True Crime and Transcendentalists: When Designing a Book Cover Takes You on a Long Strange Trip

True Crime and Transcendentalists: When Designing a Book Cover Takes You on a Long Strange Trip

Natalia Olbinski on Creating the Cover for Ruby Todd’s “Bright Objects”

By Natalia Olbinski | August 2, 2024

A Century of James Baldwin

A Century of James Baldwin

Celebrating 100 Years of a Great American Mind

By Literary Hub | August 2, 2024

Towards Universality: On Reading—and Rereading—James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”

Towards Universality: On Reading—and Rereading—James Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues”

Tom Jenks Considers the Eternal Power of a Masterpiece of American Short Fiction

By Tom Jenks | August 2, 2024

What to read next, based on the texts you’re sending about the Olympics.

What to read next, based on the texts you’re sending about the Olympics.

By James Folta | August 1, 2024

The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize has announced its 2024 longlist.

The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize has announced its 2024 longlist.

By Brittany Allen | August 1, 2024

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in August

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in August

Netflix and Air Conditioning

By Emily Temple | August 1, 2024

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Silver Book
  • The Land in Winter
  • Evensong
  • Without Consent: A Landmark Trial and the Decades-Long Struggle to Make Spousal Rape a Crime
  • The History of Money: A Story of Humanity
  • The American Revolution: An Intimate History

Taffy Brodesser-Akner on Falling in Love With Life

By Talk Easy | August 1, 2024

On My Attempt to Become a Better Tennis Player By Reading Self-Help Books

By Keith Gandal | July 31, 2024

Returning to the Scene: What’s Left of Café Loup, Legendary NYC Literary Haunt?

By Erin Edmison | July 31, 2024

The 17 Best Book Covers of July

The 17 Best Book Covers of July

It’s Hot Book Summer

By Emily Temple | July 31, 2024

Our “Long-Living Badasses.” Why So Much Asian American Fiction Focuses on Grandparents

Our “Long-Living Badasses.” Why So Much Asian American Fiction Focuses on Grandparents

Soma Mei Sheng Frazier on America's Youth-Obsessed Culture

By Soma Mei Sheng Frazier | July 31, 2024

The 2024 Booker Prize longlist is here.

The 2024 Booker Prize longlist is here.

By James Folta | July 30, 2024

A Feminist Oral History of the 1972 Democratic National Convention

A Feminist Oral History of the 1972 Democratic National Convention

Clara Bingham Chronicles the Failed Fight to Include Abortion Rights in the Party’s Platform

By Clara Bingham | July 30, 2024

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

The First Lesbian: How Sappho’s Poetry Paved the Way for Modern Queer Literature

Daisy Dunn on Sappho's Genre-Defying Verses and the Invention of the Term “Lesbian”

By Daisy Dunn | July 30, 2024

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

From Senegal to the Virgin Islands: The Weirdness of Having Fun While Writing About Historical Trauma

Mai Sennaar on Alfred Hitchcock, Cheikh Anta Diop, and an Unexpected Antidote to Writer’s Block

By Mai Sennaar | July 30, 2024

Where are they now? Catching up with your favorite children's book protagonists.

Where are they now? Catching up with your favorite children's book protagonists.

By Brittany Allen | July 29, 2024

Page 102 of 1021

  • 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