Want to reduce crime? Science says: build more libraries.

Want to reduce crime? Science says: build more libraries.

By James Folta | May 13, 2025

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | May 9, 2025

The Trump Administration just fired America’s top librarian.

The Trump Administration just fired America’s top librarian.

By James Folta | May 9, 2025

A close reading of the description for disgraced comedian Louis C.K.’s forthcoming novel.

A close reading of the description for disgraced comedian Louis C.K.’s forthcoming novel.

By James Folta | May 8, 2025

An ode to reading with my mom.

An ode to reading with my mom.

By James Folta | May 8, 2025

One great short story to read today: Oğuz Atay's “The Forgotten”

One great short story to read today: Oğuz Atay's “The Forgotten”

By James Folta | May 6, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

Trump’s NEA is terminating hundreds of grants in literature, theater, and the arts.

By James Folta | May 5, 2025

The week's book news, in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | May 2, 2025

An unsettling AI Agatha Christie is here to teach you how to write.

By James Folta | May 1, 2025

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

By James Folta | April 30, 2025

The new Conduit Books plans to focus on male authors.

The new Conduit Books plans to focus on male authors.

By James Folta | April 28, 2025

Time to re-read <em>The Masses</em>, the 1910s literary magazine crushed by government censorship.

Time to re-read The Masses, the 1910s literary magazine crushed by government censorship.

By James Folta | April 24, 2025

The Sant Jordi NYC Festival of Books & Roses is bringing the Catalan celebration to America.

The Sant Jordi NYC Festival of Books & Roses is bringing the Catalan celebration to America.

By James Folta | April 23, 2025

What if the final meeting between V.P. Vance and Pope Francis took place in a Dan Brown novel?

What if the final meeting between V.P. Vance and Pope Francis took place in a Dan Brown novel?

By James Folta | April 22, 2025

Which famous authors might go to space? (A chart.)

Which famous authors might go to space? (A chart.)

By James Folta | April 18, 2025

Here are some new literary portmanteaus to use alongside romantasy and cli-fi.

Here are some new literary portmanteaus to use alongside romantasy and cli-fi.

By James Folta | April 15, 2025

Page 6 of 14

  • 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