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The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2022

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2022

Featuring Bob Dylan, Elena Ferrante, Zora Neale Hurston, Jhumpa Lahiri, Melissa Febos, and More

By Book Marks | December 16, 2022

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

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

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The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2022

The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2022

Featuring Ada Limón, Ocean Vuong, Solmaz Sharif, and More

By Book Marks | December 16, 2022

What Makes Writing Valuable?

What Makes Writing Valuable?

William Pierce Addresses a Fraught Subject

By William Pierce | December 16, 2022

Jess Walter on the Highsmithian Principles of Suspense

Jess Walter on the Highsmithian Principles of Suspense

On Drama, Suspense, Violence, Psychology, and a Dose of Soul

By Jess Walter | December 16, 2022

50 Gift Books for Everyone on Your List

50 Gift Books for Everyone on Your List

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The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2022

By Emily Temple | December 15, 2022

Life Advice for Book Lovers: For a Dose of Optimism, Read This.

By Dorothea | December 15, 2022

The Best and Worst Dinner Parties in Literature: Mar-A-Lago Edition, Featuring Michael Knight

By Fiction Non Fiction | December 15, 2022

How a Group of Intellectual Outcasts Broke Barriers in Early 20th-Century London

How a Group of Intellectual Outcasts Broke Barriers in Early 20th-Century London

Nino Strachey on the Revolutionary Found Family of the Bloomsbury Group

By Nino Strachey | December 15, 2022

Qian Julie Wang: How Does It Feel When Obama Selects Your Book As One of His Favorites of the Year?

Qian Julie Wang: How Does It Feel When Obama Selects Your Book As One of His Favorites of the Year?

This Week on Twitterverse, a Show About Tweets and the Writers Who Send Them

By Twitterverse | December 15, 2022

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Books of 2022

The Best Reviewed Mystery and Crime Books of 2022

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By Book Marks | December 15, 2022

The 10 Best Cookbooks of 2022 for Everyone on Your Holiday List

The 10 Best Cookbooks of 2022 for Everyone on Your Holiday List

From Stephen King’s Maine to the Essentials of Italian Cooking

By Literary Hub | December 15, 2022

The 2022 <em>Just the Right Book</em> Holiday Gift Guide!

The 2022 Just the Right Book Holiday Gift Guide!

Book Recommendations from Roxanne Coady
and the Staff of R.J. Julia

By Just the Right Book | December 15, 2022

How Do You Know If Your Short Story Should Be a Novel?

How Do You Know If Your Short Story Should Be a Novel?

Bill Cotter Wrestles With the Right Way to Tell a Story

By Bill Cotter | December 15, 2022

What Is the Science Behind Heartbreak?

What Is the Science Behind Heartbreak?

This Week on the Book Dreams Podcast

By Book Dreams | December 15, 2022

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