“It’s Okay But It’s Also Really Not.” When Dystopian Fiction is No Longer a Thought Experiment

“It’s Okay But It’s Also Really Not.” When Dystopian Fiction is No Longer a Thought Experiment

Yume Kitasei Explores the Different Forms Dystopias Can Take, On and Off the Page

By Yume Kitasei | October 6, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | October 3, 2025

Here’s what’s making us happy <em> this </em> week.

Here’s what’s making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | October 3, 2025

The Art of Board Books and Psychedelic Magazines on The Lit Hub Podcast

The Art of Board Books and Psychedelic Magazines on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Hillary Brenhouse, Jon Klassen, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 3, 2025

What It’s Like to Live a Queer Life in the United Arab Emirates

What It’s Like to Live a Queer Life in the United Arab Emirates

Gaar Adams Explores the Power of Performance in Abu Dhabi, From Concerts to Karaoke Bars

By Gaar Adams | October 3, 2025

Tending to the Garden of American Democracy is Hard and Thankless Work

Tending to the Garden of American Democracy is Hard and Thankless Work

Andrew Ervin Looks for Answers (to Impossible Questions) in Recent Books by Luke Kemp and Richard Mabey

By Andrew Ervin | October 3, 2025

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What Mining for Water in the Andean Desert Reveals About “Green” Capitalism

By Thea Riofrancos | October 3, 2025

Any Coloradan with a cell phone will soon be able to access banned books for free.

By Brittany Allen | October 2, 2025

Investigators have been asked to look into the death of Hunter S. Thompson.

By Jonny Diamond | October 2, 2025

Inside China’s New Wave of Conceptually Innovative Bookstores

Inside China’s New Wave of Conceptually Innovative Bookstores

Jean-Yves Mollier and Patricia Sorel Explore Some of the Country’s Most Fascinating Reading Spaces

By Jean-Yves Mollier and Patricia Sorel | October 2, 2025

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

A View with a Room: How Poetry Can Save the Human Brain

Kate Colby on Finding Inspiration in Edward Hopper’s “Cape Cod Morning”

By Kate Colby | October 2, 2025

Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared

Funeral For a Postponed Death: On Burying Argentina’s Disappeared

Mariana Enriquez: “How beautiful cemeteries are.... Where the name and the date remain, a voice that says: I was here, now I’m gone.”

By Mariana Enriquez | October 2, 2025

Re(se)a(r)ching For Connection: Navigating the Fact and Fiction of Alien Abduction Stories

Re(se)a(r)ching For Connection: Navigating the Fact and Fiction of Alien Abduction Stories

Ilana Masad: “It’s in trying to reach beyond our limited selves that we are, I believe, most human.”

By Ilana Masad | October 2, 2025

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

Here's the shortlist for the 2025 Baillie Gifford Prize for Nonfiction.

By Literary Hub | October 1, 2025

How many books is a lot of books? How many is too many?

How many books is a lot of books? How many is too many?

By Jonny Diamond | October 1, 2025

<em> Reading Rainbow </em> is back, thanks to this famous internet librarian.

Reading Rainbow is back, thanks to this famous internet librarian.

By Brittany Allen | October 1, 2025

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