Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

Six Very Depressing Books That Might Just Cheer You Up

Rabih Alameddine Recommends Gerbrand Bakker, Hans Fallada, Leo Tolstoy, and More

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Rabih Alameddine Recommends the Best (Short) Books He Read in 2022

Rabih Alameddine Recommends the Best (Short) Books He Read in 2022

One of Our Very Favorite Lit Hub Traditions

By Rabih Alameddine | December 16, 2022

“One Rapper’s Dreams of FBI Stardom”

“One Rapper’s Dreams of FBI Stardom”

A New Short Story by Rabih Alameddine From the Anthology Small Odysseys

By Rabih Alameddine | March 25, 2022

Rabih Alameddine Asks His MFA Students for <em>Their</em> Favorite Novels of the Year

Rabih Alameddine Asks His MFA Students for Their Favorite Novels of the Year

Students Weigh in on Their Favorite Titles

By Rabih Alameddine | December 17, 2021

Rabih Alameddine's Year in Reading: Poetry Edition

Rabih Alameddine's Year in Reading: Poetry Edition

"You know that I hate end-of-year lists..."

By Rabih Alameddine | December 17, 2020

Rabih Alameddine Recommends Some Gay Books You Might Not Have Known Were Gay

Rabih Alameddine Recommends Some Gay Books You Might Not Have Known Were Gay

Happy Pride, Everyone

By Rabih Alameddine | June 26, 2020

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