Literary Hub » Literary Criticism

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 Alan Hollinghurst, John Lewis, John Edgar Wideman, and More

By Book Marks | October 11, 2024

Which One of You Sent Me <em>Lonesome Dove</em> in the Mail? Or: Tackling the Great American Western

Which One of You Sent Me Lonesome Dove in the Mail? Or: Tackling the Great American Western

In Which Maris Kreizman Reads Larry McMurtry’s Classic

By Maris Kreizman | October 10, 2024

From <em>Beowulf</em> to Foucault: On the Literary Influences of Cormac McCarthy

From Beowulf to Foucault: On the Literary Influences of Cormac McCarthy

Michael Lynn Crews Investigates the Inspiration Behind “Blood Meridian,” “Suttree” and Other Novels

By Michael Lynn Crews | October 10, 2024

Balancing the Books: Five Novels that Explore the Complexities of the Stock Market

Balancing the Books: Five Novels that Explore the Complexities of the Stock Market

Samantha Greene Woodruff Recommends Tom Wolfe, David Liss, Michael Lewis, and More

By Samantha Greene Woodruff | October 10, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

"It insists on patience as it doles out its pleasures."

By Book Marks | October 10, 2024

Jeff Sharlet on ‘Sanewashing’ and Fascism

Jeff Sharlet on ‘Sanewashing’ and Fascism

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 10, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

Five Books That Showcase the Fascinating Landscape of European Folklore

By Ben Edge | October 9, 2024

What the Science of Memory Can (and Can’t) Reveal about Truth in Memoir

By Debra Nystrom | October 9, 2024

10 Best Books for Understanding American Class

By Literary Hub | October 8, 2024

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Charles Bock, Mike Fu, Kate Greathead, and More

By Teddy Wayne | October 8, 2024

Luis Jaramillo on Creating a Multigenerational Speculative Story of the Borderlands

Luis Jaramillo on Creating a Multigenerational Speculative Story of the Borderlands

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Witches of El Paso”

By Jane Ciabattari | October 8, 2024

Margaret Atwood’s poems! Spamalot! Marie Curie! 25 new books out today.

Margaret Atwood’s poems! Spamalot! Marie Curie! 25 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | October 8, 2024

“Those Folks Never Had Their Lights Turned Off.” On the Literary Importance of Highlighting the Haves and the Have-Nots

“Those Folks Never Had Their Lights Turned Off.” On the Literary Importance of Highlighting the Haves and the Have-Nots

From Barroom Chats with Raymond Carver to the Aperçus of Thomas Piketty, Douglas Unger Explores Class Consciousness in American Letters

By Douglas Unger | October 7, 2024

Satanic Sympathies: On the Demon Depictions That Helped Jamie Quarto Write <em>Two-Step Devil</em>

Satanic Sympathies: On the Demon Depictions That Helped Jamie Quarto Write Two-Step Devil

Featuring Work by William Blake, Rabih Alammedine, Mechthild of Magdeburg, and More

By Jamie Quatro | October 7, 2024

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

Elias Altman Remembers His Boss' Advice on Writing, Editing, and When a Deal's a Deal

By Elias Altman | October 7, 2024

All or Nothing: Deborah Levy on Marguerite Duras’s <em>The Lover</em>

All or Nothing: Deborah Levy on Marguerite Duras’s The Lover

“Duras never covertly apologizes for the moral or psychological way that she exists in the world.”

By Deborah Levy | October 7, 2024

« First ‹ Previous 112 113 114 115116117 118 119 120 Next ›Last »

Page 116 of 485