Inside the Tumultuous Private Life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan

Inside the Tumultuous Private Life of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, Founder of Pakistan

From Sam Dalrymple’s Cundill Prize-Shortlisted Shattered Lands

By Sam Dalrymple | September 3, 2026

On the Fact and Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut’s Dresden

On the Fact and Fiction of Kurt Vonnegut’s Dresden

Susan Farrell Considers a Source of Inspiration for Slaughterhouse-Five

By Susan Farrell | August 31, 2026

What It Means to Love Elliott Smith

What It Means to Love Elliott Smith

Biographer Jamie Fisher on the Melancholic Singer-Songwriter’s Life and Career

By Jamie Fisher | August 27, 2026

In lieu of flowers, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is accepting donations.

In lieu of flowers, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library is accepting donations.

By Brittany Allen | August 26, 2026

Long Live Dolly Parton, Giver of Books

Long Live Dolly Parton, Giver of Books

Ellen O'Connell Whittet on the Radical Enterprise of the Imagination Library

By Ellen O'Connell Whittet | August 26, 2026

Catherine Lacey on an Antifascist Classic of Catalan Literature

Catherine Lacey on an Antifascist Classic of Catalan Literature

In Praise of Montserrat Roig’s Goodbye Ramona, Translated by Megan Berkobien and María Cristina Hall

By Catherine Lacey | August 26, 2026

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | August 21, 2026

How Talking About Death Helps Us Live a Fuller Life

By E. K. Schrader | August 21, 2026

Tony Tulathimutte has won one America’s largest (and newest) literary prizes.

By Brittany Allen | August 20, 2026

How Accusations Against Black Academics Point to the Real End of “Woke 1.0”

How Accusations Against Black Academics Point to the Real End of “Woke 1.0”

The tragedy of Jason Arday reflects a rigged game for today’s Black scholars.

By Brittany Allen | August 19, 2026

This Week in Literary History: Joseph Conrad Becomes a British Subject

This Week in Literary History: Joseph Conrad Becomes a British Subject

Or, Proof it’s Never Too Late to Learn

By Literary Hub | August 17, 2026

How Howard Zinn’s Hard Lessons in WWII Shaped His View of the World

How Howard Zinn’s Hard Lessons in WWII Shaped His View of the World

Dave Zirin on the Political Awakening of One of America’s Great Historians

By Dave Zirin | August 12, 2026

As Hitler Loomed, Hannah Arendt Undertook a Deep Analysis of German Antisemitism

As Hitler Loomed, Hannah Arendt Undertook a Deep Analysis of German Antisemitism

Thomas Meyer Takes a Look at the Famed Intellectual’s Examination of an Ancient Hatred

By Thomas Meyer | August 12, 2026

The Nearly Departed: Inside the Art of Writing a Great Obituary

The Nearly Departed: Inside the Art of Writing a Great Obituary

Sam Roberts Offers His Perspective on Writing About the Almost-Dead

By Sam Roberts | August 11, 2026

How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even <em>Catcher in the Rye</em>

How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even Catcher in the Rye

Jasper Craven Explores the Role of War in Influencing American Literary Masculinity

By Jasper Craven | August 10, 2026

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

10 Great Nonfiction Titles to Read This August

Featuring Books by Dave Zirin, Claudia Rankine, Kathryn Jezer-Morton, and More

By Literary Hub | August 5, 2026

Page 2 of 91

  • 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.