Fun fact: Zadie Smith's younger brother is in the bad Austen adaptation.

Fun fact: Zadie Smith's younger brother is in the bad Austen adaptation.

By Emily Temple | July 20, 2022

Drool over the personal bookplates of 18 famous writers.

Drool over the personal bookplates of 18 famous writers.

By Emily Temple | July 19, 2022

The comic strip that every artist needs to read.

The comic strip that every artist needs to read.

By Emily Temple | July 18, 2022

"There's no invention in the void." Read a letter from J.R.R. Tolkien on the origins of Middle-earth.

By Emily Temple | July 15, 2022

Here are the winners of the 2022 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes.

Here are the winners of the 2022 Whiting Literary Magazine Prizes.

By Emily Temple | July 14, 2022

When Arthur Conan Doyle showed up at his own memorial service. (Maybe.)

When Arthur Conan Doyle showed up at his own memorial service. (Maybe.)

By Emily Temple | July 13, 2022

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Awake Awake
  • Etna
  • Triage
  • The Amateur
  • The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
  • The Story of Your Life: How Social Media Shapes the Way We Experience Everything
  • The Cruelest Game: Chasing Greatness in Professional Tennis
  • The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence
  • The Blue Flame

Is it even meaningful to recommend books for "men" and "women" anymore?

By Emily Temple | July 11, 2022

Look through this archive of all the random things people have lost in library books.

By Emily Temple | July 11, 2022

Apparently, those who read literary fiction—but not other kinds—have a more "complex worldview."

By Emily Temple | July 8, 2022

A decades-old Sanskrit translation of <em>Don Quixote</em> has been rediscovered.

A decades-old Sanskrit translation of Don Quixote has been rediscovered.

By Emily Temple | July 6, 2022

William Faulkner's favorite TV show was a sitcom about dopey cops in the Bronx.

William Faulkner's favorite TV show was a sitcom about dopey cops in the Bronx.

By Emily Temple | July 5, 2022

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in July

The Literary Film and TV You Need to Stream in July

From Jane Austen to Jumanji

By Emily Temple | July 1, 2022

The 10 Best Book Covers of June

The 10 Best Book Covers of June

[Place Object Here]

By Emily Temple | June 30, 2022

These are the best book covers of 2021 you (probably) haven't seen.

These are the best book covers of 2021 you (probably) haven't seen.

By Emily Temple | June 29, 2022

Essential reading: literary voices respond to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

Essential reading: literary voices respond to the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

By Emily Temple | June 28, 2022

At least no one's buying all those stupid Trump aide tell-alls.

At least no one's buying all those stupid Trump aide tell-alls.

By Emily Temple | June 24, 2022

Page 25 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.