Karen Russell Received an Ice Bucket as a Courtship Gift, and Other Literary Tidbits

Karen Russell Received an Ice Bucket as a Courtship Gift, and Other Literary Tidbits

The Author of "The Antidote" Takes the Lit Hub Questionnaire

By Literary Hub | March 11, 2025

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

Featuring Callie Collins, Susan Morrison, Mariam Rahmani and More

By Teddy Wayne | March 11, 2025

Karen Russell! Torrey Peters! Joan Didion! 25 new books out today.

Karen Russell! Torrey Peters! Joan Didion! 25 new books out today.

By Gabrielle Bellot | March 11, 2025

A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>Wings in Time</em> by Callie Garnett

A Small Press Book We Love:
Wings in Time by Callie Garnett

By Jessie Gaynor | March 10, 2025

Draw Me a Controversy: On the Banning of Beloved Children’s Book Author Eric Carle

Draw Me a Controversy: On the Banning of Beloved Children’s Book Author Eric Carle

Lisa Tolin Explores How “Draw Me a Star” Was Swept Into a Dangerous Culture War

By Lisa Tolin | March 10, 2025

“A Conflicted, Imperfect Love.” Jesmyn Ward on William Faulkner’s <em>As I Lay Dying</em>

“A Conflicted, Imperfect Love.” Jesmyn Ward on William Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying

“I realized he was kin in telling this complicated, complex story that is Mississippi.”

By Jesmyn Ward | March 10, 2025

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What Western Art Can Learn from Hayao Miyazaki’s Radical Portrayals of Childhood

By Henry Lien | March 10, 2025

John Keene on the Life and Literary Legacy of Essex Hemphill an Early Poetic Chronicler of Black Queer Life

By Essex Hemphill | March 7, 2025

The Best Story Collection About California Wildfires Isn’t a Book—It’s a Brand-New Record 

By Rebecca Worby | March 7, 2025

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

What Should You Read Next? Here Are the Best Reviewed Books of the Week

Featuring Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Laila Lalami, Chloe Dalton, and More

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A Small Press Book We Love: </br><em>The Bear</em> by Andrew Krivak

A Small Press Book We Love:
The Bear by Andrew Krivak

By Jonny Diamond | March 6, 2025

The Best Villains in Literature Bracket

The Best Villains in Literature Bracket

Ides of March Madness

By Literary Hub | March 6, 2025

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

Ted Chiang on Superintelligence and Its Discontents in J.D. Beresford’s Innovative Work of Early 20th-Century Science Fiction

Rereading “The Hampdenshire Wonder”

By Ted Chiang | March 6, 2025

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“This is one for the introverts—the wary and the peevish, the uncertain of their looks, taste, talent and class status.”

By Book Marks | March 6, 2025

The Edge of the Abyss: William Styron at 100

The Edge of the Abyss: William Styron at 100

Greg Cwik on the Complex, Melancholic World of Styron’s Novels

By Greg Cwik | March 6, 2025

“Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

“Poetry Remains Indestructible.” On the Resilience of Art in the Face of Fascism

Spencer Reece Considers the Life and Work of Jaime Gil de Biedma

By Spencer Reece | March 6, 2025

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