The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2024

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2024

“He has chosen to be a farm stand that serves salty, fatty, sugary pseudo-thinking.”

By Book Marks | December 17, 2024

Betsy Fagin on the Undivided Self, Mystical Verse, and Reimagining Hemingway and Kerouac

Betsy Fagin on the Undivided Self, Mystical Verse, and Reimagining Hemingway and Kerouac

The Author of “Self-driving” in Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | December 17, 2024

Weike Wang on Exploring Cultural Contrasts in Fiction

Weike Wang on Exploring Cultural Contrasts in Fiction

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of “Rental House”

By Jane Ciabattari | December 17, 2024

Blake Butler! A Dostoevskyian Turkish classic! Giftable editions! 10 new books out today.

Blake Butler! A Dostoevskyian Turkish classic! Giftable editions! 10 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | December 17, 2024

Kyoko Mori and Abi Newhouse Rebelled Quietly At First

Kyoko Mori and Abi Newhouse Rebelled Quietly At First

In Conversation with Lena Crown on Awakeners

By awakeners | December 17, 2024

Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

On the Impact of—and Response to—14 Months of Israel’s Assault on Gaza

By Literary Hub | December 16, 2024

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The Ultimate Passive-Aggressive Holiday Gift: Why Self-Help Books Today Are Failing Readers

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The Art of Watching and the Art of Being Watched: On Sophie Calle’s The Sleepers

By Karla Kelsey | December 16, 2024

Hope Newshouse on the Best Children's and Family Audiobooks of 2024

By Behind the Mic | December 16, 2024

Zahid Rafiq on Unsatisfying Endings

Zahid Rafiq on Unsatisfying Endings

From the Write-minded Podcast, Hosted by Brooke Warner and Grant Faulkner

By Memoir Nation | December 16, 2024

Simon Rich on Changing How He Tells Stories

Simon Rich on Changing How He Tells Stories

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 16, 2024

Alejandro Antonio Ruiz on the Best YA Audiobooks of 2024

Alejandro Antonio Ruiz on the Best YA Audiobooks of 2024

in conversation with AudioFile's Michele Cobb

By Behind the Mic | December 15, 2024

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Reading Habits of Luigi Mangione

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Reading Habits of Luigi Mangione

With Drew Broussard, Jonny Diamond, James Folta, Calvin Kasulke, Molly Odintz, and Dan Sheehan

By The Lit Hub Podcast | December 13, 2024

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

Ed Simon on the Enduring Political Relevance of Benjamin’s “Theses on the Philosophy of History”

By Ed Simon | December 13, 2024

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

“Something will enrage you and something will haunt you. And something will strike you as beautiful and true.”

By Derek Mong | December 13, 2024

Kristin Hannah on <em>The Women</em>

Kristin Hannah on The Women

in conversation with Jenny Emery Davidson

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | December 13, 2024

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