5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

On New Books by Samantha Hunt, Delia Ephron, Margo Jefferson, and More

By Book Marks | April 14, 2022

Chinese writers combat pandemic boredom by remixing Western literary classics.

Chinese writers combat pandemic boredom by remixing Western literary classics.

By Jonny Diamond | April 13, 2022

“I Trust Nothing But Music.” Valzhyna Mort on the Patient Listening of Writing Poetry

“I Trust Nothing But Music.” Valzhyna Mort on the Patient Listening of Writing Poetry

The Author of Music for the Dead and Resurrected in Conversation with Michael Prior

By Michael Prior | April 13, 2022

“I think I might have gone on drawing forever.” Annie Hartnett on Giving the Gift of Art

“I think I might have gone on drawing forever.” Annie Hartnett on Giving the Gift of Art

The Author of Unlikely Animals on Creating Connection Instead of Commodity

By Annie Hartnett | April 13, 2022

Why Sex Scenes Are Not Only Feminist, But Necessary

Why Sex Scenes Are Not Only Feminist, But Necessary

Elissa Sussman on the Literature of Pleasure and Joy

By Elissa Sussman | April 13, 2022

Julia May Jonas on How Playwriting Informs Her Approach to Building Character

Julia May Jonas on How Playwriting Informs Her Approach to Building Character

The Author of Vladimir in Conversation with Brad Listi on Otherppl

By Otherppl with Brad Listi | April 13, 2022

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  • London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
  • Attention: Writing on Life, Art, and the World
  • The Oyster Diaries
  • Yesteryear
  • Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

In Praise of Dysfunctional Heroines

By Dawn Winter | April 13, 2022

Why China, Russia and Iran Aren’t Democracies

By Keen On | April 13, 2022

Exposing the COVID Capitalists and Thieves Who Got Rich While We Got Sick

By Keen On | April 13, 2022

Can Only Rich People Afford to Think Big, Chase Dreams, and Build Community?

Can Only Rich People Afford to Think Big, Chase Dreams, and Build Community?

Jeff Rosenthal in Conversation with Andrew Keen

By Keen On | April 13, 2022

21 new books hitting shelves this week.

21 new books hitting shelves this week.

By Katie Yee | April 12, 2022

Mary Laura Philpott on Facing the Unexpected and Absurd with Humor

Mary Laura Philpott on Facing the Unexpected and Absurd with Humor

The Author of Bomb Shelter In Conversation with Maggie Smith

By Maggie Smith | April 12, 2022

The Annotated Nightstand: Melissa Chadburn on the Books She’s Reading Now and Next

The Annotated Nightstand: Melissa Chadburn on the Books She’s Reading Now and Next

The First in a New (at Lit Hub) Series by Diana Arterian

By Diana Arterian | April 12, 2022

Why the Color Red Carries so Much Weight in Film and Literature

Why the Color Red Carries so Much Weight in Film and Literature

James Fox: “Red is the body made color, and at times color made body.”

By James Fox | April 12, 2022

Nature Writing is Survival Writing: On Rethinking a Genre

Nature Writing is Survival Writing: On Rethinking a Genre

Michelle Nijhuis Thinks It’s Time for Some New Perspectives

By Michelle Nijhuis | April 12, 2022

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

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

Featuring Lisa Bird-Wilson, Negesti Kaudo, and More!

By Teddy Wayne | April 12, 2022

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