“Politics is Everywhere.” A Close and Highly Critical Reading of English PEN’s Charter

“Politics is Everywhere.” A Close and Highly Critical Reading of English PEN’s Charter

From Kamila Shamsie’s English PEN Lecture

By Kamila Shamsie | June 20, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Book Bans in Llano County and Community Supported Lit Mags

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Book Bans in Llano County and Community Supported Lit Mags

featuring Leila Green Little, Anthony Aycock, Benjamin Davis, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | June 20, 2025

Here’s the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

Here’s the shortlist for the 2025 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction.

By Literary Hub | June 18, 2025

The 2025 Young Lions Fiction Award goes to Alexander Sammartino.

The 2025 Young Lions Fiction Award goes to Alexander Sammartino.

By James Folta | June 13, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: To Be or Not To Be? To Rec or Not to Rec?

On the Lit Hub Podcast: To Be or Not To Be? To Rec or Not to Rec?

featuring Jeremy McCarter, James Folta, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | June 13, 2025

Here are the winners of the 2025 Women's Prizes in Fiction and Nonfiction.

Here are the winners of the 2025 Women's Prizes in Fiction and Nonfiction.

By Literary Hub | June 12, 2025

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By James Folta | June 11, 2025

David Means has won the PEN/Faulkner Foundation's short story prize.

By Brittany Allen | June 10, 2025

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | June 6, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Joan Didion’s Privacy, Writers Beware, and Wes Anderson

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Joan Didion’s Privacy, Writers Beware, and Wes Anderson

featuring Evelyn McDonnell, Kate McKean, Brittany K. Allen, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | June 6, 2025

Karen Leeder and Durs Grünbein have won the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize.

Karen Leeder and Durs Grünbein have won the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize.

By Literary Hub | June 5, 2025

There Are Too Many Books: What Happened to Publishing’s Summer Break?

There Are Too Many Books: What Happened to Publishing’s Summer Break?

Maris Kreizman Will Never, Ever Catch Up on Her Reading

By Maris Kreizman | June 5, 2025

Writer Edmund White has died at 85.

Writer Edmund White has died at 85.

By James Folta | June 4, 2025

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

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