Mirror and Window Both: The Brief Superabundance of Aubrey Beardsley

Mirror and Window Both: The Brief Superabundance of Aubrey Beardsley

A. Natasha Joukovsky on the Man Whose Illustrations Nearly Outshone the Words of Oscar Wilde

By A. Natasha Joukovsky | February 16, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

1984 be like if Winston Smith had an endearing personality?"">"What would 1984 be like if Winston Smith had an endearing personality?"

By Book Marks | February 16, 2023

Chetna Maroo: “Every Time I Lost my Way, I Would Go Back to That First Page.”

Chetna Maroo: “Every Time I Lost my Way, I Would Go Back to That First Page.”

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | February 16, 2023

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza on the Unique Pleasures of Reading in Public

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza on the Unique Pleasures of Reading in Public

“I always carry a book with me. That way you’re never without something to do.”

By Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza | February 15, 2023

A Bizarre Pattern of Bridges: How—and Why—Baudelaire Showed Up Throughout My Fiction

A Bizarre Pattern of Bridges: How—and Why—Baudelaire Showed Up Throughout My Fiction

Gunnhild Øyehaug on Paying Homage to Literary Legends

By Gunnhild Øyehaug | February 15, 2023

Chani Nicholas on Writing (and Astrology) as a Response to Trauma

Chani Nicholas on Writing (and Astrology) as a Response to Trauma

In Conversation with Mira Jacob on Thresholds

By Thresholds | February 15, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • It Will Come Back to You: Collected Stories
  • Cloudthief
  • Cool Machine
  • Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
  • Beginning Middle End
  • They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy

Book Stalls and Back Rooms: Traveling the World in Search of Literary Serendipity

By Barry Yourgrau | February 15, 2023

John Cribb on What Both Republicans and Democrats Can Learn From Abraham Lincoln

By Keen On | February 15, 2023

Indie Booksellers Recommend 26 Books for Valentine's Day

By Katie Yee | February 14, 2023

18 new books to borrow from your local library.

18 new books to borrow from your local library.

By Katie Yee | February 14, 2023

On One of the Most Influential Essays of the 21st Century: Of Snark and Smarm

On One of the Most Influential Essays of the 21st Century: Of Snark and Smarm

Stephen Marche Considers the Long Tail of Tom Scocca’s “On Smarm”

By Stephen Marche | February 14, 2023

In Praise of the Campus Novel: Daisy Alpert Florin on Fiction and Self-Discovery

In Praise of the Campus Novel: Daisy Alpert Florin on Fiction and Self-Discovery

“A campus is a cauldron, a swirling pot of people learning about themselves.”

By Daisy Alpert Florin | February 14, 2023

Ana Reyes on How Psychology Drives Good Fiction

Ana Reyes on How Psychology Drives Good Fiction

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | February 14, 2023

How Not to Lose Hope: Alternate Histories and the Real World

How Not to Lose Hope: Alternate Histories and the Real World

Paz Pardo on Living in a World of Continuing Calamities

By Paz Pardo | February 14, 2023

Asale Angel-Ajani on the Push and Pull of Mother-Daughter Relationships

Asale Angel-Ajani on the Push and Pull of Mother-Daughter Relationships

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of A Country You Can Leave

By Jane Ciabattari | February 14, 2023

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

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

In Conversation with Martin Riker, Patrick Bringley, Sonora Jha, Priya Guns, and Melinda Moustakis

By Teddy Wayne | February 14, 2023

Page 204 of 473

  • 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.