Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • I’m a Writer But
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre
    • Talk Easy
  • Reading Lists
    • The Best of the Decade
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • I’m a Writer But
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Tor Presents: Voyage Into Genre
    • Talk Easy
  • Reading Lists
    • The Best of the Decade
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
The first issue of Reader’s Digest from 1922 is both shocking and relevant.

The first issue of Reader’s Digest from 1922 is both shocking and relevant.

By James Folta | February 7, 2025

Lauren Markham on the Use and Limitations of Language to Describe Disaster

Lauren Markham on the Use and Limitations of Language to Describe Disaster

Sarah Viren Talks to the Author of “Immemorial”

By Sarah Viren | February 7, 2025

Will Humanity Ever Fully Include the Nonhuman World in Its Moral Circle?

Will Humanity Ever Fully Include the Nonhuman World in Its Moral Circle?

Jeff Sebo on Our Attempts to Measure Intrinsic Value

By Jeff Sebo | January 29, 2025

What We Can Learn From a Dog’s Way of Looking At the World

What We Can Learn From a Dog’s Way of Looking At the World

Mark Rowlands on the Value of Appreciating Daily Life's Small Yet Significant Routines

By Mark Rowlands | January 28, 2025

“We’re Not Living Right.” On the Failed Human Efforts to Conquer the Desert

“We’re Not Living Right.” On the Failed Human Efforts to Conquer the Desert

Kyle Paoletta Explores Language, Survival and Belonging in the American West

By Kyle Paoletta | January 17, 2025

The Seven Books I Took With Me When Evacuating Los Angeles

The Seven Books I Took With Me When Evacuating Los Angeles

Carolyn Kellogg on Realizing the Value of the Irreplaceable

By Carolyn Kellogg | January 15, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Heart the Lover
  • What a Time to Be Alive
  • Somebody Is Walking on Your Grave: My Cemetery Journeys
  • Pick a Color
  • The Eternal Forest: A Memoir of the Cuban Diaspora
  • Scream with Me: Horror Films and the Rise of American Feminism (1968-1980)

Here’s How You Can Help Fire-Affected Angelenos

By Brittany Allen | January 10, 2025

Why Did We Start Drinking Milk? On the Ancient Rise of Dairy Consumption

By Anne Mendelson | January 9, 2025

Forest, Forest Burning Bright: On Humans’ Relationship with Trees in an Era of Climate Change

By Lauren E. Oakes | January 6, 2025

Paradise in Progress: On Creating a Natural Refuge in the Blue Ridge Mountains

Paradise in Progress: On Creating a Natural Refuge in the Blue Ridge Mountains

“The more I learned, the more I had to face that, in this job I’d volunteered myself for, total control was impossible.”

By Paula Whyman | January 6, 2025

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

Trees of Life and Knowledge: Jamaica Kincaid on Colonialism, Gardening, and Worshipping Her Plants

The Author of “An Encyclopedia of Gardening for Colored Children” in Conversation with Sandra Guzmán

By Sandra Guzmán | January 3, 2025

Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Because Facts Still Matter

By Literary Hub | December 24, 2024

In Search of the Perfect Piece of Wood

In Search of the Perfect Piece of Wood

Callum Robinson Explores a Generational Legacy of Craftsmanship in Scotland

By Callum Robinson | December 12, 2024

Robin Wall Kimmerer on the Serviceberry

Robin Wall Kimmerer on the Serviceberry

This Week from the Emergence Magazine Podcast

By Emergence Magazine | December 11, 2024

Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence

Oceans That Glow: On the Timeless Beauty of Bioluminescence

Alan Lightman Considers the Power and Benefits of Natural Deep Sea Light

By Alan Lightman | November 20, 2024

Poems of Power and Our Planet: Six Essential Ecopoetry Collections to Read

Poems of Power and Our Planet: Six Essential Ecopoetry Collections to Read

Dorsía Smith Silva Recommends Craig Santos Perez, Juliana Spahr, Alexis Pauline Gumbs, and More

By Dorsia Smith Silva | November 15, 2024

‹ Previous123456789Next ›Last »
Page 5 of 50
    • Your guide to transportation horror-cideOctober 10, 2025 by John Hornor Jacobs
    • Sophie Hannah On How She Writes a Poirot NovelOctober 10, 2025 by Alex Dueben
    • My First thriller: Megan AbbottOctober 9, 2025 by Rick Pullen
    • Heart the Lover
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "King captures her guileless sense of awe with just a dusting of parody that never…"
  • 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