• Events

    The Hub

    Read Palestine Week begins tomorrow, and you can read these titles for free.

    By Olivia Snaije  November 28, 2023
    The Hub

    Zibby Owens withdraws sponsorship for the National Book Awards over its “pro-Palestinian agenda.”

    By Dan Sheehan  November 14, 2023
    Book Festivals

    The 2023 Bay Area Book Festival in Six Acts

    By Jane Ciabattari  June 9, 2023
    Book Festivals

    Why Philip Roth, Why Now?

    By Literary Hub  March 13, 2023
    The Hub

    Let famous authors do the reading for you in the Toni Morrison virtual marathon.

    By Janet Manley  February 22, 2023
    The Hub

    Live like the other half with a Phantom of the Opera Airbnb stay.

    By Janet Manley  February 21, 2023
    The Hub

    Amy Marie Spangler on loss, grief, and anger after the earthquake in Turkey.

    By Amy Marie Spangler  February 13, 2023
    The Hub

    NASA is sending an Ada Limón poem into space.

    By Dan Sheehan  January 31, 2023
    Ukraine

    Why Book Festivals Matter, Even in a Time of War

    By Sofia Cheliak  October 5, 2022
    The Hub

    Famous writers will “Stand with Salman Rushdie” on the steps of the NYPL this Friday.

    By Jonny Diamond  August 17, 2022
    Emerging Writers

    Who Are the “Real” Writers, Anyway?

    By Leigh Newman  June 9, 2022
    The Hub

    Your Month in Free Virtual Book Events: June

    By Katie Yee  June 3, 2022
    Book Festivals

    The 2022 Bay Area Book Festival in Six Acts

    By Jane Ciabattari  May 25, 2022
    The Hub

    Here are the finalists for CLMP’s Firecracker Awards (or, a perfect indie reading list).

    By Katie Yee  May 18, 2022
    AWP

    72 Hours in Philly: The Writers’ Guide to AWP 2022

    By Literary Hub  March 22, 2022
    AWP

    When in Philly: A Selection of Offsite Events at This Year’s AWP

    By Literary Hub  March 22, 2022
    Awards

    Here are the winners of the 2022 PEN America Literary Awards.

    By Eliza Smith  March 1, 2022
    The Hub

    Preview a new adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion soundtracked by Cardi B and Dua Lipa.

    By Walker Caplan  February 10, 2022
    Virtual Book Events

    47 Virtual Book Events Worth Streaming This December

    By Arianna Rebolini  December 2, 2021
    The Hub

    Watch Chanel Miller’s Dayton Literary Peace Prize speech, delivered in Brock Turner’s hometown.

    By Walker Caplan  November 19, 2021
    The Literary Life

    On the Cultural History of the Miami Book Fair

    By The Literary Life  November 12, 2021
    Festival Neue Literatur

    Strangeness, Uncanniness, Eeriness: This Year at the Festival Neue Literatur

    By Literary Hub  November 10, 2021
    Virtual Book Events

    Virtual Book Events Worth Streaming This Month

    By Arianna Rebolini  November 1, 2021
    The Hub

    Jesse Eisenberg, Jumaane Williams, and more will perform Oedipus Trilogy online.

    By Walker Caplan  October 28, 2021
    The Hub

    Phoebe Robinson will host the 2021 National Book Awards.

    By Walker Caplan  October 14, 2021
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