The Radical Power of a Bookstore: On Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights

The Radical Power of a Bookstore: On Lawrence Ferlinghetti and City Lights

Gioia Woods Reflects on the Life of a Literary Icon

By Gioia Woods | February 6, 2026

Nancy Reddy on Researching Beyond the Archives

Nancy Reddy on Researching Beyond the Archives

Or: Reading Sideways

By Nancy Reddy | February 6, 2026

Can Zohran Mamdani Survive at the Intersection of Identity Politics and Democratic Socialism?

Can Zohran Mamdani Survive at the Intersection of Identity Politics and Democratic Socialism?

Mychal Denzel Smith on the New Mayor’s Uncertain Relationship With New York’s Black Voters

By Mychal Denzel Smith | February 5, 2026

Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files

Finding the Publishing World in the Epstein Files

Maris Kreizman on the Viler-Than-Fiction
Behavior of Powerful Men

By Maris Kreizman | February 5, 2026

Turning to Thoreau for Lessons on Living Through Difficult Times

Turning to Thoreau for Lessons on Living Through Difficult Times

Kristy Beachy-Quick on Seeking Solace in the Lesser-Known Works of the Author of Walden

By Kristy Beachy-Quick | February 5, 2026

Beyond the Headlines: Five Essential Books For Understanding Afghanistan

Beyond the Headlines: Five Essential Books For Understanding Afghanistan

Patmeena Sabit Recommends Khaled Hosseini, Parwana Fayyaz, Jamaluddin Aram and More

By Patmeena Sabit | February 5, 2026

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

Sex Without Shame: Senior Women Share Their Stories of Finding Sexual Freedom

By Joan Price | February 5, 2026

Against the “King Voice.” On the Evolution of Vocal Authority, from Orson Welles to Sarah Vowell

By Sarah Montague | February 5, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

By Book Marks | February 5, 2026

What Seamus Heaney Meant to Me, a Kid From Carrickfergus

What Seamus Heaney Meant to Me, a Kid From Carrickfergus

Adrian McKinty on the Legacy of One of Ireland’s Great Poets

By Adrian McKinty | February 5, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending February 1, 2026

By Literary Hub | February 5, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending February 1, 2026

By Literary Hub | February 5, 2026

Anjali Enjeti on Ballots and How Trump Wants to Steal Them

Anjali Enjeti on Ballots and How Trump Wants to Steal Them

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and Jennifer Maritza McCauley on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | February 5, 2026

On Russia’s New Official Dictionary and the Language of Authoritarianism

On Russia’s New Official Dictionary and the Language of Authoritarianism

Katherine Kelaidis Considers the Dictionary as a Prescriptive Ideological Document

By Katherine Kelaidis | February 4, 2026

From Gaza to Minneapolis We Are Still Being Told to Disbelieve Our Eyes

From Gaza to Minneapolis We Are Still Being Told to Disbelieve Our Eyes

Steven W. Thrasher on the Western Establishment’s
Deliberate Break From Reality

By Steven W. Thrasher | February 4, 2026

Letter From Minnesota: “did they really take a 4 yo too the other night?”

Letter From Minnesota: “did they really take a 4 yo too the other night?”

Sarah Green on Preserving the Idea of Kinship in the Face of Brutality

By Sarah Green | February 4, 2026

Page 10 of 1544

  • 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.