• Book News

    In Memoriam

    Remembering Deirdre Bair

    By Sydney Ladensohn Stern  April 29, 2020
    The Hub

    An Alaska school board’s plan to take classics off the curriculum backfired (to say the least).

    By Corinne Segal  April 28, 2020
    The Hub

    Patrick Ness and Luca Guadagnino are adapting Lord of the Flies for the big screen.

    By Dan Sheehan  April 27, 2020
    The Hub

    Please enjoy some oddly soothing computer-generated jokes.

    By Jessie Gaynor  April 27, 2020
    The Virtual Book Channel

    The Week in Books LIVE:
    The Best Reviewed Books of the Week and More

    By The Virtual Book Channel  April 24, 2020
    The Hub

    Here’s the shortlist for the Women’s Prize for Fiction.

    By Katie Yee  April 21, 2020
    The Hub

    Watch some free Shakespeare performances, courtesy of the Globe Theatre.

    By Jessie Gaynor  April 21, 2020
    The Hub

    Here’s the shortlist for the £10,000 Ondaatje Prize.

    By Katie Yee  April 20, 2020
    The Hub

    The ALA’s 2019 list of most frequently challenged books is as disheartening as ever.

    By Jessie Gaynor  April 20, 2020
    The Hub

    Here are the winners of this year’s LA Times Book Prizes.

    By Katie Yee  April 17, 2020
    The Hub

    Important lessons from Edith Wharton’s interior decoration manual.

    By Jessie Gaynor  April 17, 2020
    Literary History

    When “Serious” Writers Write Books For Kids

    By Rebecca Rego Barry  April 17, 2020
    The Hub

    And the winner of the $35,000 Aspen Words Literary Prize is…

    By Katie Yee  April 16, 2020
    Coronavirus

    Chilean writer Luis Sepúlveda has died of coronavirus at 70.

    By Aaron Robertson  April 16, 2020
    The Hub

    Here are the books New Yorkers are borrowing from the library while sheltering in place.

    By Corinne Segal  April 15, 2020
    The Hub

    So you’re telling me I could be quaranting on Shel Silverstein’s houseboat?

    By Jessie Gaynor  April 14, 2020
    Awards

    Abdelouahab Aissaoui has won the International Prize for Arabic Fiction.

    By Aaron Robertson  April 14, 2020
    The Hub

    The winner of the $50,000 Stella Prize spotlights the horrors of domestic abuse.

    By Katie Yee  April 14, 2020
    The Hub

    Here are the literary Guggenheim Fellows of 2020.

    By Katie Yee  April 9, 2020
    The Hub

    The OED is adding 12 new coronavirus-related entrants, including “elbow bump” and “infodemic.”

    By Jessie Gaynor  April 9, 2020
    Awards

    Here are the winners of the Sheikh Zayed Book Awards, one of the Arab world’s major literary prizes.

    By Aaron Robertson  April 8, 2020
    Coronavirus

    Arts organizations helped raise $10 million for artists and writers impacted by COVID-19.

    By Aaron Robertson  April 8, 2020
    The Hub

    Here’s the international shortlist for the Griffin Poetry Prize.

    By Katie Yee  April 7, 2020
    The Hub

    Here are the finalists for the 2020 Hugo Awards.

    By Emily Temple  April 7, 2020
    The Hub

    Oprah has announced her April book club pick.

    By Jessie Gaynor  April 7, 2020
    Page 62 of 103

    • We Need Your Help:

    Become a Lit Hub Supporting Member

    Lit Hub has always brought you the best of the book world for free—no paywall. But our future relies on you. In return for your contribution, you'll get an ad-free site experience, editors' picks, and our Joan Didion tote bag. Most importantly, you'll keep independent book coverage alive and thriving.