The Power of the Stranger as Plot

The Power of the Stranger as Plot

Ilona Bannister Recommends Angie Cruz, Rumaan Alam, Laura Sims, and More

By Ilona Bannister | May 6, 2026

Charles Dickens... and Other Bad Men Who are Good Writers

Charles Dickens... and Other Bad Men Who are Good Writers

Francine Prose Explores the Disconnect of Loving Works Written By Monstrous Authors

By Francine Prose | May 5, 2026

Who Are the Best Monsters in Literature?

Who Are the Best Monsters in Literature?

Mothman Is My Boyfriend Author McKayla Coyle has Some Ideas

By McKayla Coyle | May 5, 2026

Elizabeth Strout on Creating a Quietly Strong Protagonist

Elizabeth Strout on Creating a Quietly Strong Protagonist

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Things We Never Say

By Jane Ciabattari | May 5, 2026

Douglas Stuart, Elizabeth Strout, Kathryn Stockett, and more: 24 new books out today!

Douglas Stuart, Elizabeth Strout, Kathryn Stockett, and more: 24 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | May 5, 2026

What Tradwife “Influencers” of Centuries Past Share With Their Social Media Contemporaries

What Tradwife “Influencers” of Centuries Past Share With Their Social Media Contemporaries

Maia Chance on the Age-Old Phenomenon of Toxic Nostalgia For a Nonexistent Past

By Maia Chance | May 4, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Permanence
  • No Way Home
  • Muskism: A Guide for the Perplexed
  • Small Town Girls: A Writer's Memoir
  • Last Night in Brooklyn
  • If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation

Seven of the Greatest Farts in Western Literature

By Elizabeth Zaleski | May 4, 2026

Han Kang’s Light and Thread is a Love Letter to Language

By Clara Hillis | May 4, 2026

Maria Semple Thinks Abandoning a Novel is One of Life’s Great Feelings

By Literary Hub | May 4, 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in May 2026

10 Great New Children’s Books Out in May 2026

Caroline Carlson Recommends Upcoming Releases From Christian Robinson, Stephen Barr, Lauren Wolk and More

By Caroline Carlson | May 1, 2026

May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

May’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Speculative Adventures from Fonda Lee, Ada Hoffman, Veronica Roth, and more

By Natalie Zutter | May 1, 2026

7 New Poetry Collections to Read This May

7 New Poetry Collections to Read This May

Rebecca Morgan Frank on New Work From Carolina Ebeid, Laura Kasischke, Luis Muñoz and More

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | May 1, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Kim Kardashian has become ubiquitous, as if she were a very hot dictator whose portrait hung in every home in America.”

By Book Marks | May 1, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in May

Including Books by Siri Hustvedt, Zayd Ayers Dohrn, Todd Smith, and More

By Literary Hub | April 30, 2026

Lynne Tillman Looks Inside the Diary of American Poet Charles Henri Ford

Lynne Tillman Looks Inside the Diary of American Poet Charles Henri Ford

What It Means to Chronicle a Life of Art, Poetry, and Desire

By Lynne Tillman | April 30, 2026

“Bridget Jones meets Slavoj Žižek.” And Other Wild Book Pitches From My Inbox

“Bridget Jones meets Slavoj Žižek.” And Other Wild Book Pitches From My Inbox

Maris Kreizman on What Makes a Good Publicist Pitch

By Maris Kreizman | April 30, 2026

Page 1 of 457

  • 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

    • If you buy books linked on our site, Lit Hub may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.