The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2025

The Best Reviewed Nonfiction of 2025

Featuring Miriam Toews, Margaret Atwood, James Baldwin, Yiyun Li, and More

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Can Bibliotherapy Heal the Pain of the World? 

Can Bibliotherapy Heal the Pain of the World? 

Jess deCourcy Hinds on Books as Therapy

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | December 16, 2025

Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Tarpley Hitt on the Iconic Toy’s Many International Imitators

By Tarpley Hitt | December 16, 2025

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

David S. Brown on Roosevelt’s Popularity, Charisma, and Progressive Politics

By David S. Brown | December 16, 2025

Words Between Worlds: Creative Writing in Sarajevo

Words Between Worlds: Creative Writing in Sarajevo

Stacy Mattingly on Place, Literature, and the Wounds of the Recent Past

By Stacy Mattingly | December 15, 2025

The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2025

The Best Reviewed Fiction of 2025

Featuring Lily King, David Szalay, Gish Jen, Han Kang, and More

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On the Urgency of Climate Change, Creating Hope in a Crisis, and the Limits of Western Storytelling

By Joey Eschrich, Libia Brenda, Vandana Singh, Gu Shi, Hannah Onoguwe | December 15, 2025

Nobody Knows Why the Caribou Are Disappearing

By Neil Shea | December 15, 2025

Together, a Father and a Daughter Break a Generational Cycle of Abuse

By Jameelah Lang | December 15, 2025

Ruben Reyes Jr. on the Second Person

Ruben Reyes Jr. on the Second Person

In Conversation with Mitzi Rapkin on the First Draft Podcast

By First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing | December 15, 2025

Kamy Wicoff and Deborah Siegel-Acevedo on The Power of Community

Kamy Wicoff and Deborah Siegel-Acevedo on The Power of Community

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By Memoir Nation | December 15, 2025

It’s Best-of Season on The Lit Hub Podcast

It’s Best-of Season on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring members of the Lit Hub staff on favorite reads of 2025!

By The Lit Hub Podcast | December 12, 2025

Seven Holiday Romance Novels to Keep Warm With This Winter

Seven Holiday Romance Novels to Keep Warm With This Winter

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By Haruka Iwasaki | December 12, 2025

How Sam Shepard Became the Star Playwright of New York’s Counterculture

How Sam Shepard Became the Star Playwright of New York’s Counterculture

Robert M. Dowling on the Early Years of a Genius of Avant-Garde American Drama

By Robert M. Dowling | December 12, 2025

Six Writers on the Most Surprising Parts of Their Writing Routines

Six Writers on the Most Surprising Parts of Their Writing Routines

How Shelby Van Pelt, Tracy K. Smith, and More Get Words on the Page

By Literary Hub | December 12, 2025

Maurice Riordan on Writing Rituals, the Creative Imagination, and His Journey as a Poet

Maurice Riordan on Writing Rituals, the Creative Imagination, and His Journey as a Poet

In Conversation with Peter Mishler

By Peter Mishler | December 12, 2025

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