Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • Become A Member
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
  • Reading Challenge
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
  • Fiction and Poetry
  • News and Culture
  • Lit Hub Radio
  • Reading Lists
  • Reading Challenge
  • Book Marks
  • CrimeReads
  • Log In
The Nearly Departed: Inside the Art of Writing a Great Obituary

The Nearly Departed: Inside the Art of Writing a Great Obituary

Sam Roberts Offers His Perspective on Writing About the Almost-Dead

By Sam Roberts | August 11, 2026

Téa Obreht on Writing a Layered, Intertextual Tale of the American West

Téa Obreht on Writing a Layered, Intertextual Tale of the American West

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Sunrise”

By Jane Ciabattari | August 11, 2026

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

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

Featuring Naima Coster, Katy Simpson Smith, Stacey Yu and More

By Teddy Wayne | August 11, 2026

To Write As If No One Will See What You’ve Written: Why the Short Story Won’t Go Away

To Write As If No One Will See What You’ve Written: Why the Short Story Won’t Go Away

Jess Row In Praise of the Enduring Subversive Power of the Short Form

By Jess Row | August 11, 2026

Esther Kinsky on <em>Is Beauty Good</em>, the Novel by Rosalind Belben

Esther Kinsky on Is Beauty Good, the Novel by Rosalind Belben

“Beauty is a concept as vast as it is vague.”

By Esther Kinsky | August 11, 2026

Rachel Syme Loves a Good Yarn

Rachel Syme Loves a Good Yarn

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | August 11, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Etna
  • Triage
  • The Amateur
  • The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
  • The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence
  • Sunrise
  • A Tender Age
  • Don't Be Evil: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and My Escape from Big Tech
  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
  • The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

“We Live Inside the Sun.” Who Studies the Universe Changes How We See the Universe

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 10, 2026

How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even Catcher in the Rye

By Jasper Craven | August 10, 2026

It’s Ok to Judge a Book By Its Cover (It’s Impossible Not To)

By Ed Simon | August 7, 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 Paul Yoon, Howard Zinn, Chris Bohjalian, and More

By Book Marks | August 7, 2026

Encountering the Ghost of Ted Hughes in His Childhood Home

Encountering the Ghost of Ted Hughes in His Childhood Home

Jodie Hollander Finds Unlikely Inspiration Writing on Location

By Jodie Hollander | August 6, 2026

Why My 85-Year-Old Friend Has Devoted the Last Years of Her Life to Reading the Ancient Classics

Why My 85-Year-Old Friend Has Devoted the Last Years of Her Life to Reading the Ancient Classics

Seth Kaplan on Encountering True Devotion to Art, For Its Own Sake

By Seth Kaplan | August 6, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“You can love Riley’s work, you can certainly admire it, but I don’t think you can fangirl over it.”

By Book Marks | August 6, 2026

Considering the Many Forms a Family Can Take in Japanese Literature

Considering the Many Forms a Family Can Take in Japanese Literature

Laurel Taylor on Maiko Seo’s Someone to Cook For

By Laurel Taylor | August 6, 2026

Writing a Novel and Hiking a Mountain Are Pretty Similar, Actually

Writing a Novel and Hiking a Mountain Are Pretty Similar, Actually

Leila Renee on Climbing a Mountain with Her Sister

By Leila Renee | August 6, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending August 2, 2026

By Literary Hub | August 6, 2026

‹ Previous123456789Next ›Last »
Page 5 of 867
    • 7 Books That Take Readers to Extraordinary, Uncharted RegionsAugust 31, 2026 by Henry Wise
    • 10 New Books Coming Out This WeekAugust 31, 2026 by CrimeReads
    • The Backlist: Reading Yrsa Sigurdadottir’s 'I Remember You' with Crime by the Book's Abby DunnAugust 31, 2026 by Polly Stewart
    • Etna
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Month
    • "By the close of Part of Paul Yoon s wonderful new novel em Etna em…"
  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member

  • If you buy books linked on our site, Lit Hub may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.