From Pandemic to Protest, on the Hardships Facing Black-Owned Bookstores

From Pandemic to Protest, on the Hardships Facing Black-Owned Bookstores

Ann Kjellberg on Ypsilanti's Black Stone Bookstore

By Ann Kjellberg | June 4, 2020

Beyond Mount Everest: Essential Contemporary Writing from Nepal

Beyond Mount Everest: Essential Contemporary Writing from Nepal

Manjushree Thapa, Samrat Upadhyay, and More

By Elen Turner | June 4, 2020

Freddie Mercury Was a Total Opera Fanboy

Freddie Mercury Was a Total Opera Fanboy

Late in His Life, He Teamed Up with One of Opera's Biggest Stars

By Alfonso Casas | June 4, 2020

The Hidden Lives of Gay Men<br> in China

The Hidden Lives of Gay Men
in China

Jiaming Tang on "Tongzhi" in Shanghai

By Jiaming Tang | June 4, 2020

Understanding the Complexities of Cuba: A Reading List

Understanding the Complexities of Cuba: A Reading List

Anthony DePalma's Recommendations, From Rachel Kushner to
Mirta Ojito

By Anthony DePalma | June 4, 2020

9 New Books To Read in June

9 New Books To Read in June

Recommended Reading by Lit Hub Staff and Contributors

By Literary Hub | June 4, 2020

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Joyride: A Memoir
  • A Guardian and a Thief
  • Minor Black Figures
  • True Nature: The Pilgrimage of Peter Matthiessen
  • The Wayfinder
  • Unabridged: The Thrill of (and Threat To) the Modern Dictionary

Sheltering: Ilana Masad on Writing a Good Sex Scene

By The Virtual Book Channel | June 3, 2020

Listen to Claudia Rankine on whiteness and the photography of Paul Graham.

By Jonny Diamond | June 3, 2020

Watch President Obama's town hall on George Floyd and police violence here.

By Emily Temple | June 3, 2020

You can download these books about police violence for free right now.

You can download these books about police violence for free right now.

By Jessie Gaynor | June 3, 2020

Nikil Saval, writer and <em>n+1</em> editor, is about to be a state senator.

Nikil Saval, writer and n+1 editor, is about to be a state senator.

By Emily Temple | June 3, 2020

You can order today from these black-owned independent bookstores.

You can order today from these black-owned independent bookstores.

By Corinne Segal | June 3, 2020

Readings on Racism, White Supremacy, and Police Violence in America

Readings on Racism, White Supremacy, and Police Violence in America

Looking Back in Order to Move Forward

By Jonny Diamond | June 3, 2020

On the Clearing of Lafayette Square, and the Coward Donald Trump

On the Clearing of Lafayette Square, and the Coward Donald Trump

Timothy Denevi: "I was in the process of witnessing the preparations for a police riot."

By Timothy Denevi | June 3, 2020

Layli Long Soldier on Wounded Knee and the Murder of George Floyd

Layli Long Soldier on Wounded Knee and the Murder of George Floyd

"This country, the structure—if it were a dinner table, I’d flip it."

By Layli Long Soldier | June 3, 2020

Letter From Cleveland: On Protest, Laughter, and Finding Breath

Letter From Cleveland: On Protest, Laughter, and Finding Breath

Poet Ali Black Marches for Black Lives Matter

By Ali Black | June 3, 2020

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