This Week in Literary History: America Turns 250

This Week in Literary History: America Turns 250

Reflections on American Literature from the Lit Hub Archives

By Literary Hub | June 29, 2026

Walter Mosley: “A Novel is Not a Machine”

Walter Mosley: “A Novel is Not a Machine”

On the Pleasure of Encountering Something New

By Walter Mosley | June 26, 2026

What Queer Archives Know (Before They Can Prove It)

What Queer Archives Know (Before They Can Prove It)

Demetris Papadimitropoulos on Daniel Ciba's Blue Roses and the Evidence Literary History Was Taught Not to Read

By Demetris Papadimitropoulos | June 26, 2026

June’s Best Reviewed Fiction

June’s Best Reviewed Fiction

Featuring Maggie O'Farrell, Ann Patchett, Andrew Sean Greer, and More

By Book Marks | June 26, 2026

June’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

June’s Best Reviewed Nonfiction

Featuring Dogs in Art, Birds of the World, Romance Scammers, and More

By Book Marks | June 26, 2026

Ye Hui on the Innovations of Translation, His Writing Process, and the Relief of Finishing a Poem

Ye Hui on the Innovations of Translation, His Writing Process, and the Relief of Finishing a Poem

In Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | June 26, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Fed Up: Emotional Labor, Women, and the Way Forward
  • Sunrise
  • A Tender Age
  • Under the Falls
  • The Responsible Party
  • Depraved: The Story of Dangerous Art
  • A Guide to Open Water Lifesaving: Lessons on Love, Care, and Survival: A Memoir
  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
  • Hocus Pocus
  • Are They Dead Yet?: The Art of the Obit

Erased No More: A Reading List of BIPOC-Centered Historical Fiction

By Vanessa Miller | June 26, 2026

The Annotated Nightstand: What Serena Chopra is Reading Right Now

By Diana Arterian | June 26, 2026

40 Great New Books You May Have Missed

By Maris Kreizman | June 25, 2026

Save It for Your Novel: The Difference in Writing for the Screen Versus the Page

Save It for Your Novel: The Difference in Writing for the Screen Versus the Page

Spiro Skentzos in Conversation with Rasheed Newson

By Spiro Skentzos | June 25, 2026

Namwali Serpell and Cathy Park Hong on Toni Morrison’s <em>Jazz</em>

Namwali Serpell and Cathy Park Hong on Toni Morrison’s Jazz

From the Podcast, PASSAGES: On Morrison

By Passages: On Morrison | June 25, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“Vance’s hypocrisy alone makes Communion nearly unreadable. You don’t need me to tell you this, but he is not a good Catholic.”

By Book Marks | June 25, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending June 21, 2026

By Literary Hub | June 25, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending June 21, 2026

By Literary Hub | June 25, 2026

Matthew Wolfe on the Secret History of Radical Environmentalism

Matthew Wolfe on the Secret History of Radical Environmentalism

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

By Fiction Non Fiction | June 25, 2026

On Joan Didion and the Art of Looking Back

On Joan Didion and the Art of Looking Back

Maggie McKinley Rereads One of America’s Great Nostalgists

By Maggie McKinley | June 24, 2026

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