• Literary Criticism

    Creative Nonfiction

    Dissolving Genre: Toward Finding New Ways to Write About the World

    By Ingrid Horrocks  January 6, 2022
    Book Reviews You Need to Read

    Lockwood on Knausgaard! And 4 Other Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

    By Book Marks  January 6, 2022
    Indie Booksellers Recommend

    Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This January

    By Corinne Segal  January 6, 2022
    The Virtual Book Channel

    WATCH: Amy Leach and Eula Biss on Our Interconnected World

    By The Virtual Book Channel  January 6, 2022
    Shakespeare

    On Reimagining the Infinite Dramatic Scope of Shakespeare and His Immortal Characters

    By Kathryn Barker  January 6, 2022
    Otherppl

    Lou Mathews on Studying with the Great Raymond Carver (During Carver’s Drinking Days)

    By Otherppl with Brad Listi  January 6, 2022
    Queer Literature

    Reconstituting Our Shared Past: On the Transformative Power of Queer Historical Fiction

    By Beatrice Hitchman  January 6, 2022
    What to Read

    Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2022

    By Literary Hub  January 5, 2022
    Reading Lists

    How the New York Times Reacted to Norman Mailer’s First Novel

    By Book Marks  January 5, 2022
    Journalism

    On the Legacy of Hunter S. Thompson and Gonzo Journalism

    By Peter Richardson  January 5, 2022
    Indigenous Lit

    On the 21st-Century Renaissance of Native American Fiction

    By Erika Wurth  January 5, 2022
    The Hub

    15 new books to help you accomplish your 2022 reading goals.

    By Katie Yee  January 4, 2022
    What to Watch

    Love, Loss, and What We Watched: The Case for Tracking Your Film and TV Consumption

    By Eliza Smith  January 4, 2022
    Philosophy

    In Literature, Considering Love as Both Attention and Absorption

    By Meghan Sullivan and Paul Blaschko  January 4, 2022
    Borders

    Crossing the Distance Between Fact and Truth in a Story About Love and Exile

    By Yara Zgheib  January 4, 2022
    Relationships

    Fierce, Flawed, and Human: On the Strength of Women of Color

    By Daphne Palasi Andreades  January 4, 2022
    So Many Damn Books

    So Many Damn Books in Praise of Generous Reading

    By So Many Damn Books  January 4, 2022
    Astrology or Whatever

    The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

    By Emily Temple  January 3, 2022
    Climate Fiction

    Is Climate Writing Stuck?

    By Heather Houser  January 3, 2022
    Sci-Fi and Fantasy

    17 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Books to Look Forward to in 2022

    By Book Marks  January 3, 2022
    Publishing

    How Being a Stalled Novelist Led to an Unexpected Career in Data Science

    By C.J. Washington  January 3, 2022
    The History of Literature

    The Beatles: On the Break-Up and Their Narrative Power

    By History of Literature  January 3, 2022
    Craft and Criticism

    The Award-Winning Novels of 2021

    By Book Marks  December 27, 2021
    End of Year Lists

    The 36 Best (Old) Books We Read in 2021

    By Emily Temple  December 27, 2021
    Best of the Year

    The 10 Most Popular Lit Hub Stories of 2021

    By Literary Hub  December 27, 2021
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