This Week in Literary History: Stanley Kubrick’s <em>Lolita</em> premieres in New York.

This Week in Literary History: Stanley Kubrick’s Lolita premieres in New York.

How did they ever make a movie of Lolita?

By Literary Hub | June 8, 2026

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

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

By Brittany Allen | June 5, 2026

Five totally plausible reading trends to watch out for this summer.

Five totally plausible reading trends to watch out for this summer.

A trendcaster's chaotic predictions.

By Brittany Allen | June 4, 2026

What Do Arthurian Legend and <em>All My Children</em> Have in Common?

What Do Arthurian Legend and All My Children Have in Common?

John Glynn Explores the Similarities Between Soap Operas and Medieval Epics

By John Glynn | June 3, 2026

What to read next if you loved <em>I Love Boosters.</em>

What to read next if you loved I Love Boosters.

By Brittany Allen | June 2, 2026

Hudson Williams has pretty good taste in books.

Hudson Williams has pretty good taste in books.

(And the internet is losing its mind about it.)

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2026

Best Reviewed
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  • Country People
  • You Won't Get Free of It: Stories of Mothers and Daughters
  • Exit Stalin: The Soviet Union as a Civilization, 1953-1991
  • A Sudden Flicker of Light: A Revisionist History of Movies
  • It Will Come Back to You: Collected Stories
  • Cloudthief
  • Cool Machine
  • Catch the Devil: A True Story of Murder, Deception, and Injustice on the Gulf Coast
  • Beginning Middle End
  • They Stole a City: Wilmington's White Supremacist Coup and the Families Who Live with Its Legacy

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2026

Margo’s Got Money Troubles is One of the Best Literary Adaptations in a Long While

By Maris Kreizman | May 28, 2026

Why Michael Crichton’s Best Novel Failed as a Movie

By Ian Mackenzie | May 27, 2026

Marilyn Monroe Was a Voracious Reader, Despite Her Near-Debilitating Imposter Syndrome

Marilyn Monroe Was a Voracious Reader, Despite Her Near-Debilitating Imposter Syndrome

Gail Crowther on the Literary Life of a Pop Culture Icon

By Gail Crowther | May 26, 2026

The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days)

The Man Who Reads Books For a Living (One Every Two Days)

You Have Clarke Speicher to Thank (Or Blame) For the
Recent Train Dreams Adaptation

By Julien C. Levy | May 19, 2026

How <em>Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman</em> Redefined Daytime Television

How Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman Redefined Daytime Television

Mayukh Sen on the Subversive Power of a 1970s Soap Opera

By Mayukh Sen | May 18, 2026

Florence Pugh stars in the first trailer for Zoe Kazan’s new <em>East of Eden</em> mini-series.

Florence Pugh stars in the first trailer for Zoe Kazan’s new East of Eden mini-series.

By Brittany Allen | May 14, 2026

Hollywood Needs to Stop Hot-Washing Literary Adaptations

Hollywood Needs to Stop Hot-Washing Literary Adaptations

Maris Kreizman on Wuthering Heights, Scarpetta, Vladimir, and an Epidemic of Beautiful People in the Wrong Roles

By Maris Kreizman | May 14, 2026

What’s with all the nostalgia for Obama-era New York?

What’s with all the nostalgia for Obama-era New York?

Why the 2000s are dominating books, music, and movies today.

By Brittany Allen | May 11, 2026

The Surprising Similarities Between the Kardashians and WWE

The Surprising Similarities Between the Kardashians and WWE

MJ Corey on the Emotional Athleticism and Performance Spectacle of Keeping Up With the Kardashians

By MJ Corey | May 11, 2026

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