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Lit Hub’s 38 Favorite Books of 2024

Lit Hub’s 38 Favorite Books of 2024

From Our Bedside Tables to Yours

By Emily Temple | December 3, 2024

Reading With My Past Self: A Year of Revisiting Books

Reading With My Past Self: A Year of Revisiting Books

Angela Baggetta on What She’s Learned From Rereading Old Favorites

By Angela Baggetta | December 3, 2024

On the Report of Poetry’s Death, or: What Does That AI Poetry Study Really Tell Us?

On the Report of Poetry’s Death, or: What Does That AI Poetry Study Really Tell Us?

Jen Benka Considers Art in the Age of ChatGPT

By Jen Benka | December 3, 2024

Why We Need More Queer Sex in Climate Fiction; Or, on Rereading Rachel Carson

Why We Need More Queer Sex in Climate Fiction; Or, on Rereading Rachel Carson

Gabrielle Korn Explores Bodily Autonomy, Self-Censorship, and How Desire Shapes Our Writing

By Gabrielle Korn | December 3, 2024

Anita Felicelli on Crafting a Collection of Existential Speculative Short Stories

Anita Felicelli on Crafting a Collection of Existential Speculative Short Stories

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of "How We Know Our Time Travelers"

By Jane Ciabattari | December 3, 2024

Rick Barot & Brian Teare Remind Each Other to Look Again

Rick Barot & Brian Teare Remind Each Other to Look Again

In Conversation with Lena Crown on Awakeners

By awakeners | December 3, 2024

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Nayantara Roy on the “Badge of Honor” That Inspired Her Debut Novel

By I'm a Writer But | December 3, 2024

On World AIDS Day What Does It Mean to Live in a Culture Defined By Virality?

By Heather McCalden | December 2, 2024

A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s Divine Comedy

By Michael Palma | December 2, 2024

Musical Mechas and the Dystopian Dust Bowl: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Musical Mechas and the Dystopian Dust Bowl: December’s Best Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books

Finish the Year with New Speculative Fiction From Alex Segura, Julia Armfield, Alison Stine, and More

By Natalie Zutter | December 2, 2024

Elizabeth Rosner on Delayed Listening

Elizabeth Rosner on Delayed Listening

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 2, 2024

Jeannine Ouellette on Bringing Attention, Playfulness, and Surprise to Your Writing

Jeannine Ouellette on Bringing Attention, Playfulness, and Surprise to Your Writing

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

By Memoir Nation | December 2, 2024

Sharon Brous on Ancient Wisdom and the Enduring Power of Community

Sharon Brous on Ancient Wisdom and the Enduring Power of Community

On Sun Valley Writers’ Conference’s Beyond the Page

By Sun Valley Writers' Conference | December 2, 2024

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Fund Drives, Merve Emre, and... Do Awards Even Matter?

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Fund Drives, Merve Emre, and... Do Awards Even Matter?

With Drew Broussard, Calvin Kasulke, Oliver Scialdone, McKayla Coyle, and Jonny Diamond

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 29, 2024

In Praise of the Literary and Social Subversions of George Gissing’s <em>The Odd Women</em>

In Praise of the Literary and Social Subversions of George Gissing’s The Odd Women

Merve Emre and Adam Dalva in Conversation About a New Edition of a Victorian Classic

By Literary Hub | November 27, 2024

The 10 Best Book Covers of November

The 10 Best Book Covers of November

Curiouser and Curiouser

By Emily Temple | November 27, 2024

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