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 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

<em>The Wild Robot</em> Author Peter Brown on What Makes a Great Read-Aloud Book

The Wild Robot Author Peter Brown on What Makes a Great Read-Aloud Book

Plus, Children’s Literature as an Act of Hope

By Literary Hub | October 16, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“If these characters were dogs, they would be constantly lifting their legs at one another.”

By Book Marks | October 15, 2026

Why Are Publishers Suing Big Tech With One Hand and Embracing AI With the Other?

Why Are Publishers Suing Big Tech With One Hand and Embracing AI With the Other?

Maris Kreizman on the Ever-Shifting Definition of Fair Use

By Maris Kreizman | October 15, 2026

Anna North on the Genre You Didn’t Know You Needed: Bogcore

Anna North on the Genre You Didn’t Know You Needed: Bogcore

With Work by Annie Proulx, Kay Chronister, Seamus Heaney and More

By Anna North | October 15, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

By Literary Hub | October 15, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

By Literary Hub | October 15, 2026

Yiyun Li on Art, Fame, History, and Music Against the Night

By Fiction Non Fiction | October 15, 2026

Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

Is It or Isn’t It? How Generative AI is Poisoning the Literary Well For Everyone

James Folta on Holding the Line Against AI Experimentation

By James Folta | October 14, 2026

The Work of Witnessing: On New Ukrainian Lit by Artur Dron, Andriy Lyubka, and Lena Lyagushonkova

The Work of Witnessing: On New Ukrainian Lit by Artur Dron, Andriy Lyubka, and Lena Lyagushonkova

“For Ukrainians of today, war is neither an adventure nor a political game where they are someone’s pawns.”

By Oksana Lutsyshyna | October 14, 2026

Why Frank O’Hara is Perfect For Introducing Poetry to Tweens

Why Frank O’Hara is Perfect For Introducing Poetry to Tweens

Catherine Sawoski on Bringing the New York School to Middle School

By Catherine Sawoski | October 13, 2026

Bonnie Jo Campbell Recommends Her Favorite Literary Ghost Stories

Bonnie Jo Campbell Recommends Her Favorite Literary Ghost Stories

From Hamlet to Poe, Seven Iconic Narrative Hauntings

By Bonnie Jo Campbell | October 13, 2026

Bonnie Garmus, Yiyun Li, Joy Harjo, and more: 20 new books out today!

Bonnie Garmus, Yiyun Li, Joy Harjo, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | October 13, 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 Barbara Kingsolver, Sarah Perry, T. Geronimo Johnson, Nathaniel Philbrick, and More

By Book Marks | October 9, 2026

Queer Recognition, Estrangement, and the Great Grey Area in Between

Queer Recognition, Estrangement, and the Great Grey Area in Between

Demetris Papadimitropoulos Considers the Books Families We Keep and Families We Lose

By Demetris Papadimitropoulos | October 9, 2026

12 3 4 5 Next ›Last »

Page 1 of 484