Three books to read if you too are rewatching <em> Mad Men. </em>

Three books to read if you too are rewatching Mad Men.

By Brittany Allen | December 10, 2025

What Happens When Gen Z Encounters Catullus’s Filthiest Poem?

What Happens When Gen Z Encounters Catullus’s Filthiest Poem?

“Reading wakes us up to love, culture, grief, war, a range of possibilities too vast to name, and also to great discomfort.”

By Rachel DeWoskin | December 10, 2025

The year’s best literary podcasts.

The year’s best literary podcasts.

By Brittany Allen | December 9, 2025

Announcing the winner of the Restless Books 2025 Kellman Prize for New Immigrant Writing.

Announcing the winner of the Restless Books 2025 Kellman Prize for New Immigrant Writing.

By Literary Hub | December 9, 2025

Here are the winners of the Whiting Foundation’s 2025 Nonfiction Grant.

Here are the winners of the Whiting Foundation’s 2025 Nonfiction Grant.

By Literary Hub | December 9, 2025

You can help build the first public library in Gaza since the genocide began.

You can help build the first public library in Gaza since the genocide began.

By James Folta | December 8, 2025

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Public libraries in TX, LA, and MS are no longer protected by the First Amendment.

By Drew Broussard | December 8, 2025

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By James Folta | December 5, 2025

Short Story Advent Calendars & Remembering Tom Stoppard on The Lit Hub Podcast

By The Lit Hub Podcast | December 5, 2025

Have libraries have become the new Blockbuster?

Have libraries have become the new Blockbuster?

By Brittany Allen | December 4, 2025

<em> La, la, laaa, la, la, laaa. </em> We’re getting a <em> Gilmore Girls </em> tell-all.

La, la, laaa, la, la, laaa. We’re getting a Gilmore Girls tell-all.

By Brittany Allen | December 4, 2025

Life-Giving, Imaginative and Underfunded: Small Press Publishers in Crisis

Life-Giving, Imaginative and Underfunded: Small Press Publishers in Crisis

Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini Discuss the Landscape of British Publishing with Jack Thompson, Jess Chandler, Sam Fisher and Kristen Vida Alfaro

By Lucy Mercer and Livia Franchini | December 4, 2025

Author R.F. Kuang has dropped out of a UAE literary festival, citing the BDS boycott.

Author R.F. Kuang has dropped out of a UAE literary festival, citing the BDS boycott.

By Brittany Allen | December 3, 2025

Caro-head Matthew Rhys wants to make a <em>Power Broker</em> show with Netflix.

Caro-head Matthew Rhys wants to make a Power Broker show with Netflix.

By James Folta | December 3, 2025

A kid’s book press had to tell Pete Hegseth to not depict their turtle committing murder.

A kid’s book press had to tell Pete Hegseth to not depict their turtle committing murder.

By James Folta | December 2, 2025

Get in, loser! We’re watching the trailer for Emily Henry’s <em> People We Meet On Vacation. </em>

Get in, loser! We’re watching the trailer for Emily Henry’s People We Meet On Vacation.

By Brittany Allen | December 2, 2025

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