Resolved to finish more books in 2026? Here’s your guide to the web’s best reading challenges. 

Resolved to finish more books in 2026? Here’s your guide to the web’s best reading challenges. 

By Brittany Allen | January 13, 2026

Can’t focus on reading? BookTok has an ambiance video to fix that.

Can’t focus on reading? BookTok has an ambiance video to fix that.

By James Folta | January 13, 2026

Lace up your skates, the next horny hockey book is coming.

Lace up your skates, the next horny hockey book is coming.

By James Folta | January 12, 2026

Thanks to the Trump administration, LGBTQ+ books are getting harder to sell.

Thanks to the Trump administration, LGBTQ+ books are getting harder to sell.

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

Texas A&M is banning Plato, citing his “gender ideology.”

By Brittany Allen | January 12, 2026

Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, and the Making of <em>In Cold Blood</em>

Truman Capote, Bennett Cerf, and the Making of In Cold Blood

Gayle Feldman on How Random House Brought Capote’s Magnum Opus to Bookshelves Across America

By Gayle Feldman | January 12, 2026

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Dozens of writers are boycotting the Adelaide festival for booting Palestinian-Australian Dr. Randa Abdel-Fattah.

By James Folta | January 9, 2026

France and Mexico celebrated their friendiversary by exchanging ancient books.

By Brittany Allen | January 8, 2026

Here Are Your Guides Through the Opaque World of Book Publishing

By Maris Kreizman | January 8, 2026

The boycott of PEN America led by Writers Against the War on Gaza was a success.

The boycott of PEN America led by Writers Against the War on Gaza was a success.

By James Folta | January 6, 2026

Harlequin France is firing its human translators and replacing them with—welp, you guessed it.

Harlequin France is firing its human translators and replacing them with—welp, you guessed it.

By Brittany Allen | January 5, 2026

In 2025, most Americans read fewer than four books.

In 2025, most Americans read fewer than four books.

By Brittany Allen | January 5, 2026

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | December 19, 2025

Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh on <em>Parable of the Sower</em>, and Her Love of Sci-Fi

Congressional Candidate Kat Abughazaleh on Parable of the Sower, and Her Love of Sci-Fi

“There’s so much book in that book.”

By James Folta | December 19, 2025

Kat Abughazaleh Swears by Octavia Butler on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

Kat Abughazaleh Swears by Octavia Butler on The Lit Hub Podcast

Plus, Jonny Diamond reading “A Visit from St. Nicholas”!

By The Lit Hub Podcast | December 19, 2025

Meet the cool new magazine that’s taking the globe by storm.

Meet the cool new magazine that’s taking the globe by storm.

By Brittany Allen | December 17, 2025

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