Meet the literary critics who are keeping the culture honest (and sometimes spicy).

Meet the literary critics who are keeping the culture honest (and sometimes spicy).

By Brittany Allen | July 2, 2024

10 Great New Children’s Books to Throw in Your Beach Bag

10 Great New Children’s Books to Throw in Your Beach Bag

Caroline Carlson Recommends 10 New Titles Out in July

By Caroline Carlson | July 2, 2024

Nina Schuyler on Giving a Voice to Nature in Fiction

Nina Schuyler on Giving a Voice to Nature in Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of "In This Ravishing World"

By Jane Ciabattari | July 2, 2024

Joy Williams! Rust Belt writers! Phillip Lopate! 25 new books out today.

Joy Williams! Rust Belt writers! Phillip Lopate! 25 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | July 2, 2024

Dragon Heists and Choose-Your-Own-Futures: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Dragon Heists and Choose-Your-Own-Futures: July’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Summer stunners from Peng Shepherd, Aliette de Bodard, and China Miéville and Keanu Reeves

By Natalie Zutter | July 1, 2024

Gravity and Grace: What Becoming a Nurse Teaches You About Being a Poet

Gravity and Grace: What Becoming a Nurse Teaches You About Being a Poet

Dorinda Wegener on Channeling Her Creative Empathy and Curiosity Into the Medical Field

By Dorinda Wegener | July 1, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Pelican Child: Stories
  • Languages of Home: Essays on Writing, Hoop, and American Lives 1975-2025
  • On the Calculation of Volume (Book III)
  • The Ferryman and His Wife
  • Empire of Orgasm: Sex, Power, and the Downfall of a Wellness Cult
  • Mexico: A 500-Year History

Bamboo Wives, Biddle City, Coachella, and Cyberspace: Six Poetry Collections to Read in July

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | July 1, 2024

On Co-Writing, Belonging, and Punishing Your Characters: Eve Gleichman and Laura Blackett in Conversation

By Literary Hub | July 1, 2024

June’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

By Book Marks | June 28, 2024

June’s Best Reviewed Fiction

June’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring New Titles by Sarah Perry, Joseph O’Neill, Rachel Cusk, and More

By Book Marks | June 28, 2024

Julia Phillips on the Writing Lessons of Fairy Tales

Julia Phillips on the Writing Lessons of Fairy Tales

"Close the circle—even if your characters suffer, your readers will remember it."

By Julia Phillips | June 28, 2024

Ann Beattie! Mysterious Korean SF! Colin Channer! 26 books out in paperback this July.

Ann Beattie! Mysterious Korean SF! Colin Channer! 26 books out in paperback this July.

By Gabrielle Bellot | June 28, 2024

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of June

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of June

The Month in Literary Listening

By Audiofile Magazine | June 28, 2024

Beauty in Discomfort: In Defense of the Trauma Narrative

Beauty in Discomfort: In Defense of the Trauma Narrative

Emily Usher on the Enduring Importance of Writing About Pain

By Emily Usher | June 28, 2024

New Mythologies of the Frontier: A Neo-Western Reading List

New Mythologies of the Frontier: A Neo-Western Reading List

Kent Wascom Recommends Robin McLean, Charles Wilkinson Webber, Anna Burns, and More

By Kent Wascom | June 27, 2024

Am the Literary Asshole For Wanting to Tell People Their Writing Sucks?

Am the Literary Asshole For Wanting to Tell People Their Writing Sucks?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 27, 2024

Page 63 of 346

  • 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