How—and Why—to Cull Your Book Collection

How—and Why—to Cull Your Book Collection

Maris Kreizman on the Joy (and Pain) of Downsizing

By Maris Kreizman | July 9, 2026

If Rachel Aviv Weren’t a Writer, She’d Be a Psychologist

If Rachel Aviv Weren’t a Writer, She’d Be a Psychologist

The Author of You Won’t Get Free of It Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | July 9, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“It’s nothing more than hagiography for a dumbass.”

By Book Marks | July 9, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending July 5, 2026

By Literary Hub | July 9, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending July 5, 2026

By Literary Hub | July 9, 2026

Peter Hessler on the Implications of a Chinese Education

Peter Hessler on the Implications of a Chinese Education

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | July 9, 2026

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
  • The Great Wherever
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • The Simp: A Novel Without a Hero

How Jane Austen Blew a Hole Through the Romance Genre She Created

By Catherine Cliff | July 8, 2026

Daniel Mason, Rachel Aviv, Emeline Atwood and more: 21 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | July 7, 2026

What Does Joyce Carol Oates Really Think of Our Addiction to Social Media?

By Harry Stecopoulos | July 7, 2026

“Scary, Stunning and Sublime.” Kathleen Rooney Recommends Nine Great Books About Survival at Sea

“Scary, Stunning and Sublime.” Kathleen Rooney Recommends Nine Great Books About Survival at Sea

With Work by Herbert Clyde Lewis, Robert Hughes, Rachel Carson and More

By Kathleen Rooney | July 7, 2026

Is <em>Moby-Dick</em> the Greatest American Novel?

Is Moby-Dick the Greatest American Novel?

Michael Dirda on the Alluring Ambiguity of Melville’s Quintessentially American Masterpiece

By Michael Dirda | July 6, 2026

A Poet’s Account of the Power of the Yodel

A Poet’s Account of the Power of the Yodel

“One has to be willing to humiliate oneself in order to yodel, there is no spiritual bypass.”

By Valerie Hsiung | July 6, 2026

How Etel Adnan Shaped a Generation of Poets

How Etel Adnan Shaped a Generation of Poets

Joshua Thermidor on My Center Is Not in the Solar System: Tributes to Etel Adnan

By Joshua Thermidor | July 6, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending June 28, 2026

By Literary Hub | July 2, 2026

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July

Ten Great Nonfiction Titles to Read in July

Featuring Books by Cal Flyn, Eyal Weitzman, Michael Cunningham, and More

By Literary Hub | July 2, 2026

Demon Sacrifices and Sailing the Fae Seas: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Demon Sacrifices and Sailing the Fae Seas: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

New Summer SFF reads from M.A. Carrick, Eliza Chan, Seth Haddon, and More

By Natalie Zutter | July 2, 2026

Page 2 of 469

  • 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.