5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“A propulsive, witty takedown of insufferable hand-wringers who’ve managed to ruin even sex.”

By Book Marks | January 8, 2026

Matthew Pearl on What We’ll Do For the Prize

Matthew Pearl on What We’ll Do For the Prize

In Conversation with Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan on Fiction/Non/Fiction

By Fiction Non Fiction | January 8, 2026

Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?

Virginia Faulkner: Writer, Editor and... Ghostwriter?

Brad Bigelow on the Collaborative Process That Produced Polly Adler’s A House is Not a Home

By Brad Bigelow | January 7, 2026

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026

Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026

314 Books To Read in the New Year

By Literary Hub | January 6, 2026

Eric Lichtblau, Alice Jolly, Laura Dave, and more: 17 new books out today!

Eric Lichtblau, Alice Jolly, Laura Dave, and more: 17 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | January 6, 2026

The Unexpected Benefits of Reading at Random

The Unexpected Benefits of Reading at Random

Elspeth Wilson on Becoming a Literary Omnivore

By Elspeth Wilson | January 5, 2026

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Looking Ahead to the Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026

By Rebecca Morgan Frank | January 2, 2026

25 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward To In 2026

By Natalie Zutter | January 2, 2026

The Most Anticipated Children’s Books of 2026

By Caroline Carlson | January 2, 2026

The Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2025

The Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2025

From Zohran to ChatGPT and Back Again

By Literary Hub | December 25, 2025

The Ultimate Best Books of 2025 List

The Ultimate Best Books of 2025 List

Reading All the Lists So You Don’t Have to Since 2017

By Emily Temple | December 25, 2025

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories From 2025

Our Favorite Lit Hub Stories From 2025

The Editors Pick the Best Writing at the Site This Year

By Literary Hub | December 25, 2025

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2025

The Most Scathing Book Reviews of 2025

“Historians will study how bad this book is.”

By Book Marks | December 24, 2025

Making Meaning: Why Symbolic Interpretation Matters in Art and Literature

Making Meaning: Why Symbolic Interpretation Matters in Art and Literature

Ed Simon on Defending the Symbolic and René Magritte’s Le Coeur du Monde

By Ed Simon | December 23, 2025

Making Sense of Middle Earth: Exploring the World of J.R.R. Tol­kien

Making Sense of Middle Earth: Exploring the World of J.R.R. Tol­kien

Michael D.C. Drout Remembers the Impact of The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit on His Childhood

By Michael D.C. Drout | December 23, 2025

Why Has Criticism Always Been Such a Good Side Gig for Artists?

Why Has Criticism Always Been Such a Good Side Gig for Artists?

David Berry on the Long Tradition of Artists as Critics, From Xie He to Charles Baudelaire

By David Berry | December 22, 2025

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