Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

Your week in book news, in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | May 9, 2025

The Trump Administration just fired America’s top librarian.

The Trump Administration just fired America’s top librarian.

By James Folta | May 9, 2025

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

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

By Brittany Allen | May 9, 2025

Here's what to do if your NEA grant has been terminated.

Here's what to do if your NEA grant has been terminated.

By Brittany Allen | May 9, 2025

You Don’t Have to Believe in God to Find Hope in Pope Leo

You Don’t Have to Believe in God to Find Hope in Pope Leo

“A world without hope is a world on the brink. And we are teetering.”

By Aron Solomon | May 9, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Pulitzer Intrigue, Sinners and Vampires, and the NEA

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Pulitzer Intrigue, Sinners and Vampires, and the NEA

Featuring Marie-Helene Bertino, Meg Reid, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | May 9, 2025

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What Motherhood in Kenya Reveals About the Nature of Family

By Abigail Leonard | May 9, 2025

On Being a Poor Black Punk and Working at the Strand Bookstore

By Patrick Dougher | May 9, 2025

A Ritual of Remembrance: Joy Harjo on the Aftermath of Her Mother’s Death

By Joy Harjo | May 9, 2025

Two Households, Both Alike in Indignity: An Interview with Anne Ursu

Two Households, Both Alike in Indignity: An Interview with Anne Ursu

Gavin J. Grant and Anne Ursu on Chronic Illness, Writing, and Family

By Gavin J. Grant | May 9, 2025

A close reading of the description for disgraced comedian Louis C.K.’s forthcoming novel.

A close reading of the description for disgraced comedian Louis C.K.’s forthcoming novel.

By James Folta | May 8, 2025

One great short story to read today: Marie-Helene Bertino's

One great short story to read today: Marie-Helene Bertino's "Viola in Midwinter"

By Drew Broussard | May 8, 2025

An ode to reading with my mom.

An ode to reading with my mom.

By James Folta | May 8, 2025

How a Group of Fearless American Women Defied Convention to Defeat the Nazis

How a Group of Fearless American Women Defied Convention to Defeat the Nazis

Becky Aikman on the “Atta-Girls,” the Pilots Who Chased Adventure During the Second World War

By Becky Aikman | May 8, 2025

Ways of Remembering: A Father and Daughter Navigate Loss Together

Ways of Remembering: A Father and Daughter Navigate Loss Together

“Is this my family’s thing? The need to pin memories down, preserve them in a drawer, put a frame around them?”

By Michele Filgate | May 8, 2025

An Indigenous Theory of Water: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on Rivers as Teachers

An Indigenous Theory of Water: Leanne Betasamosake Simpson on Rivers as Teachers

The Author of "Theory of Water" Offers Some Michi Saagiig Nishnaabeg Spirituality

By Leanne Betasamosake Simpson | May 8, 2025

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