10 of the Best Indie Bookstores in the World

10 of the Best Indie Bookstores in the World

(According to the Lit Hub Staff)

By Emily Temple | April 28, 2023

If he were alive today, would former librarian Mao Zedong be a men’s rights YouTube star?

If he were alive today, would former librarian Mao Zedong be a men’s rights YouTube star?

By Jonny Diamond | April 25, 2023

Moronic anti-LGBTQ bullies kicked out of Barnes and Noble.

Moronic anti-LGBTQ bullies kicked out of Barnes and Noble.

By Jonny Diamond | April 20, 2023

The Reader is the Only Place That Matters: On the Metaphysical Space Within Literature

The Reader is the Only Place That Matters: On the Metaphysical Space Within Literature

Former Prison Librarian Blair Austin Wonders Where We Go When We Read

By Blair Austin | April 10, 2023

Heroic DC library staff trolls all-star conservative story hour with LGBTQ display.

Heroic DC library staff trolls all-star conservative story hour with LGBTQ display.

By Jonny Diamond | March 30, 2023

Readings and Conversation with the NBF 2022 5 Under 35 Honorees

Readings and Conversation with the NBF 2022 5 Under 35 Honorees

With Mitchell Kaplan and Ruth Dickey on The Literary Life

By The Literary Life | March 17, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Big Kiss, Bye-Bye
  • Bad Bad Girl
  • The Ten Year Affair
  • Nobody's Girl: A Memoir of Surviving Abuse and Fighting for Justice
  • Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy
  • Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution

Just the Right Book: What We’re Excited About This Week

By Just the Right Book | March 16, 2023

The FBI is spying on a Chicago bookstore because it’s hosting “extremists.”

By Jonny Diamond | March 15, 2023

In a surprise to no one, Gen Z prefers printed books over e-books.

By Jonny Diamond | March 14, 2023

An Unstandardized, Decentralized Carnival Fire: How Rare Books Are Cataloged

An Unstandardized, Decentralized Carnival Fire: How Rare Books Are Cataloged

Oliver Darkshire on Learning the Tricks of the Antiquarian Book Trade

By Oliver Darkshire | March 14, 2023

72 Hours in Seattle: Where to Eat, Drink, and Visit During AWP 2023

72 Hours in Seattle: Where to Eat, Drink, and Visit During AWP 2023

Hot Tips From Local Writers

By Literary Hub | March 7, 2023

Interview with an Indie Press: Catalyst Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Catalyst Press

On Subverting Expectations of African Literature and Cultivating Magic

By Katie Yee | March 3, 2023

Judy Blume asks that you stop being so weird about what your kid reads.

Judy Blume asks that you stop being so weird about what your kid reads.

By Janet Manley | March 1, 2023

The Kirk Cameron-drag queen story hour cage match is officially on.

The Kirk Cameron-drag queen story hour cage match is officially on.

By Janet Manley | February 27, 2023

Chip Gaines bought Larry McMurtry's legendary bookstore to... fix up, we hope?

Chip Gaines bought Larry McMurtry's legendary bookstore to... fix up, we hope?

By Janet Manley | February 23, 2023

How the Armed Services Editions Created a Nation of Readers

How the Armed Services Editions Created a Nation of Readers

Brianna Labuskes on the Weaponization of Books During World War II

By Brianna Labuskes | February 23, 2023

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