Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Fiction.

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Travel Writing, Well-Designed Classics, and Setting to Sea on the Lit Hub Podcast

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Something to Celebrate: In Praise of Awards Season

Something to Celebrate: In Praise of Awards Season

Maris Kreizman on the Importance of Recognizing Art That Matters

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Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Nonfiction.

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Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry.

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Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

Here’s the longlist for the 2025 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

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In Praise of CliffsNotes Study Guides in the Age of AI

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Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

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