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Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021

Our 48 Favorite Books of 2021

The Lit Hub Staff Picks the Best Books of the Year

By Emily Temple | December 13, 2021

The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2021

The Best Reviewed Poetry Collections of 2021

Featuring Amanda Gorman, Yusef Komunyakaa, Kaveh Akbar, Rita Dove, Arthur Sze, and more

By Book Marks | December 13, 2021

On <em>New Yorker</em> Cartoonist Ed Koren’s Sketches for the End Times

On New Yorker Cartoonist Ed Koren’s Sketches for the End Times

Howard Norman Talks to His Friend of Many Years

By Howard Norman | December 13, 2021

Aysegül Savas on the Business of Writing Beyond the Language of Business

Aysegül Savas on the Business of Writing Beyond the Language of Business

“I don’t often get to talk about the sustenance of daily joy, the nourishment of the imagination.”

By Literary Hub | December 13, 2021

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim on the Symbolism of Trees and the Power of Black and White Illustration

Keum Suk Gendry-Kim on the Symbolism of Trees and the Power of Black and White Illustration

The Author of The Waiting Speaks With Alexander Chee

By Alexander Chee | December 13, 2021

From Joni to Dylan: On the Bards of 1960s Pop

From Joni to Dylan: On the Bards of 1960s Pop

Mike Mattison and Ernest Suarez on the History of Literature Podcast with Jacke Wilson

By History of Literature | December 13, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • On Morrison
  • Leaving Home: A Memoir in Full Colour
  • So Old, So Young
  • Rebel English Academy
  • A Hymn to Life: Shame Has to Change Sides
  • Evil Genius

On Telling the Story of Injustice Through Memoir

By Literary Hub | December 13, 2021

The New Outliers: How Creative Nonfiction Became a Legitimate, Serious Genre

By Lee Gutkind | December 13, 2021

"You cover that acid in comfort." Read Toni Morrison's 1973 edit letter to Lucille Clifton.

By Snigdha Koirala | December 10, 2021

On Melville, Mendacity, and Letting the Unknowable Find Its Way in Your Writing

On Melville, Mendacity, and Letting the Unknowable Find Its Way in Your Writing

David Kirby Plumbs the Uncertain Depths of Art and Truth

By David Kirby | December 10, 2021

Could Guillermo del Toro’s <em>Nightmare Alley</em> Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

Could Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley Use More Tricks Up Its Sleeve?

Olivia Rutigliano on the Self-Sabotaging Desire to Show One’s Hand

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 10, 2021

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2021

The Best Reviewed Essay Collections of 2021

Featuring Joan Didion, Rachel Kushner, Hanif Abdurraqib, Ann Patchett, Jenny Diski, and more

By Book Marks | December 10, 2021

Prayers for the Stolen: How Two Artists Portray the Violence of Human Trafficking in Mexico

Prayers for the Stolen: How Two Artists Portray the Violence of Human Trafficking in Mexico

Jennifer Clement on Her 2014 Novel and Tatiana Huezo's New Film Adaptation

By Jennifer Clement | December 10, 2021

In Which a Direct Line is Drawn From Flaubert’s Unfinished Novel to <em>Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure</em>

In Which a Direct Line is Drawn From Flaubert’s Unfinished Novel to Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Alex Lockwood on the Original Odd Couple Novel, Bouvard et Pécuchet

By Alex Lockwood | December 10, 2021

Time Is Water: On the Past, Present, and Looming Future of Venice

Time Is Water: On the Past, Present, and Looming Future of Venice

The Newly Released Fifth Siren Podcast Recommends Books About the Iconic Italian City

By Marco Magini, Paolo Nelli, Giorgia Tolfo, and Maddalena Vatti | December 10, 2021

Valerie Miles on the Craft of Curating Translators

Valerie Miles on the Craft of Curating Translators

In Conversation with Mitchell Kaplan on The Literary Life Podcast

By The Literary Life | December 10, 2021

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