Here’s the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry.

Here’s the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Poetry.

By Emily Temple | September 16, 2021

50 Great Literary Cameos in Terrible* Early 2000s Movies

50 Great Literary Cameos in Terrible* Early 2000s Movies

The Good, The Bad, The Gigli

By Emily Temple | September 16, 2021

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000... <br>But Was it Stolen?

An Alleged Lock of Emily Dickinson’s Hair is Selling for $450,000...
But Was it Stolen?

Jen DeGregorio Investigates the Curious Case of a Great Poet’s Hair

By Jen DeGregorio | September 16, 2021

Carmen Maria Machado Revisits the Artistic Genius of <em>Jennifer's Body</em>

Carmen Maria Machado Revisits the Artistic Genius of Jennifer's Body

In Conversation with Mychal Denzel Smith on the Open Form Podcast

By Open Form | September 16, 2021

Wonder Bread Sucks: On the First Great Sourdough Boom of the 1960s

Wonder Bread Sucks: On the First Great Sourdough Boom of the 1960s

Eric Pallant Investigates Our Desire for the Authentically Homemade

By Eric Pallant | September 16, 2021

Encountering Annie Ernaux’s Urban Landscapes and Scattered Selves

Encountering Annie Ernaux’s Urban Landscapes and Scattered Selves

Lauren Elkin on the Writer's Approach to Reality

By Lauren Elkin | September 16, 2021

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Keeper
  • The Life You Want
  • The News from Dublin: Stories
  • Kutchinsky's Egg: A Family's Story of Obsession, Love, and Loss
  • Metropolitans: New York Baseball, Class Struggle, and the People's Team
  • A Good Person

On the Importance of How We Write Mental Illness in Fiction

By Louise Nealon | September 16, 2021

Brilliance and Blind Luck: How Did Medieval Europe Invent the Concept of Quarantine?

By Edward Glaeser and David Cutler | September 16, 2021

Coming of Age and Questioning Traditional Rituals at a Boarding School in Kenya

By Nice Leng'ete | September 16, 2021

WATCH: Jai Chakrabarti Launches His Debut Novel

WATCH: Jai Chakrabarti Launches His Debut Novel

In Conversation with Brigid Hughes at Greenlight Bookstore

By The Virtual Book Channel | September 16, 2021

“Her Novels Were Not For Men.” On Suat Derviş, Turkish Novelist

“Her Novels Were Not For Men.” On Suat Derviş, Turkish Novelist

Maureen Freely on How a Writer Gets Erased From Literary History

By Maureen Freely | September 16, 2021

David Cutler Discusses the Rapid Evolution of 21st-Century City Life

David Cutler Discusses the Rapid Evolution of 21st-Century City Life

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 16, 2021

Keith Boykin on the End of the White Majority in America

Keith Boykin on the End of the White Majority in America

In Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 16, 2021

Here are the recipients of the 2021 American Poets Prizes.

Here are the recipients of the 2021 American Poets Prizes.

By Snigdha Koirala | September 15, 2021

Here's the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

Here's the longlist for the 2021 National Book Award for Translated Literature.

By Emily Temple | September 15, 2021

Colin Meloy's novel is becoming a full-length stop-motion movie.

Colin Meloy's novel is becoming a full-length stop-motion movie.

By Walker Caplan | September 15, 2021

Page 637 of 1319

  • Literary Hub

    Created by Grove Atlantic and Electric Literature


    Masthead

    About

    Sign Up For Our Newsletters

    How to Pitch Lit Hub

    Advertisers: Contact Us

    Privacy Policy

    Support Lit Hub - Become A Member

    • If you buy books linked on our site, Lit Hub may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose fees support independent bookstores.