Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • BUY A HAT
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
    • The Best of the Decade
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
  • Fiction and Poetry
  • News and Culture
  • Lit Hub Radio
  • Reading Lists
  • Book Marks
  • CrimeReads
  • Log In
Lit Hub’s 43 Favorite Books of 2025

Lit Hub’s 43 Favorite Books of 2025

New Stuff We Read This Year

By Literary Hub | December 2, 2025

“The Voice of a Free People is Full of Turbulence and Grace.” Marilynne Robinson Accepts the Lewis H. Lapham Award

“The Voice of a Free People is Full of Turbulence and Grace.” Marilynne Robinson Accepts the Lewis H. Lapham Award

As Introduced by Ayana Mathis at This Month’s Harper’s Magazine Gala

By Literary Hub | November 26, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? </br>*The Champion*

What Was Literary Twitter?
*The Champion*

crowning our queen.

By Literary Hub | November 25, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Championship Round*

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Championship Round*

the end of the thread (6/6)

By Literary Hub | November 24, 2025

Lit Hub Weekly: November 17 - 12, 2025

Lit Hub Weekly: November 17 - 12, 2025

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

By Literary Hub | November 22, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 5*

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 5*

vote and follow back

By Literary Hub | November 21, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Departure(s)
  • The Flower Bearers
  • Eating Ashes
  • Every One Still Here: Stories
  • Once There Was a Town: The Memory Books of a Lost Jewish World
  • The Typewriter and the Guillotine: An American Journalist, a German Serial Killer, and Paris on the Eve of WWII

Our favorite Literary Twitter moments: Drew Broussard on "come over at do bring coke now"

By Literary Hub | November 20, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 4*

By Literary Hub | November 20, 2025

Our favorite Literary Twitter moments: Jessie Gaynor on Joyce Carol Oates

By Literary Hub | November 19, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 3*

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 3*

or: the everything-to-us app

By Literary Hub | November 19, 2025

Behind <em>Infinite Jest</em>’s new 30th anniversary redesign.

Behind Infinite Jest’s new 30th anniversary redesign.

By Literary Hub | November 18, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 2*

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket *Day 2*

or: brain worms, the game

By Literary Hub | November 18, 2025

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket

What Was Literary Twitter? The Bracket

Or, We Used to Have Fun Online

By Literary Hub | November 17, 2025

David Szalay’s <em>Flesh</em> has won the 2025 Booker Prize.

David Szalay’s Flesh has won the 2025 Booker Prize.

By Literary Hub | November 10, 2025

Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses

Reading Around the World: 17 Great Books in Translation From University Presses

Featuring Titles Translated from Uzbek, French, Arabic and More

By Literary Hub | November 10, 2025

Here's the winner of the 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award.

Here's the winner of the 2025 American Library in Paris Book Award.

By Literary Hub | November 7, 2025

‹ Previous123456Next ›Last »
Page 2 of 91
    • New Series to Watch this WeekendJanuary 23, 2026 by Olivia Rutigliano
    • 10 Speculative Mysteries and Thrillers to Check Out in 2026January 23, 2026 by Molly Odintz
    • How Psychological Thrillers Critique the American DreamJanuary 23, 2026 by Lauren Schott
    • Departure(s)
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "This briny English writer author of em Flaubert s Parrot em and a winner of…"
  • 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