Lit Hub’s 38 Favorite Books of 2024

Lit Hub’s 38 Favorite Books of 2024

From Our Bedside Tables to Yours

By Emily Temple | December 3, 2024

On the Report of Poetry’s Death, or: What Does That AI Poetry Study Really Tell Us?

On the Report of Poetry’s Death, or: What Does That AI Poetry Study Really Tell Us?

Jen Benka Considers Art in the Age of ChatGPT

By Jen Benka | December 3, 2024

On World AIDS Day What Does It Mean to Live in a Culture Defined By Virality?

On World AIDS Day What Does It Mean to Live in a Culture Defined By Virality?

Heather McCalden on World AIDS Day, Ribbons, and Viruses

By Heather McCalden | December 2, 2024

A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s <em>Divine Comedy</em>

A Riveting, Timeless Journey Through the Afterlife: Inside the World of Dante’s Divine Comedy

Michael Palma on the Contemporary Relevance of Italian Literature’s Founding Masterpiece

By Michael Palma | December 2, 2024

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Fund Drives, Merve Emre, and... Do Awards Even Matter?

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: Fund Drives, Merve Emre, and... Do Awards Even Matter?

With Drew Broussard, Calvin Kasulke, Oliver Scialdone, McKayla Coyle, and Jonny Diamond

By The Lit Hub Podcast | November 29, 2024

Spending Thanksgiving Eve at a bookstore is what the Founders intended.

Spending Thanksgiving Eve at a bookstore is what the Founders intended.

By James Folta | November 27, 2024

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  • Etna
  • Triage
  • The Amateur
  • The People's Historian: The Outsized Life of Howard Zinn
  • The Ego Trip: Psychedelic Toads, a Trail of Deaths, and the Guru Who Peddled Transcendence
  • Sunrise
  • A Tender Age
  • Don't Be Evil: Bad Bosses, Fake Promises, and My Escape from Big Tech
  • Days of Miracle and Wonder: Paul Simon and the Trials and Triumphs of Graceland
  • The Rise and Fall of the Artificial State

Hundreds of authors have signed an open letter in support of Lisa Ko.

By Dan Sheehan | November 27, 2024

Writing Advice, Book Recommendations, and More from the Newest Literary MacArthur Fellows

By Emily Temple | November 27, 2024

The 10 Best Book Covers of November

By Emily Temple | November 27, 2024

Authors Against Book Bans demand publishers prepare for 2025.

Authors Against Book Bans demand publishers prepare for 2025.

By James Folta | November 26, 2024

Here’s the 2024 shortlist for the Dos Passos prize.

Here’s the 2024 shortlist for the Dos Passos prize.

By James Folta | November 26, 2024

<em>Fatale</em> is the French noir novel you need to help you vent your frustrations right now.

Fatale is the French noir novel you need to help you vent your frustrations right now.

By James Folta | November 26, 2024

On Small Business Saturday, Consider the Small Press

On Small Business Saturday, Consider the Small Press

Casie Dodd on Building a Better Publishing Community

By Casie Dodd | November 26, 2024

“Closer To a Pet.” How Women Were Viewed by 19th-Century America

“Closer To a Pet.” How Women Were Viewed by 19th-Century America

Stephanie Gorton on the Systematic Sexism That Inspired American Women to Fight Back

By Stephanie Gorton | November 26, 2024

Announcing the winner of the 2024 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing.

Announcing the winner of the 2024 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing.

By Literary Hub | November 25, 2024

Tech companies, once again, are trying to do publishing.

Tech companies, once again, are trying to do publishing.

By James Folta | November 25, 2024

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