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Ocean Vuong: “This is where we must always return... pure possibility undergirded by pure humility.”

Ocean Vuong: “This is where we must always return... pure possibility undergirded by pure humility.”

From His Keynote Speech from the 2025 Whiting Awards Ceremony

By Ocean Vuong | June 4, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Fighting Words and Magical Romance

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Fighting Words and Magical Romance

Jenny Hamilton on romantasy and George M. Johnson on book bans

By The Lit Hub Podcast | May 30, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Summer Reading and Writing Buddies

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Summer Reading and Writing Buddies

Featuring Molly Odintz, Calvin Kasulke, Isaac Fellman, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | May 23, 2025

Michael Crummey’s <em>The Adversary</em> has won the 2025 Dublin Literary Award.

Michael Crummey’s The Adversary has won the 2025 Dublin Literary Award.

By James Folta | May 22, 2025

The winners of the 2025 International Booker Prize are breaking boundaries.

The winners of the 2025 International Booker Prize are breaking boundaries.

By Brittany Allen | May 22, 2025

You See? Generative AI is Bad At Doing My Job

You See? Generative AI is Bad At Doing My Job

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By Maris Kreizman | May 22, 2025

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Oh good, Audible is planning to start using AI narrators and translators.

By James Folta | May 14, 2025

Here are the guest editors (and covers) for the Best American Series 2025.

By Literary Hub | May 14, 2025

In a new lawsuit, the Authors Guild is going toe to toe with DOGE.

In a new lawsuit, the Authors Guild is going toe to toe with DOGE.

By Brittany Allen | May 13, 2025

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On the Latest Threat to Literary Culture’s Fragile Ecosystem: Donald Trump

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Eve L. Ewing and pals are buying a Chicago bookstore.

Eve L. Ewing and pals are buying a Chicago bookstore.

By Brittany Allen | May 7, 2025

The Rise of the Submission Industrial Complex

The Rise of the Submission Industrial Complex

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By Benjamin Davis | May 7, 2025

Here are the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners.

Here are the 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners.

By Brittany Allen | May 5, 2025

The week's book news, in Venn diagrams.

The week's book news, in Venn diagrams.

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