Notable Literary Deaths in 2020

Notable Literary Deaths in 2020

An Incomplete List of the Writers, Editors, and Great
Literary Minds We Lost This Year

By Emily Temple | December 18, 2020

A Thank You to Outgoing Lit Hub Executive Editor<br> John Freeman

A Thank You to Outgoing Lit Hub Executive Editor
John Freeman

From Lit Hub Co-Founder Morgan Entrekin

By Literary Hub | December 18, 2020

How many of Obama's favorite books of 2020 have you read?

How many of Obama's favorite books of 2020 have you read?

By Dan Sheehan | December 17, 2020

A never-before-seen Shirley Jackson story has just been published.

A never-before-seen Shirley Jackson story has just been published.

By Walker Caplan | December 17, 2020

Move over, <em>Arrival</em>. Here's the latest Ted Chiang story headed to adaptation glory.

Move over, Arrival. Here's the latest Ted Chiang story headed to adaptation glory.

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2020

Christopher Hitchens's backlist is getting a cool new redesign.

Christopher Hitchens's backlist is getting a cool new redesign.

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Stay Alive: Berlin, 1939-1945
  • Under Water
  • Paradiso 17
  • The Plans I Have for You
  • In Search of Now: The Science of the Present Moment
  • Stephen Sondheim: Art Isn't Easy

The Biggest Literary Stories
of the Year: 30 to 11

By Emily Temple | December 17, 2020

Elizabeth Warren's memoir, entitled (you guessed it) Persist, will be published in April.

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2020

Wittgenstein’s children’s dictionary has been translated into English for the first time.

By Walker Caplan | December 16, 2020

Unemployed and Underemployed Booksellers Choose Their Favorite Books of the Year

Unemployed and Underemployed Booksellers Choose Their Favorite Books of the Year

Recommendations from The Bookstore at the End of the World

By The Bookstore at the End of the World | December 16, 2020

Moon Unit Zappa, writer and daughter of Frank Zappa, is publishing a memoir.

Moon Unit Zappa, writer and daughter of Frank Zappa, is publishing a memoir.

By Walker Caplan | December 15, 2020

Penguin Random House and Jay-Z's Roc Nation have launched a new imprint.

Penguin Random House and Jay-Z's Roc Nation have launched a new imprint.

By Rasheeda Saka | December 15, 2020

We’re getting a Shirley Jackson tribute anthology in 2021.

We’re getting a Shirley Jackson tribute anthology in 2021.

By Walker Caplan | December 15, 2020

The best reviewed novel of 2020 is...

The best reviewed novel of 2020 is...

By Book Marks | December 15, 2020

John le Carré, legendary spy novelist, has died at 89.

John le Carré, legendary spy novelist, has died at 89.

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2020

The Biggest Literary Stories<br> of the Year: 50 to 31

The Biggest Literary Stories
of the Year: 50 to 31

Not All of Them Are Bad, Promise

By Emily Temple | December 14, 2020

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