One great short story to read today: </br>Kevin Brockmeier's “The Ceiling”

One great short story to read today:
Kevin Brockmeier's “The Ceiling”

By Dan Sheehan | May 30, 2025

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Fighting Words and Magical Romance

On the Lit Hub Podcast: Fighting Words and Magical Romance

Jenny Hamilton on romantasy and George M. Johnson on book bans

By The Lit Hub Podcast | May 30, 2025

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

The Literary Film & TV You Need to Stream in June

Arson and Amnesia

By Emily Temple | May 30, 2025

"The Songs Prove That We Were Here": Ocean Vuong on Sufjan Stevens

The Author of "The Emperor of Gladness" Considers the Life Raft of Music

By Ocean Vuong | May 30, 2025

Michelle de Kretser: <br>

Michelle de Kretser:
"I ask you—I beg you—to join us in speaking out for Palestine."

From her acceptance speech for the 2025 Stella Prize

By Michelle de Krester | May 30, 2025

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

The revolutionary Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o has died.

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2025

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One great short story to read today:
Leigh Newman's "Nobody Gets Out Alive"

By Brittany Allen | May 29, 2025

The 10 Best Book Covers of May

By Emily Temple | May 29, 2025

My Workshop Friend Stole the Plot for a Story I Never Got Around to Writing: Am I the Asshole?

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Nothing is Promised: What Our Current Fragile Peace Reveals About the Forces of History

Nothing is Promised: What Our Current Fragile Peace Reveals About the Forces of History

Askold Melnyczuk Explores the Moral Questions Posed to Us In the Face of War and Violence

By Askold Melnyczuk | May 29, 2025

Here are some real book recommendations based on those fake books that AI invented.

Here are some real book recommendations based on those fake books that AI invented.

By James Folta | May 28, 2025

Meet the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize finalists.

Meet the 2025 Griffin Poetry Prize finalists.

By Literary Hub | May 28, 2025

One great short story to read today: </br>James Tadd Adcox's

One great short story to read today:
James Tadd Adcox's "A Haunting"

By Drew Broussard | May 28, 2025

When the Sequoias Burn: Inside the Making of a California Megafire

When the Sequoias Burn: Inside the Making of a California Megafire

Jordan Thomas on the New Challenges Firefighters Face in an Era of Climate Change

By Jordan Thomas | May 28, 2025

How the Brothers Grimm Became Martyrs to Academic Freedom

How the Brothers Grimm Became Martyrs to Academic Freedom

Maria Hummel on the Contemporary Echoes of a 19th Century Power Struggle Between Professors, Students, and the State

By Maria Hummel | May 28, 2025

How Curtis Sittenfeld's

How Curtis Sittenfeld's "American Wife" Imbues Even Its Ugliest Characters with Nuance

Jessica Stanley on Political Fiction, Conservative Characters, and Curiosity

By Jessica Stanley | May 28, 2025

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