These are the books New Yorkers checked out from the library the most this year.

These are the books New Yorkers checked out from the library the most this year.

By James Folta | December 16, 2025

Take a Literary Pilgrimage to Jane Austen’s England

Take a Literary Pilgrimage to Jane Austen’s England

Elizabeth Kaye Cook and Melanie Jennings on the Charms of Bibliocentric Travel

By Elizabeth Kaye Cook and Melanie Jennings | December 16, 2025

Jen Percy Collects the Stories of Love and Sex Addicts While Reflecting On Her Own Romantic Experience

Jen Percy Collects the Stories of Love and Sex Addicts While Reflecting On Her Own Romantic Experience

On the Trauma That Can Underpin the Human Need For Connection

By Jen Percy | December 16, 2025

Can Bibliotherapy Heal the Pain of the World? 

Can Bibliotherapy Heal the Pain of the World? 

Jess deCourcy Hinds on Books as Therapy

By Jess deCourcy Hinds | December 16, 2025

Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Barbie vs. Barbie: Inside the Legal Battle Over the World’s Most Famous Doll

Tarpley Hitt on the Iconic Toy’s Many International Imitators

By Tarpley Hitt | December 16, 2025

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

The Groundbreaking Political Legacy of Theodore Roosevelt

David S. Brown on Roosevelt’s Popularity, Charisma, and Progressive Politics

By David S. Brown | December 16, 2025

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By James Folta | December 15, 2025

The 50 Biggest Literary Stories of the Year

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Words Between Worlds: Creative Writing in Sarajevo

By Stacy Mattingly | December 15, 2025

On the Urgency of Climate Change, Creating Hope in a Crisis, and the Limits of Western Storytelling

On the Urgency of Climate Change, Creating Hope in a Crisis, and the Limits of Western Storytelling

A Roundtable on Our Climate Futures with Libia Brenda, Vandana Singh, Gu Shi, and Hannah Onoguwe

By Joey Eschrich, Libia Brenda, Vandana Singh, Gu Shi, Hannah Onoguwe | December 15, 2025

Nobody Knows Why the Caribou Are Disappearing

Nobody Knows Why the Caribou Are Disappearing

Neil Shea Explores the Impact of a Vanishing Arctic Species on Canada’s First Nations Communities

By Neil Shea | December 15, 2025

Together, a Father and a Daughter Break a Generational Cycle of Abuse

Together, a Father and a Daughter Break a Generational Cycle of Abuse

Jameelah Lang Explores Faith, Family and the Nature of Everyday Violence

By Jameelah Lang | December 15, 2025

Here’s hoping that Johnny Depp doesn’t ruin <em>The Master And Margarita</em>.

Here’s hoping that Johnny Depp doesn’t ruin The Master And Margarita.

By James Folta | December 12, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | December 12, 2025

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

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

By Brittany Allen | December 12, 2025

It’s Best-of Season on The Lit Hub Podcast

It’s Best-of Season on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring members of the Lit Hub staff on favorite reads of 2025!

By The Lit Hub Podcast | December 12, 2025

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