• Craft and Criticism

    Totalitarianism

    Darkest Nights: On the Literal Dreams of German Jews During Hitler’s Rise to Power

    By Zoe Roth  April 30, 2025
    Science fiction

    Elon Musk Just Doesn’t Understand the Sci-Fi Visions of Iain M. Banks

    By Tobias Carroll  April 30, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    April’s Best Reviewed Fiction

    By Book Marks  April 30, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Month

    April’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

    By Book Marks  April 30, 2025
    Audiobooks

    The Most Anticipated Audiobooks of May

    By AudioFile Magazine  April 30, 2025
    Paperbacks

    Kevin Kwan! Questlove! Hungry ghosts! 25 books out in paperback this May.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  April 30, 2025
    The Cosmic Library

    The Cosmic Library on the Philosophy of The Brothers Karamazov

    By The Cosmic Library   April 30, 2025
    World War II

    Tracing the Journey of World War II’s Stolen and Looted Objects

    By Elisabeth Dini  April 29, 2025
    Remembrances

    Murray Kempton, Around Forever: Resurrecting a Forgotten American Journalist

    By Andrew Holter  April 29, 2025
    In Conversation

    Guadalupe Nettel on Capturing the (Vaguely) Surreal Side of Contemporary Life

    By Jane Ciabattari  April 29, 2025
    Writing About Family

    Eden Lost: Nin Andrews on the Pains and Rewards of Writing a Memoir About Her Father

    By Nin Andrews  April 29, 2025
    Lit Hub Questionnaire

    Shelby Van Pelt Created Her Oddball Octopus in a Low-Key Writing Class (And Other Deets)

    By Literary Hub  April 29, 2025
    New Books Tuesdays

    Sophie Gilbert! Craig Thompson! Crazy Rich Ghanaians! 24 new books out today.

    By Gabrielle Bellot  April 29, 2025
    In Conversation

    Forrest Gander on Waiting to Publish, Gateway Poems, and C.D. Wright’s Brilliant Work

    By Literary Hub  April 28, 2025
    Literary History

    75 Years Ago, The Martian Chronicles Legitimized Science Fiction

    By Sam Weller  April 28, 2025
    Trans History

    Uncovering the Forgotten: The Struggle For Trans History, From Nazi Germany to Today

    By Milo Todd  April 28, 2025
    Inspiration

    What Can a 17th-Century English Doctor Teach Us About Embracing Uncertainty?

    By Cutter Wood  April 28, 2025
    First Draft

    Vauhini Vara on the Wild Card of AI

    By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing   April 28, 2025
    Memoir Nation

    Write-Minded Is Now Memoir Nation

    By Memoir Nation   April 28, 2025
    Biology

    Science in America is Going Dark:
    On Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters

    By Gabrielle Bellot  April 25, 2025
    The Lit Hub Podcast

    New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day!

    By Drew Broussard  April 25, 2025
    The Lit Hub Podcast

    New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Celebrating Indie Bookstore Day!

    By The Lit Hub Podcast   April 25, 2025
    Best Reviewed Books of the Week

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

    By Book Marks  April 25, 2025
    Female Friendship

    In Praise of “Toxic” Female Friendships

    By Ginny Hogan  April 25, 2025
    The Craft of Writing

    Casey Johnston on Writing the Body

    By Casey Johnston  April 25, 2025
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