Is the Literary Biopic the Worst Kind of Movie?

Is the Literary Biopic the Worst Kind of Movie?

On The Man Who Invented Christmas, and Watching Writers Toil on Screen

By J.W. McCormack | December 20, 2017

Is <em>Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas</em> a Work of Genius?

Is Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas a Work of Genius?

On Russell and Lillian Hoban, Giants of 20th-Century Children's Literature

By Rebecca Rego Barry | December 20, 2017

How to Bake a Pie for the Holidays: Long Ago Lessons from My Mom

How to Bake a Pie for the Holidays: Long Ago Lessons from My Mom

David Howard Will Never Quite Get the Crust Right...

By David Howard | December 20, 2017

How to Tell the Story of Bethlehem

How to Tell the Story of Bethlehem

Christmas Pudding in the Holy Land

By Nicholas Blincoe | December 20, 2017

Literary Hub's Favorite Books of 2017

Literary Hub's Favorite Books of 2017

From Campus Novels to Cult Leaders and Beyond

By Literary Hub | December 19, 2017

Lit Hub Daily: December 19, 2017

Lit Hub Daily: December 19, 2017

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

By Lit Hub Daily | December 19, 2017

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Ghost-Eye
  • Trash!: A Garbageman's Story
  • As If
  • Good Company
  • Radical Duke: How One Aristocrat-And the American Revolution-Transformed Britain
  • Monster of a Land: On the Road in Search of Modern America

Why I Gave Homer a Contemporary Voice in the Odyssey

By Emily Wilson | December 19, 2017

How Fetishizing 'Craft' Can Get in the Way of a Good Poem

By Michael Bazzett | December 19, 2017

5 Poems to Appease the Infamous Welsh Christmas Horse Skeleton

By Blair Beusman and Jess Bergman | December 19, 2017

Palestinian Children's Book Becomes Target for Boycott and Censorship

Palestinian Children's Book Becomes Target for Boycott and Censorship

Radhika Sainath Tries to Find a Book for Her Toddler

By Radhika Sainath | December 19, 2017

Lit Hub Daily: December 18, 2017

Lit Hub Daily: December 18, 2017

THE BEST OF THE LITERARY INTERNET

By Lit Hub Daily | December 18, 2017

Debating a Second Grader on the Merits of Wikipedia and the Etymology of 'Ladybird'

Debating a Second Grader on the Merits of Wikipedia and the Etymology of 'Ladybird'

Evan Lavender-Smith May or May Not Be Smarter Than His Son

By Evan Lavender-Smith | December 18, 2017

Notable Literary Deaths in 2017

Notable Literary Deaths in 2017

A Last Goodbye to the Authors and Editors We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 18, 2017

The Ultimate Best Books of 2017 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2017 List

Or: Clarity in Consensus

By Emily Temple | December 18, 2017

The Privilege of Plotlessness

The Privilege of Plotlessness

Lynn Steger Strong on Reading About Rich People While the World Burns

By Lynn Steger Strong | December 18, 2017

Addicted to Glamour: Writing My Way Back to the Center of Life

Addicted to Glamour: Writing My Way Back to the Center of Life

Joan Juliet Buck on Life After Memoir

By Joan Juliet Buck | December 18, 2017

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