New and Noteworthy Nonfiction You Should Read This December

New and Noteworthy Nonfiction You Should Read This December

Johnny Cash, Siri Hustvedt, Rachel Carson, and More

By Literary Hub | December 2, 2021

WATCH: Diane Exavier, Angel Nafis, Shayla Lawz, and Carols Sirah Offer Poetry and Performance

WATCH: Diane Exavier, Angel Nafis, Shayla Lawz, and Carols Sirah Offer Poetry and Performance

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | December 2, 2021

A public library was denied funding over an LGBTQ+ support group—so patrons took action.

A public library was denied funding over an LGBTQ+ support group—so patrons took action.

By Walker Caplan | November 30, 2021

On the Monumental, Lasting Impact of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympic Games

On the Monumental, Lasting Impact of Tommie Smith and John Carlos at the 1968 Olympic Games

John Feinstein Considers the History of Racial Inequality and Activism in Sports

By John Feinstein | November 30, 2021

How the Great Dorothy Day’s Anger Was an Expression of Her Faith

How the Great Dorothy Day’s Anger Was an Expression of Her Faith

Kaya Oakes on the Life and Times of the Legendary Activist

By Kaya Oakes | November 30, 2021

How Did the Arab Spring Change Fiction?

How Did the Arab Spring Change Fiction?

Talya Zax Looks to Post-Revolutionary Literature

By Talya Zax | November 29, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • In the Days of My Youth I Was Told What It Means to Be a Man: A Memoir
  • Nonesuch
  • Whidbey
  • A Scandal in Königsberg
  • The Quantity Theory of Morality
  • Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World

The Last Essay I Need to Write about David Foster Wallace

By Mary K. Holland | November 29, 2021

We Shall Overcome: John Lewis on the Symbolism of the Edmund Pettus Bridge and the Urgency of the Civil Rights Movement

By John Lewis | November 24, 2021

Sam Quinones on Finding Hope in the Time of Fentanyl

By Keen On | November 24, 2021

Impeachment probe confirms: yeah, Cuomo’s book deal was shady.

Impeachment probe confirms: yeah, Cuomo’s book deal was shady.

By Walker Caplan | November 23, 2021

WATCH: Nikkolas Smith, Namrata Tripathi, and Jason Reynolds Introduce <em>The 1619 Project: Born on the Water</em>

WATCH: Nikkolas Smith, Namrata Tripathi, and Jason Reynolds Introduce The 1619 Project: Born on the Water

Hosted by Greenlight Bookstore, BAMkids, and The Lit. Bar

By The Virtual Book Channel | November 23, 2021

Keeda Haynes on Her Journey from Prison to Politics

Keeda Haynes on Her Journey from Prison to Politics

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 23, 2021

Kyla Schuller Offers a Counterhistory to White Feminism

Kyla Schuller Offers a Counterhistory to White Feminism

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | November 23, 2021

Eileen Myles, Geoff Dyer, and other authors have signed an open letter supporting Sally Rooney.

Eileen Myles, Geoff Dyer, and other authors have signed an open letter supporting Sally Rooney.

By Walker Caplan | November 22, 2021

Nearly 200 video interviews with ACT UP New York members are now available online.

Nearly 200 video interviews with ACT UP New York members are now available online.

By Walker Caplan | November 22, 2021

What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

What Bob Dylan Does—Or Doesn’t—Know About the Assassination of JFK

Jefferson Morley Revisits the Nobel Laureate’s Recent No. 1, “Murder Most Foul”

By Jefferson Morley | November 22, 2021

Page 132 of 296

  • 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.