5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“One can barely imagine the intolerable weight of this family inheritance... irresistible for so many years yet the only thing one wants to escape.”

By Book Marks | May 7, 2026

Ocean Vuong: Photographer First, Writer Second?

Ocean Vuong: Photographer First, Writer Second?

Sarah Moroz on a Recent Exhibition of the Poet-Turned-Novelist Who’s Always Had a in Camera Hand

By Sarah Moroz | May 7, 2026

New York Pastoral: Sitting Outside and Inside With Eileen Myles

New York Pastoral: Sitting Outside and Inside With Eileen Myles

Rosa Campbell Considers the Decades-Long Development of an Iconic Poetic Voice

By Rosa Campbell | May 7, 2026

We Need More Geriatric Heroines: Seven Books About Actually-Old Women

We Need More Geriatric Heroines: Seven Books About Actually-Old Women

Laurie Frankel Recommends Susie Boyt, Tove Jansson, Zadie Smith and More

By Laurie Frankel | May 7, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending May 3, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 7, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending May 3, 2026

By Literary Hub | May 7, 2026

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  • American Rambler: Walking the Trail of Johnny Appleseed
  • The Foursome
  • Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
  • Coyoteland
  • Nerve Damage
  • Lady C: The Long, Sensational Life of Lady Chatterley's Lover

Scott Anderson on the Iranian Revolution

By Fiction Non Fiction | May 7, 2026

The Power of the Stranger as Plot

By Ilona Bannister | May 6, 2026

Charles Dickens... and Other Bad Men Who are Good Writers

By Francine Prose | May 5, 2026

Who Are the Best Monsters in Literature?

Who Are the Best Monsters in Literature?

Mothman Is My Boyfriend Author McKayla Coyle has Some Ideas

By McKayla Coyle | May 5, 2026

Elizabeth Strout on Creating a Quietly Strong Protagonist

Elizabeth Strout on Creating a Quietly Strong Protagonist

Jane Ciabattari Talks to the Author of The Things We Never Say

By Jane Ciabattari | May 5, 2026

Douglas Stuart, Elizabeth Strout, Kathryn Stockett, and more: 24 new books out today!

Douglas Stuart, Elizabeth Strout, Kathryn Stockett, and more: 24 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | May 5, 2026

What Tradwife “Influencers” of Centuries Past Share With Their Social Media Contemporaries

What Tradwife “Influencers” of Centuries Past Share With Their Social Media Contemporaries

Maia Chance on the Age-Old Phenomenon of Toxic Nostalgia For a Nonexistent Past

By Maia Chance | May 4, 2026

Seven of the Greatest Farts in Western Literature

Seven of the Greatest Farts in Western Literature

Elizabeth Zaleski Finds Famous Moments of Flatulence in Classic and Contemporary Works

By Elizabeth Zaleski | May 4, 2026

Han Kang’s <em>Light and Thread</em> is a Love Letter to Language

Han Kang’s Light and Thread is a Love Letter to Language

Clara Hillis Considers the Nobel Laureate’s Latest Work

By Clara Hillis | May 4, 2026

Maria Semple Thinks Abandoning a Novel is One of Life’s Great Feelings

Maria Semple Thinks Abandoning a Novel is One of Life’s Great Feelings

The Author of Go Gentle Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | May 4, 2026

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