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What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Lawrence Wright, Walter Mosley, Lisa Hanawalt, Larry David, and More

By Book Marks | October 23, 2026

Nicole Bedera on the Cornell 7, Title IX, and How Universities Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence

Nicole Bedera on the Cornell 7, Title IX, and How Universities Betray Survivors of Sexual Violence

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 22, 2026

The Genocide in Gaza May Keep the Democrats from Regaining Congress

The Genocide in Gaza May Keep the Democrats from Regaining Congress

Steven Thrasher on a Trio of new books that examine Joe Biden’s support for Israel and his relationship with the press

By Steven W. Thrasher | October 22, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending October 18, 2026

By Literary Hub | October 22, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending October 18, 2026

By Literary Hub | October 22, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"Sometimes Hanawalt’s perspective veers into the horrifying, and the transition from Richard Scarry to Extremely Scary can be shocking."

By Book Marks | October 22, 2026

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On Searching For Nabokov’s Rarest Paperbacks Across America

By Nina Chayka | October 21, 2026

Lit Hub is Hiring a Senior Editor For a New Vertical

By Literary Hub | October 20, 2026

Meet the Best Debut Novelists of 2026

By Emily Temple | October 20, 2026

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

“If You Write Properly You Shouldn’t Have to Punctuate.” Was Cormac McCarthy That Guy in Your MFA?

Tracy Daugherty on the Student Days of the Now Iconic American Writer

By Tracy Daugherty | October 20, 2026

What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself

What John Berryman’s Lectures Revealed About Young Shakespeare—and Himself

Rory Loughnane on the American Poet’s Contributions to the Study of the Bard’s Early Life

By Rory Loughnane | October 20, 2026

Meghan O’Rourke, Zaina Arafat, Philippa Gregory, and more: 20 new books out today!

Meghan O’Rourke, Zaina Arafat, Philippa Gregory, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 20, 2026

Why Are So Many Contemporary Novelists Not Naming the Narrator?

Why Are So Many Contemporary Novelists Not Naming the Narrator?

Ilana Bean Considers Contemporary Namelessness

By Ilana Bean | October 19, 2026

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

A Field-Guide to the Brontës’ Literary Universe

Amy M. King Explores the Landscapes and Botany That Shaped the Sisters’ Novels

By Amy M. King | October 19, 2026

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Yiyun Li, Eugene Debs, Bonnie Garmus, Lieke Marsman, and More

By Book Marks | October 16, 2026

What Three Recent Films Reveal About How We View Poets and Poetry

What Three Recent Films Reveal About How We View Poets and Poetry

Matt Longabucco Reviews What Does That Nature Say to You, A Poet and Late Fame

By Matt Longabucco | October 16, 2026

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