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
  • 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
    • 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
  • 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
Why, Exactly, Do We Have Subtitles on Books?

Why, Exactly, Do We Have Subtitles on Books?

Mary Laura Philpott, Out Here Asking the Tough Questions

By Mary Laura Philpott | April 2, 2019

Surviving the Ordinary: Why We Need Memoirs of Regular Lives

Surviving the Ordinary: Why We Need Memoirs of Regular Lives

And 14 Books for Your How-to-Be-a-Person Memoir Shelf

By Mary Laura Philpott | April 9, 2018

Ann Patchett on Stealing Stories, Book Tours, and Staying Off Twitter

Ann Patchett on Stealing Stories, Book Tours, and Staying Off Twitter

The Author and Owner of Parnassus Books Discusses Her New Novel

By Mary Laura Philpott | August 29, 2016

Megan Mayhew Bergman: Girl Scout Heart, Henry Miller Mind

Megan Mayhew Bergman: Girl Scout Heart, Henry Miller Mind

On Ugliness, Underdogs, and the value of hard work

By Mary Laura Philpott | April 13, 2015

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary
    • Bestsellers to Blockbusters: Stephen King Reflects on the Adaptations of His WorkOctober 23, 2025 by Stephen King
    • Reader, Show Us Who Did It: Maureen Johnson and Jay Cooper Invite You to Solve a MurderOctober 23, 2025 by John B. Valeri
    • Are We in the Golden Age of the Audio Thriller?October 23, 2025 by Anna Snoekstra
    • Joyride: A Memoir
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "Might be the best craft book on writing you will ever read It s not…"
  • 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