What the books you're giving away on the sidewalk say about you.

What the books you're giving away on the sidewalk say about you.

By James Folta | March 26, 2024

Why People Rage at Recipes: On the Current State of Online Food Discourse

Why People Rage at Recipes: On the Current State of Online Food Discourse

Geraldine DeRuiter Considers Hot Stoves and Hotter Tempers

By Geraldine DeRuiter | March 14, 2024

Literary Hub is Seeking a Regular, Part-Time Writer

Literary Hub is Seeking a Regular, Part-Time Writer

Do You Have Strong Opinions About Books and Stuff?

By Literary Hub | March 1, 2024

Calvin Trillin Issues Some Important Corrections to Recent News Stories

Calvin Trillin Issues Some Important Corrections to Recent News Stories

“She was neither the mother of the bride nor the father of the bride. She was the bride.”

By Calvin Trillin | February 16, 2024

Are you the Literary A**hole? <br>Ask Kristen Arnett.

Are you the Literary A**hole?
Ask Kristen Arnett.

By Jonny Diamond | December 21, 2023

On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

On the Difficulty of Giving Books as Gifts

“Oh, no, it’s a... book.”

By Lewis Buzbee | December 11, 2023

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

My Feral Shelf: On Building a Personal Library of Bad Behavior

By Jennifer Lucy Allan | November 14, 2023

Roz Chast, Like All of Us, Has Recurring Dreams

By Roz Chast | October 25, 2023

Faith, Power, and Survival: What Ruled Life in Early-Medieval England

By David Mitchell | October 11, 2023

What John Milton’s Heaven Has to Offer the Soul—According to Ken Jennings

What John Milton’s Heaven Has to Offer the Soul—According to Ken Jennings

The Former Jeopardy Champion Has Some Thoughts on Literary After Death Destinations

By Ken Jennings | July 20, 2023

Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

Before They Were Cliches: On the Origins of 8 Worn Out Idioms

Erin McCarthy and the Team at Mental Floss Examine Some Famous Phrases

By Erin McCarthy & the Team at Mental Floss | June 30, 2023

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

Henry David Thoreau Was Funnier Than You Think, Particularly on the Subject of Work

John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle on the Necessary “Deep Sincerity” of Dark Humor

By John Kaag and Jonathan van Belle | June 26, 2023

Why David Sedaris Still Keeps His Daily Diary

Why David Sedaris Still Keeps His Daily Diary

This Week on the Talk Easy Podcast with Sam Fragoso

By Talk Easy | May 31, 2023

Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

Jena Friedman Gives Male Comedians the Female Media Treatment

“Do you think men can be sexy AND funny?”

By Jena Friedman | April 14, 2023

Laughing at the Enemy: How Ukrainians Weaponize Jokes in the Face of Danger

Laughing at the Enemy: How Ukrainians Weaponize Jokes in the Face of Danger

Johannes Lichtman on Wartime Humor in Ukraine

By Johannes Lichtman and Nazar Romachenko | April 11, 2023

How <em>Blazing Saddles</em> Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

How Blazing Saddles Deflated Western and Gentile Notions of Masculinity

On the Political Context and Playfulness of Mel Brooks’s 1974 Parody

By Jeremy Dauber | March 20, 2023

Page 8 of 16

  • 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