Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • BUY A HAT
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
    • The Best of the Decade
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
  • Fiction and Poetry
  • News and Culture
  • Lit Hub Radio
  • Reading Lists
  • Book Marks
  • CrimeReads
  • Log In
The Associated Press is ending its regular book coverage.

The Associated Press is ending its regular book coverage.

By Brittany Allen | August 12, 2025

Half of the Polari Book Prize’s longlist have withdrawn in protest of John Boyne’s nomination.

Half of the Polari Book Prize’s longlist have withdrawn in protest of John Boyne’s nomination.

By James Folta | August 11, 2025

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | August 8, 2025

James Patterson is writing a book about Luigi Mangione.

James Patterson is writing a book about Luigi Mangione.

By James Folta | August 7, 2025

What the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting means for Viewers Like You.

What the defunding of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting means for Viewers Like You.

By Brittany Allen | August 7, 2025

Please welcome the National Association of Black Bookstores.

Please welcome the National Association of Black Bookstores.

By Brittany Allen | August 6, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Rest of Our Lives
  • Call Me Ishmaelle
  • This Is Where the Serpent Lives
  • Lost Lambs
  • Winter: The Story of a Season
  • The Score: How to Stop Playing Somebody Else's Game
  • Departure(s)
  • Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China
  • The Flower Bearers
  • Black Dahlia: Murder, Monsters, and Madness in Midcentury Hollywood

One small thing to do today: Pressure mainstream media to cover the Gaza famine.

By Brittany Allen | August 5, 2025

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | August 1, 2025

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | July 25, 2025

Why <em> Clueless </em> is still the best Austen adaptation to ever do it.

Why Clueless is still the best Austen adaptation to ever do it.

Happy birthday, Cher!

By Brittany Allen | July 23, 2025

What Colbert's cancellation means for late night television.

What Colbert's cancellation means for late night television.

By Brittany Allen | July 22, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | July 18, 2025

Is Brad Lander’s original Shakespeare in the Park sonnet any good?

Is Brad Lander’s original Shakespeare in the Park sonnet any good?

By James Folta | July 17, 2025

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

The Defense Department wants to ban hundreds of books. Here are the weirdest titles.

By Brittany Allen | July 16, 2025

Here's what's making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | July 11, 2025

Why architecture is like literature: On the Shanghai city block that went for a walk.

Why architecture is like literature: On the Shanghai city block that went for a walk.

By James Folta | July 11, 2025

‹ Previous123456789Next ›Last »
Page 5 of 28
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Month: January 2026January 30, 2026 by CrimeReads
    • Adrian McKinty's The Chain Gets an HBO Series OrderJanuary 29, 2026 by Olivia Rutigliano
    • 5 Novels with Perfectly Unsympathetic ProtagonistsJanuary 29, 2026 by Sophie Hannah
    • The Rest of Our Lives
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Month
    • "Poignant Tender The final line of em The Rest of Our Lives em is by…"
  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member