple | December 19, 2022

Evelyn Waugh's mansion just sold for £3m, but the

Evelyn Waugh's mansion just sold for £3m, but the "superfans" living there refuse to leave.

By Emily Temple | December 16, 2022

The 13 Best Literary Adaptations of 2022

The 13 Best Literary Adaptations of 2022

Just in Time for Your Annual Hibernation

By Emily Temple | December 16, 2022

The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2022

The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2022

On Wednesdays We Read Lit Hub

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2022

This year's very worst opening sentence is about salami and lingerie.

This year's very worst opening sentence is about salami and lingerie.

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • It Will Come Back to You: Collected Stories
  • Cloudthief
  • Cool Machine
  • Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
  • Beginning Middle End
  • They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy

Notable Literary Deaths in 2022

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2022

The 103 Best Book Covers of 2022

By Emily Temple | December 13, 2022

The NBCC has announced the inaugural longlist for its new Barrios Book in Translation Prize.

By Emily Temple | December 8, 2022

Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022

Our 38 Favorite Books of 2022

The Lit Hub Staff Picks the Best Books of the Year

By Emily Temple | December 8, 2022

On this day in literary history, Anthony Trollope died of the giggles. (For real.)

On this day in literary history, Anthony Trollope died of the giggles. (For real.)

By Emily Temple | December 6, 2022

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in December

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in December

Have Yourself a Merry Literary Movie Night

By Emily Temple | December 2, 2022

The 11 Best Book Covers of November

The 11 Best Book Covers of November

Bright Covers in a Dark Month

By Emily Temple | November 30, 2022

The 23 Best (Old) Books We Read in 2022

The 23 Best (Old) Books We Read in 2022

Timeless Reading Recommendations from the Lit Hub Staff

By Emily Temple | November 29, 2022

Merriam-Webster's 2022 Word of the Year is . . . <em>gaslighting</em>.

Merriam-Webster's 2022 Word of the Year is . . . gaslighting.

By Emily Temple | November 28, 2022

I beg you, don't buy a novelty notebook for the book lover in your life this holiday season.*

I beg you, don't buy a novelty notebook for the book lover in your life this holiday season.*

By Emily Temple | November 21, 2022

Page 20 of 109

  • 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

    • If you buy books linked on our site, Lit Hub may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.