5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“With this sly sleight of hand, Senna deftly scrambles hierarchies of race, class, and culture.”

By Book Marks | November 7, 2024

The Book News is Generally... Good?

The Book News is Generally... Good?

Maris Kreizman Finds Some Silver Linings

By Maris Kreizman | November 7, 2024

“A Chubby-Cheeked, Shabby-Blazered Colossus.” How Dylan Thomas Influenced Generations of Poets

“A Chubby-Cheeked, Shabby-Blazered Colossus.” How Dylan Thomas Influenced Generations of Poets

Dai George Remembers the Inventive Wordplay and Freewheeling Life of a Welsh Literary Giant

By Dai George | November 7, 2024

Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Puerto Ricans, Trump, and the Election

Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Puerto Ricans, Trump, and the Election

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | November 7, 2024

In Search of a Time Lost: A Selection of Proust’s Letters Translated by Lydia Davis

In Search of a Time Lost: A Selection of Proust’s Letters Translated by Lydia Davis

Three Missives from Marcel and Reflections on the World in Which He Composed Them

By Literary Hub | November 6, 2024

How a Novel by Mildred D. Taylor Helped Glory Edim Understand Being Black in the South

How a Novel by Mildred D. Taylor Helped Glory Edim Understand Being Black in the South

The Author of “Gather Me” Reflects on Navigating Her Nigerian and American Identities

By Glory Edim | November 6, 2024

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This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Ryan Chapman Predicts the Booker Prize

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 6, 2024

Among the Sleuths: Looking for Answers at the Nancy Drew Convention

By Jadie Stillwell and Nicole Blackwood | November 5, 2024

Visions of Apocalypse: How Gravity’s Rainbow Embodied America’s Post-War Fears

By Jonathan Rosenbaum | November 5, 2024

A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

A Brief History of the Most Famous Swear Word in the World

Jesse Sheidlower on the Limberness and Literary Uses of “Fuck”

By Jesse Sheidlower | November 5, 2024

Oliver Sacks! Dante! Queer folktales! 20 new books out today.

Oliver Sacks! Dante! Queer folktales! 20 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | November 5, 2024

The 10 Best Formally Inventive Queer Memoirs 

The 10 Best Formally Inventive Queer Memoirs 

Alison Bechdel, Alexander Chee, David Wojnarowicz, and More

By Catherine Habgood | November 4, 2024

You Can Quote Me on That: On Finding Inspiration in the Language of Children’s Books

You Can Quote Me on That: On Finding Inspiration in the Language of Children’s Books

Amy Gash Considers the Timeless Wisdom of Great Kid Lit

By Amy Gash | November 4, 2024

Magical Birds, Small Fortunes, and Time Loops: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Magical Birds, Small Fortunes, and Time Loops: November’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

A Cornucopia of New Books From Carrie Vaughn, Tasha Suri, Haruki Murakami, and More

By Natalie Zutter | November 1, 2024

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating 20 Years of <em>n+1</em>

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating 20 Years of n+1

Mark Krotov and Dayna Tortorici in Conversation with Jonny Diamond

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 1, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“There are, of course, literary pleasures to be had in a sociopathic protagonist.”

By Book Marks | November 1, 2024

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