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Am I the Asshole For Abandoning My First Love, Fantasy?

Am I the Asshole For Abandoning My First Love, Fantasy?

Kristen Arnett Answers Your Awkward Questions About Bad Bookish Behavior

By Kristen Arnett | August 13, 2026

Russian Literature Does Not Belong to the Russian State

Russian Literature Does Not Belong to the Russian State

Katie Kelaidis on the Winners of This Year’s Dar Prize

By Katherine Kelaidis | August 13, 2026

Surrendering to Subjectivity: In Praise of Maggie Nelson’s <em>The Argonauts</em>

Surrendering to Subjectivity: In Praise of Maggie Nelson’s The Argonauts

Arved Ashby on Rejecting Narrative Avoidance and Finding Inspiration in the First Person

By Arved Ashby | August 13, 2026

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

“The truth about Life of M is that the book isn’t really about Natalie Portman at all.”

By Book Marks | August 13, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Nonfiction

For the week ending August 9, 2026

By Literary Hub | August 13, 2026

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

The Independent Press Top 40 Bestsellers: Fiction

For the week ending August 9, 2026

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Dino Martins on Cyclospora, Screwworms, and Our Lives with Parasites

By Fiction Non Fiction | August 13, 2026

Kei Miller on Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens

By Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast | August 12, 2026

Téa Obreht, Richard Russo, Claire Carusillo, and more: 20 new books out today!

By Julia Hass | August 11, 2026

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

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

Featuring Naima Coster, Katy Simpson Smith, Stacey Yu and More

By Teddy Wayne | August 11, 2026

To Write As If No One Will See What You’ve Written: Why the Short Story Won’t Go Away

To Write As If No One Will See What You’ve Written: Why the Short Story Won’t Go Away

Jess Row In Praise of the Enduring Subversive Power of the Short Form

By Jess Row | August 11, 2026

Esther Kinsky on <em>Is Beauty Good</em>, the Novel by Rosalind Belben

Esther Kinsky on Is Beauty Good, the Novel by Rosalind Belben

“Beauty is a concept as vast as it is vague.”

By Esther Kinsky | August 11, 2026

Rachel Syme Loves a Good Yarn

Rachel Syme Loves a Good Yarn

In Conversation with Merve Emre on The Critic and Her Publics

By The Critic and Her Publics | August 11, 2026

“We Live Inside the Sun.” Who Studies the Universe Changes How We See the Universe

“We Live Inside the Sun.” Who Studies the Universe Changes How We See the Universe

Steven W. Thrasher on New Books by Alfredo Carpineti and Chanda Prescod-Weinstein

By Steven W. Thrasher | August 10, 2026

How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even <em>Catcher in the Rye</em>

How JD Salinger’s Experience of WWII Suffused All of His Writing, Even Catcher in the Rye

Jasper Craven Explores the Role of War in Influencing American Literary Masculinity

By Jasper Craven | August 10, 2026

It’s Ok to Judge a Book By Its Cover (It’s Impossible Not To)

It’s Ok to Judge a Book By Its Cover (It’s Impossible Not To)

Ed Simon on the History of Book Cover Trends

By Ed Simon | August 7, 2026

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