How the World’s Languages Evolved Over Time

How the World’s Languages Evolved Over Time

Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater on the Solidification of Linguistic Conventions

By Morten H. Christiansen and Nick Chater | March 29, 2022

April’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

April’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Featuring New Titles by Emily St. John Mandel, Rebecca Roanhorse, and Janelle Monáe

By Book Marks | March 29, 2022

How <em>Wings of Desire</em> and <em>Red Dead Redemption 2</em> Informed Sasha Fletcher’s New Novel

How Wings of Desire and Red Dead Redemption 2 Informed Sasha Fletcher’s New Novel

In Conversation with Christopher Hermelin on So Many Damn Books

By So Many Damn Books | March 29, 2022

Russian Books That Outlived the Censors: A Reading List

Russian Books That Outlived the Censors: A Reading List

Elena Gorokhova on Doctor Zhivago, Nabokov, and More

By Elena Gorokhova | March 28, 2022

Is Clytemnestra an Archetypically Bad Wife or a Heroically Avenging Mother?

Is Clytemnestra an Archetypically Bad Wife or a Heroically Avenging Mother?

Natalie Haynes on the Motivations of a Maligned Figure

By Natalie Haynes | March 28, 2022

Writers in Odessa, Ukraine’s “Black Sea Pearl”

Writers in Odessa, Ukraine’s “Black Sea Pearl”

From The History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | March 28, 2022

Best Reviewed
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  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
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On Rudolfo Anaya’s Expansive, Aching View of Childhood

By Erika L. Sánchez | March 28, 2022

Sherlock Holmes, Hercules Poirot, Jorge Luis Borges and the Mathematical Art of the Great Detective Novel

By Keen On | March 28, 2022

Shubha Sunder on Writing from a Place of Nostalgia for Home

By The Common | March 28, 2022

Catherine Cho on Curtis Sittenfeld, <em>The Book Thief</em>, and <em>The Little House on the Prairie</em>

Catherine Cho on Curtis Sittenfeld, The Book Thief, and The Little House on the Prairie

Rapid-fire book recs from the author of Inferno

By Book Marks | March 28, 2022

Your Literary Guide to the 94th Academy Awards

Your Literary Guide to the 94th Academy Awards

What to Read and Who to Root for, According to Us

By Literary Hub | March 25, 2022

Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked <em>West Side Story</em>

Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked West Side Story

Lit Hub’s Literary Countdown to the 94th Academy Awards

By Literary Hub | March 25, 2022

Rusted Vestiges and Overgrown Eyesores: 6 Novels Set in Abandoned Places

Rusted Vestiges and Overgrown Eyesores: 6 Novels Set in Abandoned Places

John Searles Explores the Allure of Locked Places and Unlocked Time

By John Searles | March 25, 2022

Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked <em>Licorice Pizza</em>

Oscars Best Picture Spotlight: What to Read (and Watch) If You Liked Licorice Pizza

Lit Hub’s Literary Countdown to the 94th Academy Awards

By Literary Hub | March 25, 2022

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 new titles by Anne Tyler, David Keenan, Stephen Galloway, and more

By Book Marks | March 25, 2022

5 Book Reviews You Need To Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need To Read This Week

On interracial relationships, the Internet, imposters, and more

By Book Marks | March 24, 2022

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