• Literary Criticism

    Italian Literature

    A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s Divine Comedy

    By Michael Palma  December 2, 2024
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    Musical Mechas and the Dystopian Dust Bowl: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

    By Natalie Zutter  December 2, 2024
    Poetry

    Some of Our Favorite Poetry Collections of the Year

    By David Woo  December 2, 2024
    Daily Fiction

    The Divine Comedy

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  December 2, 2024
    The Lit Hub Podcast

    This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Fund Drives, Merve Emre, and… Do Awards Even Matter?

    By The Lit Hub Podcast   November 29, 2024
    Interviews

    Writing Advice, Book Recommendations, and More from the Newest Literary MacArthur Fellows

    By Emily Temple  November 27, 2024
    Criticism

    In Praise of the Literary and Social Subversions of George Gissing’s The Odd Women

    By Literary Hub  November 27, 2024
    In Conversation

    Juhea Kim on Rendering the Beauty of Ballet in Fiction

    By Jane Ciabattari  November 26, 2024
    New Books Tuesdays

    Orhan Pamuk! Birth control in America! A history of beer! 11 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  November 26, 2024
    In Conversation

    Werner Herzog on Memory, the Elusiveness of Truth, and Sleepwalking Into New Wars

    By Aysegul Sert  November 25, 2024
    On Reading

    In Praise of Print: Why Reading Remains Essential in an Era of Epistemological Collapse

    By Ed Simon  November 25, 2024
    Palestine

    What Young Journalists Can Learn From Ta-Nehisi Coates’s The Message

    By Aaron Boehmer  November 25, 2024
    Palestine

    On the Enduring Importance of Edward Said’s The Question of Palestine

    By Alexander Durie  November 25, 2024
    Daily Fiction

    “The Iceberg in My Living Room”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  November 25, 2024
    The Lit Hub Podcast

    This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Gatsby Adaptations, AI Evil, and Literary Assholes

    By The Lit Hub Podcast   November 22, 2024
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

    By Book Marks  November 22, 2024
    literary criticism

    “Make it New… Again.” Why We Need Alexander Pope’s Wild, Weird Poetry Today

    By Ryan Ruby  November 22, 2024
    In Conversation

    Diverting Diversions: Mark Haber on Distractions, Literary Digressions, and the Possibilities of Fiction

    By Brian Castleberry  November 22, 2024
    Daily Fiction

    “Balm of Life”

    By Lit Hub Excerpts  November 22, 2024
    Billionaires

    Billionaires Are Bad: Revisiting 50 Shades of Grey in the Age of Mega-Rich Creepers

    By Maris Kreizman  November 21, 2024
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  November 21, 2024
    The Annotated Nightstand

    The Annotated Nightstand: What Sergio de la Pava Is Reading Now, and Next

    By Diana Arterian  November 21, 2024
    Fiction/Non/Fiction

    Ruben Reyes Jr. on Trump’s Plans for Mass Deportation

    By Fiction Non Fiction  November 21, 2024
    Children's Literature

    In Search of the Moomins in Helsinki: The Enduring Magic of Tove Jansson’s Characters

    By Christiana Spens  November 20, 2024
    Fathers and Sons

    Inside James Baldwin’s Fraught Relationship With His Stepfather

    By Douglas Field  November 20, 2024
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