12 Books You Should Read<br> in September

12 Books You Should Read
in September

Recommended Reading from Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | September 9, 2020

The Magic of Everyday Life is Preserved in Ganda Folklore

The Magic of Everyday Life is Preserved in Ganda Folklore

Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi on the Rich Oral Traditions
of Her People

By Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi | September 9, 2020

How Paper Money Shaped American Capitalism

How Paper Money Shaped American Capitalism

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | September 9, 2020

The Unexpected Politics of Book Cover Design

The Unexpected Politics of Book Cover Design

Jenny Bhatt on Subverting Gender and Class Stereotypes with Design

By Jenny Bhatt | September 8, 2020

What Are the Chances of a Peaceful Transition of Power in November?

What Are the Chances of a Peaceful Transition of Power in November?

John Dean in Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On

By Keen On | September 8, 2020

<em>Language Keepers</em>: Talking to the Last Fluent Speaker of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Language

Language Keepers: Talking to the Last Fluent Speaker of the Tolowa Dee-ni’ Language

A New Six-Part Series From the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | September 8, 2020

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Matt Yglesias Makes the Case for More Americans

By New Books Network | September 8, 2020

Caste by Isabel Wilkerson, Read by Robin Miles

By Behind the Mic | September 7, 2020

Racists politicized the US postal system when they burned abolitionist literature in 1835.

By Aaron Robertson | September 4, 2020

The Twilight of Democracy and the Rise of Authoritarianism

The Twilight of Democracy and the Rise of Authoritarianism

Anne Applebaum and Michael Ignatieff In Conversation with Andrew Keen on the Keen On

By Keen On | September 4, 2020

The Bible Is Far More Interesting to Read as a Literary Text Than a Literal One

The Bible Is Far More Interesting to Read as a Literary Text Than a Literal One

From the New Books Network's Book of the Day Podcast

By New Books Network | September 4, 2020

Bryn Turnbull on the Woman Who Preceded Wallis Simpson

Bryn Turnbull on the Woman Who Preceded Wallis Simpson

In Conversation with C. P. Lesley on the New Books Network

By New Books Network | September 4, 2020

400-year-old book sells for $3.1 million, PRH contemplates new business model.

400-year-old book sells for $3.1 million, PRH contemplates new business model.

By Jonny Diamond | September 3, 2020

What Awaits Muses Who Outlive <br>Their Usefulness?

What Awaits Muses Who Outlive
Their Usefulness?

Annalena McAfee on the Women Who Got Away

By Annalena McAfee | September 3, 2020

When Hunter S. Thompson <br>Ran for Sheriff

When Hunter S. Thompson
Ran for Sheriff

David Wills on a Very American Chapter of Colorado's History

By David Wills | September 3, 2020

"Will I Come to a Miserable End?" Jenny Erpenbeck on Thomas Mann

"He succeeds in inverting the order of farce and tragedy."

By Jenny Erpenbeck | September 3, 2020

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