On the Dehumanizing Impact of Deportation and Our Obligations to Each Other

On the Dehumanizing Impact of Deportation and Our Obligations to Each Other

Laurie Sheck Considers the Plight of Refugee Children

By Laurie Sheck | July 2, 2025

A Series of Unfortunate Salaries: <br>Maris Kreizman on Fighting the Publishing Industry’s Elitism

A Series of Unfortunate Salaries:
Maris Kreizman on Fighting the Publishing Industry’s Elitism

The Author of “I Want to Burn This Place Down” Unionizes Against the Big Five’s Unlivable Wages

By Maris Kreizman | July 1, 2025

Doomsday Profiteers: On Corporate America’s Y2K Response

Doomsday Profiteers: On Corporate America’s Y2K Response

Leigh Claire La Berge Looks Back at the Digital Apocalypse That Wasn’t

By Leigh Claire La Berge | July 1, 2025

Remembering the Great Manuel Puig, Cosmopolitan Chronicler of the Everyday

Remembering the Great Manuel Puig, Cosmopolitan Chronicler of the Everyday

Suzanne Jill Levine on Knowing and Translating One of Latin America’s Finest 20th Century Writers

By Suzanne Jill Levine | June 30, 2025

The Supreme Court just approved anti-LGBT book bans.

The Supreme Court just approved anti-LGBT book bans.

By James Folta | June 27, 2025

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

This week’s news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | June 27, 2025

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

By Brittany Allen | June 27, 2025

Two San Francisco bookstores are taking Harry Potter off the shelves.

By Brittany Allen | June 27, 2025

Here are the winners of the CLMP’s 2025 Firecracker Awards.

By Literary Hub | June 27, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in July

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in July

Washington Black, Foundation, and more.

By Emily Temple | June 27, 2025

The Lit Hub Podcast is Pro-Trans-Presses, Pro-Fan-Fiction, and Anti-AI

The Lit Hub Podcast is Pro-Trans-Presses, Pro-Fan-Fiction, and Anti-AI

featuring Brittany Cavallaro, Calvin Kasulke, Casey Plett, Cat Fitzpatrick, Oliver Scialdone, McKayla Coyle, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | June 27, 2025

The Courts Just Made Our Libraries Sitting Ducks For AI Plundering

The Courts Just Made Our Libraries Sitting Ducks For AI Plundering

Aron Solomon on the Uses and Abuses of “Fair Use”

By Aron Solomon | June 27, 2025

“Bookworm, Cliché, Deadline...” And Other Unexpected Etymologies

“Bookworm, Cliché, Deadline...” And Other Unexpected Etymologies

David Crystal Explores the Unlikely Stories Behind Some Common Turns of Phrase

By David Crystal | June 27, 2025

Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers

Against AI: An Open Letter From Writers to Publishers

“We want our publishers to stand with us. To make a pledge that they will never release books that were created by machines.”

By Literary Hub | June 27, 2025

Leila Mottley Wonders If You Can Truly Write a Place You’ve Never Been

Leila Mottley Wonders If You Can Truly Write a Place You’ve Never Been

Creating an Authentic World Without Living in It

By Leila Mottley | June 27, 2025

The 13 Best Book Covers of June

The 13 Best Book Covers of June

Hot Hot Heat

By Emily Temple | June 27, 2025

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