12 Books You Should Read<br> This October

12 Books You Should Read
This October

Recommended Reading from Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | October 2, 2019

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Are Civilization and Income Inequality Inextricably Intertwined?

Christopher Ryan on the Transition from Hunter-Gather Societies to So-Called Civilization

By Christopher Ryan | October 1, 2019

Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

Cornel West on the Revolutionary Politics of the Foundry Theatre

"To live in this hell of a world does not trump our capacity to leave a little heaven behind."

By Cornel West | October 1, 2019

How the Nazis Rose to Power as an Extremist Coalition of the Discontented

How the Nazis Rose to Power as an Extremist Coalition of the Discontented

Chilling Reminders: As Late As 1928 the Nazis Were Polling at Less Than 3 Percent

By Daron Acemoglu and James A. Robinson | September 30, 2019

How Tiny Hungary Made Soccer Into the Game We Know and Love

How Tiny Hungary Made Soccer Into the Game We Know and Love

Jonathan Wilson on the Transformative Play of a Handful of Stars

By Jonathan Wilson | September 27, 2019

In a Sudan Where Literature is Often Smuggled, the Short Story is a Perfect Form

In a Sudan Where Literature is Often Smuggled, the Short Story is a Perfect Form

Marcia Lynx Qualey on the Rise of a Complex, Capacious Literary Genre

By Marcia Lynx Qualey | September 27, 2019

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How a Saint Gets Made

By Sonja Livingston | September 26, 2019

How the Word 'Ghetto' Traveled from Europe to America

By Daniel B. Schwartz | September 26, 2019

Friedrich Hayek: Not Exactly the Libertarian Darling He's Claimed As

By James Bernard Murphy | September 25, 2019

The Jazz Age Heiress Who Witnessed WWII Up Close

The Jazz Age Heiress Who Witnessed WWII Up Close

The Life and Times of Gertrude Legendre, No Ordinary Socialite

By Peter Finn | September 24, 2019

Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War

Writing About the Forgotten Black Women of the Italo-Ethiopian War

Maaza Mengiste on Gender, Warfare, and Women's Bodies

By Maaza Mengiste | September 24, 2019

For Millennials, Self-Help is More About 'We' Than 'Me'

For Millennials, Self-Help is More About 'We' Than 'Me'

Kathryn Watson on Why So Many Are Turning to the Ancient Philosophy

By Kathryn Watson | September 23, 2019

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

The Slow Build Up to the American Revolution

T. H. Breen on the Philosophies Behind America's War for Independence

By T. H. Breen | September 23, 2019

The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

The Long Legacy of America's Militarist, Racist Demagoguery

From the Vietnam War to the Resurrection of the Confederate Flag

By Greg Grandin | September 20, 2019

Walking with the Ghosts of Black<br> Los Angeles

Walking with the Ghosts of Black
Los Angeles

Ismail Muhammad: "You can’t disentangle blackness and California."

By Ismail Muhammad | September 20, 2019

In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

In Search of Hysteria: The Man Who Thought He Could Define Madness

On Jean-Martin Charcot, Dark Star of 19th-Century Neurology

By Allan H. Ropper and Brian Burrell | September 20, 2019

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