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What’s in a Book’s Name? One Writer’s Journey to Finding the Perfect Title

What’s in a Book’s Name? One Writer’s Journey to Finding the Perfect Title

Brook Wilensky-Lanford on the Long, Difficult (Yet Fun) Process of Titling Her New Book, A God-Shaped Nation

By Brook Wilensky-Lanford | June 9, 2026

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

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

Featuring Courtney Maum, Ben Fountain, Deb Olin Unferth and More

By Teddy Wayne | June 9, 2026

Lauren Acampora Recommends 7 Books About Deep Human-Animal Connections

Lauren Acampora Recommends 7 Books About Deep Human-Animal Connections

With Work by Geraldine Brooks, Takashi Hiraide, Lydia Millet, and More

By Lauren Acampora | June 9, 2026

Grief, Rage, and Restraint: Zinzi Clemmons on Telling Her Own Story

Grief, Rage, and Restraint: Zinzi Clemmons on Telling Her Own Story

Myriam Gurba in Conversation with the Author of Freedom: Essays

By Myriam Gurba | June 9, 2026

“Effaced...” A Poem by Jawdat Fakhreddine

“Effaced...” A Poem by Jawdat Fakhreddine

Huda Fakhreddine: “I have been reading Jawdat, my father, and his poetry all my life.”

By Jawdat Fakhreddine and Huda Fakhreddine | June 9, 2026

Andrew Sean Greer, Dave Eggers, Leila Slimani, and more: 23 new books out today!

Andrew Sean Greer, Dave Eggers, Leila Slimani, and more: 23 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | June 9, 2026

Best Reviewed
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A Child’s World: Sloane Crosley on the Short Fiction of Katherine Mansfield

By Sloane Crosley | June 8, 2026

A Poet on the Factory Floor: On Daily Life in China’s Industrial Centers

By Xiao Hai | June 8, 2026

In Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility You Can Be “Demure and Brat All at Once”

By Samantha Silva | June 8, 2026

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

Leander Schaerlaeckens Recommends 5 Books to Better Understand the World Cup

“The action on the field is sublime, and yet it’s the least interesting thing about the sport.”

By Leander Schaerlaeckens | June 8, 2026

Josh Weil on the Necessity of Writing What Scares You

Josh Weil on the Necessity of Writing What Scares You

Follow the Fear. See Where It Leads.

By Josh Weil | June 5, 2026

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 Maggie O'Farrell, Dogs in Art, Ann Patchett, and More

By Book Marks | June 5, 2026

Memoirs of a Black Cop: Reading Zohran Mamdani’s Newly Appointed Sheriff, Edwin Raymond

Memoirs of a Black Cop: Reading Zohran Mamdani’s Newly Appointed Sheriff, Edwin Raymond

Steven W. Thrasher on the Rise of Copablanda

By Steven W. Thrasher | June 5, 2026

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

P.C. Verrone Recommends Essential Texts of Afro-Surrealism

Featuring Books by Toni Morrison, August Wilson, Nalo Hopkinson, and More

By P. C. Verrone | June 5, 2026

My Sister Thinks Everything I Write is About Her... Is She the Literary Asshole?

My Sister Thinks Everything I Write is About Her... Is She the Literary Asshole?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | June 4, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“His is a work of immensely humane scholarship.”

By Book Marks | June 4, 2026

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