One great short story to read today: Donald Barthelme's

One great short story to read today: Donald Barthelme's "A City of Churches"

By Emily Temple | May 12, 2025

One great short story to read today: Angela Carter's

One great short story to read today: Angela Carter's "The Company of Wolves"

By Emily Temple | May 7, 2025

Mothers in children's books: a matrix.

Mothers in children's books: a matrix.

By Emily Temple | May 6, 2025

One great short story to read today: Franz Kafka's

One great short story to read today: Franz Kafka's "In the Penal Colony"

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in May

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in May

In Case You’d Rather Be Inside

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2025

The 15 Best Book Covers of April

The 15 Best Book Covers of April

Rain, Rain...

By Emily Temple | April 30, 2025

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Mario Vargas Llosa has died at 89.

By Emily Temple | April 14, 2025

Thomas Pynchon is publishing a new novel this fall.

By Emily Temple | April 9, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in April

By Emily Temple | March 28, 2025

The 13 Best Book Covers of March

The 13 Best Book Covers of March

The Fonts Are Out!

By Emily Temple | March 28, 2025

<em>Lapham's Quarterly</em> is coming back.

Lapham's Quarterly is coming back.

By Emily Temple | March 21, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>Duplex</em> by Kathryn Davis

A Small Press Book We Love:
Duplex by Kathryn Davis

By Emily Temple | March 20, 2025

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: Emily Temple on Bulgakov's Woland

The Lit Hub Staff’s Favorite Villains: Emily Temple on Bulgakov's Woland

By Emily Temple | March 10, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>Visitation</em> by Jenny Erpenbeck

A Small Press Book We Love:
Visitation by Jenny Erpenbeck

By Emily Temple | March 3, 2025

The 18 Best Book Covers of February

The 18 Best Book Covers of February

Greens and Hot Pinks, All the Way to Spring

By Emily Temple | February 28, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in March

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in March

White House Murders, Robot Wars, and Dumb Dope Thieves

By Emily Temple | February 28, 2025

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