Toni Morrison on Breathing Life into Clichés

Toni Morrison on Breathing Life into Clichés

"A cliché is a cliché because it’s worthwhile. Otherwise, it would have been discarded."

By Toni Morrison | January 13, 2023

An Extraordinary Partnership: <em>Turn Every Page</em> Illustrates the Rare Ideal of Artistic Collaboration

An Extraordinary Partnership: Turn Every Page Illustrates the Rare Ideal of Artistic Collaboration

Michelle Nijhuis Considers the New Documentary About Robert Caro and Robert Gottlieb

By Michelle Nijhuis | January 13, 2023

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 Laura Zigman, Janet Malcolm, Leigh Bardugo, Paul Auster, and More

By Book Marks | January 13, 2023

Author Brad Meltzer in Conversation with Golden Voice Narrator Scott Brick

Author Brad Meltzer in Conversation with Golden Voice Narrator Scott Brick

On Their Longtime Collaboration and The Nazi Conspiracy

By Behind the Mic | January 13, 2023

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Of New Titles by George Saunders, Prince Harry, Pico Iyer, and More

By Book Marks | January 12, 2023

Life Advice for Book Lovers: Feeling Stuck and Facing the Sacrifices We Make for Family

Life Advice for Book Lovers: Feeling Stuck and Facing the Sacrifices We Make for Family

Book Recommendations for the Troubled Soul

By Dorothea | January 12, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Rest of Our Lives
  • Call Me Ishmaelle
  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • Departure(s)
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China
  • The Flower Bearers
  • Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2023

By Literary Hub | January 12, 2023

That Which Calls Us: On Writing About God's Word

By Z.L. Nickels | January 12, 2023

The Annotated Nightstand: What An Yu is Reading Now and Next

By Diana Arterian | January 12, 2023

Why Dan Kois Created a Laurie Colwin-Esque Character in His New Novel

Why Dan Kois Created a Laurie Colwin-Esque Character in His New Novel

In Conversation with Maris Kreizman on The Maris Review Podcast

By The Maris Review | January 12, 2023

Russell Banks on the Time He Fled Bread Loaf with Nelson Algren

Russell Banks on the Time He Fled Bread Loaf with Nelson Algren

Algren Got Fired, Banks Made a Friend

By Adam Colman | January 11, 2023

Kashana Cauley: “I Tell Jokes About Things That I Am Angry About.”

Kashana Cauley: “I Tell Jokes About Things That I Am Angry About.”

In Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | January 11, 2023

“Just Fade to White, Dear.” Aminatta Forna Remembers Fay Weldon

“Just Fade to White, Dear.” Aminatta Forna Remembers Fay Weldon

“She didn’t give a hoot what anyone thought.”

By Aminatta Forna | January 10, 2023

Suzanne Berne Asks Us, Why Write a Novel, Why Read a Novel, and Why Now?

Suzanne Berne Asks Us, Why Write a Novel, Why Read a Novel, and Why Now?

“I believe in the capacity of the novel, in its formal demonstration of the possibility for greater insight and compassion over time.”

By Suzanne Berne | January 10, 2023

“What Excuse Do I Have for Having Written Nothing Yet Today? None.” Glimpses Into Kafka’s Workshop

“What Excuse Do I Have for Having Written Nothing Yet Today? None.” Glimpses Into Kafka’s Workshop

Ross Benjamin on Translating Franz Kafka’s Diaries

By Ross Benjamin | January 10, 2023

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

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

In Conversation with Kashana Cauley, Kevin Maloney, Nyani Nkrumah, Jason Roeder, and Daniel Torday

By Teddy Wayne | January 10, 2023

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