Five Books That Showcase the Fascinating Landscape of European Folklore

Five Books That Showcase the Fascinating Landscape of European Folklore

Ben Edge Recommends Work by John Maizels, Charles Freger, Stefan Fisher and More

By Ben Edge | October 9, 2024

What the Science of Memory Can (and Can’t) Reveal about Truth in Memoir

What the Science of Memory Can (and Can’t) Reveal about Truth in Memoir

Debra Nystrom on the Power of Personal Story Alongside Objective Study

By Debra Nystrom | October 9, 2024

10 Best Books for Understanding American Class

10 Best Books for Understanding American Class

Matthew Desmond, Isabel Wilkerson, Thomas Piketty, and More

By Literary Hub | October 8, 2024

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

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

Featuring Charles Bock, Mike Fu, Kate Greathead, and More

By Teddy Wayne | October 8, 2024

Luis Jaramillo on Creating a Multigenerational Speculative Story of the Borderlands

Luis Jaramillo on Creating a Multigenerational Speculative Story of the Borderlands

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “The Witches of El Paso”

By Jane Ciabattari | October 8, 2024

Margaret Atwood’s poems! Spamalot! Marie Curie! 25 new books out today.

Margaret Atwood’s poems! Spamalot! Marie Curie! 25 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | October 8, 2024

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“Those Folks Never Had Their Lights Turned Off.” On the Literary Importance of Highlighting the Haves and the Have-Nots

By Douglas Unger | October 7, 2024

Satanic Sympathies: On the Demon Depictions That Helped Jamie Quarto Write Two-Step Devil

By Jamie Quatro | October 7, 2024

On the Remarkable Legacy of Lewis Lapham

By Elias Altman | October 7, 2024

All or Nothing: Deborah Levy on Marguerite Duras’s <em>The Lover</em>

All or Nothing: Deborah Levy on Marguerite Duras’s The Lover

“Duras never covertly apologizes for the moral or psychological way that she exists in the world.”

By Deborah Levy | October 7, 2024

Translating the Ancient Language of The Vetala Tales

Translating the Ancient Language of The Vetala Tales

Douglas J. Penick on Capturing the Essence of South Asian Mythology For a Contemporary Western Audience

By Douglas J. Penick | October 7, 2024

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 Louise Erdrich, Ta-Nehisi Coates, Karl Ove Knausgaard, and More

By Book Marks | October 4, 2024

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of October

AudioFile’s Best Audiobooks of October

The Month in Literary Listening

By Audiofile Magazine | October 4, 2024

What’s With All The Romance Bookstores? This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast

What’s With All The Romance Bookstores? This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast

A Bookseller Roundtable with Host Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 4, 2024

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“This maximalist approach to storytelling relies on astounding powers of memory and invention.”

By Book Marks | October 3, 2024

I Hate This Jerk in My Book Club: Am I the Literary Asshole?

I Hate This Jerk in My Book Club: Am I the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | October 3, 2024

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