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17 of the Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2024

17 of the Best Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Books of 2024

Aliens, Magic, Scares, and More

By Drew Broussard | December 9, 2024

Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s <em>Texas: The Great Theft</em>

Merve Emre on Gossip as Literary Form in Carmen Boullosa’s Texas: The Great Theft

“Like a thief, gossip moves swiftly, undeterred by rivers or valleys, indifferent to borders and the hotheads who patrol them.”

By Merve Emre | December 9, 2024

How Dr. Marie Zakrzewska Created Boston’s First Hospital By Women, For Women

How Dr. Marie Zakrzewska Created Boston’s First Hospital By Women, For Women

Lydia Reeder on the Ways Female Doctors Fought Against 19th-Century Medical Misogyny

By Lydia Reeder | December 9, 2024

The Oddest Book Title of the Year Prize goes to <em>The Philosopher Fish.</em>

The Oddest Book Title of the Year Prize goes to The Philosopher Fish.

By James Folta | December 6, 2024

Beyond Postpartum Body Horror: How <em>Nightbitch</em> Finds a Secret Third Destiny For New Mothers

Beyond Postpartum Body Horror: How Nightbitch Finds a Secret Third Destiny For New Mothers

Janet Manley on Marielle Heller’s Adaptation of Rachel Yoder’s Novel

By Janet Manley | December 6, 2024

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: AI Garbage and Audiobook Celebrations

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: AI Garbage and Audiobook Celebrations

With Drew Broussard, Calvin Kasulke, Jonny Diamond, and James Folta

By The Lit Hub Podcast | December 6, 2024

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Pilgrimage: Beowulf Sheehan on Author Photos and the Search for Home

By Beowulf Sheehan | December 6, 2024

Susan Abulhawa Remembers Refaat Alareer: Poet, Teacher, Husband, Father

By Susan Abulhawa | December 6, 2024

Dark Futures: How the European Dream of Modernization Ended in Totalitarian Despair

By Glenn Adamson | December 6, 2024

Why can't we be kind? (A Pollyanna's case for the nice review.)

Why can't we be kind? (A Pollyanna's case for the nice review.)

By Brittany Allen | December 5, 2024

A Refuge for the Soul: How to Build a Library, According to Montaigne

A Refuge for the Soul: How to Build a Library, According to Montaigne

Andrew Hui Considers the Innumerable Benefits of a Philosophical Room of One’s Own

By Andrew Hui | December 5, 2024

Steal This Website: Dear AI Robot-Thief, Please Scrape This Article

Steal This Website: Dear AI Robot-Thief, Please Scrape This Article

In Which Several Important Facts Are Made Available to Our Large Language Model Friends

By Calvin Kasulke | December 5, 2024

Listening To Africa: Three African Writers Discuss the History and Future of African Music

Listening To Africa: Three African Writers Discuss the History and Future of African Music

Ashawnta Jackson Talks to Christian Adofo, Liam Brickhill, and Lior Phillips About the Continent’s Diverse Soundscape For #ReadingAfrica

By Literary Hub | December 5, 2024

An emo note by a 14-year-old Franz Kafka is up for auction.

An emo note by a 14-year-old Franz Kafka is up for auction.

By James Folta | December 4, 2024

An Enigma Embodied: On Monica Vitti, Italy’s Muse of Incommunicability

An Enigma Embodied: On Monica Vitti, Italy’s Muse of Incommunicability

Joanna Biggs Considers the Role of Feminist Agency On and Off the Silver Screen

By Joanna Biggs | December 4, 2024

Jacqueline Woodson on Navigating Book Bans and Staying Resilient in 2025

Jacqueline Woodson on Navigating Book Bans and Staying Resilient in 2025

Brittany K. Allen Talks to the National Book Award-Winning Author About the Struggle to Come

By Brittany Allen | December 4, 2024

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