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

Are these America’s

Are these America’s "most talented but underappreciated" writers?

By Emily Temple | November 21, 2022

Katherine Rundell has won the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

Katherine Rundell has won the 2022 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

By Emily Temple | November 17, 2022

People spent a whole lot of money on Joan Didion's stuff this week.

People spent a whole lot of money on Joan Didion's stuff this week.

By Emily Temple | November 17, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Things We Never Say
  • John of John
  • Ghost Stories: A Memoir
  • Look What You Made Me Do
  • Backtalker: An American Memoir
  • Glorious Country: How the Artist Frederic Church Brought the World to America and America to the World

You can finally take a selfie with a full-size statue of Virginia Woolf.

By Emily Temple | November 16, 2022

A Detroit woman is on a mission to promote literacy with this erotic ABC for adults.

By Emily Temple | November 11, 2022

Meet the 2022 National Book Award Finalists

By Emily Temple | November 9, 2022

To make matters worse, an iconic L.A. bookstore was targeted by arsonists this weekend.

To make matters worse, an iconic L.A. bookstore was targeted by arsonists this weekend.

By Emily Temple | November 7, 2022

Watch the very sexy trailer for the new adaptation of <em>Lady Chatterley's Lover</em>.

Watch the very sexy trailer for the new adaptation of Lady Chatterley's Lover.

By Emily Temple | November 4, 2022

The 60 Best Campus Novels from the Last 100 Years

The 60 Best Campus Novels from the Last 100 Years

From Evelyn Waugh to Rebecca Makkai

By Emily Temple | November 2, 2022

The 10 Best Book Covers of October

The 10 Best Book Covers of October

(Mostly) Not Spooky At All

By Emily Temple | October 31, 2022

7 stone-faced writers accompanied by perfect cuties.

7 stone-faced writers accompanied by perfect cuties.

By Emily Temple | October 28, 2022

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in November

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in November

Settle In, It’s Going to Be a Long Winter

By Emily Temple | October 28, 2022

Here are the winners of the 2022 Kirkus Prize.

Here are the winners of the 2022 Kirkus Prize.

By Emily Temple | October 27, 2022

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