From MLMs to Nuclear War: <br>10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

From MLMs to Nuclear War:
10 Great Nonfiction Books to Read in May

Featuring Work by Bridget Read, Amanda Hess, Robert Macfarlane, and More

By Literary Hub | May 2, 2025

One great short story to read today: GennaRose Nethercott's

One great short story to read today: GennaRose Nethercott's "Sundown at the Eternal Staircase"

By Drew Broussard | May 2, 2025

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Leaving Twitter, Publishing Poetry, and... Men Who Read?

New on the Lit Hub Podcast: Leaving Twitter, Publishing Poetry, and... Men Who Read?

Featuring Eric Amling, Jonny Diamond, James Folta, Sarah Jean Grimm, Calvin Kasulke, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | May 2, 2025

“I Hope You Don’t Mind That I’ve Shared You.” Arianna Rebolini on Writing About Your Kid

“I Hope You Don’t Mind That I’ve Shared You.” Arianna Rebolini on Writing About Your Kid

On Being a Parent and a Memoirist

By Arianna Rebolini | May 2, 2025

Canisia Lubrin has won the 2025 Carol Shields Prize.

Canisia Lubrin has won the 2025 Carol Shields Prize.

By Literary Hub | May 1, 2025

An unsettling AI Agatha Christie is here to teach you how to write.

An unsettling AI Agatha Christie is here to teach you how to write.

By James Folta | May 1, 2025

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  • London Falling: A Mysterious Death in a Gilded City and a Family's Search for Truth
  • Attention: Writing on Life, Art, and the World
  • The Oyster Diaries
  • Yesteryear
  • Here Where We Live Is Our Country: The Story of the Jewish Bund

A brief literary history of May Day.

By Brittany Allen | May 1, 2025

Why Lit Hub is no longer on Twitter

By Jonny Diamond | May 1, 2025

One great short story to read today: Franz Kafka's "In the Penal Colony"

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2025

Writing (and Riding) the Waves: Inside the History of “Surf Lit”

Writing (and Riding) the Waves: Inside the History of “Surf Lit”

Dan Reiter on the Intersection of the Athletic and the Artistic in the World of Surfing

By Dan Reiter | May 1, 2025

Portraits of Power: Inside the Legacy Left by Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Emperors

Portraits of Power: Inside the Legacy Left by Ancient Rome’s Most Famous Emperors

Tom Holland on the Lasting Influence of “The Lives of the Caesars”

By Tom Holland | May 1, 2025

Unfree Minds: How Nazi Germany Perfected the Art of Inducing Fear

Unfree Minds: How Nazi Germany Perfected the Art of Inducing Fear

Charlotte Beradt on the Effects of Totalitarian Terror on the Human Psyche

By Charlotte Beradt | May 1, 2025

In Praise of the Dark and Innovative Genre-Bending of <em>Twin Peaks</em>

In Praise of the Dark and Innovative Genre-Bending of Twin Peaks

Lauren Haddad Shares the Lynchian Influences That Shaped Her Debut Novel

By Lauren Haddad | May 1, 2025

How Baseball Shaped Black Communities in Reconstruction-Era America

How Baseball Shaped Black Communities in Reconstruction-Era America

Gerald Early on the Early History of Black Participation in America's Pastime

By Gerald Early | May 1, 2025

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

A field guide to the readers you’ll see in public this spring.

By James Folta | April 30, 2025

Darkest Nights: On the Literal Dreams of German Jews During Hitler’s Rise to Power

Darkest Nights: On the Literal Dreams of German Jews During Hitler’s Rise to Power

Zoe Roth Puts Charlotte Beradt’s “The Third Reich of Dreams” in the Context of Our Current Reality

By Zoe Roth | April 30, 2025

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