Literary Hub
Literary Hub
  • Craft and Criticism
    • Literary Criticism
    • Craft and Advice
    • In Conversation
    • On Translation
  • Fiction and Poetry
    • Short Story
    • From the Novel
    • Poem
  • News and Culture
    • History
    • Science
    • Politics
    • Biography
    • Memoir
    • Food
    • Technology
    • Bookstores and Libraries
    • Film and TV
    • Travel
    • Music
    • Art and Photography
    • The Hub
    • Style
    • Design
    • Sports
  • BUY A HAT
  • Lit Hub Radio
    • The Lit Hub Podcast
    • Awakeners
    • Fiction/Non/Fiction
    • The Critic and Her Publics
    • Windham-Campbell Prizes Podcast
    • Memoir Nation
    • Beyond the Page
    • First Draft: A Dialogue on Writing
    • Thresholds
    • The Cosmic Library
    • Culture Schlock
  • Reading Lists
  • Reading Challenge
  • Book Marks
    • Best Reviewed Books
  • CrimeReads
    • True Crime
    • The Daily Thrill
  • Log In
  • Craft and Criticism
  • Fiction and Poetry
  • News and Culture
  • Lit Hub Radio
  • Reading Lists
  • Reading Challenge
  • Book Marks
  • CrimeReads
  • Log In
Barf, Funk, Tug, and Other Etymological Mysteries

Barf, Funk, Tug, and Other Etymological Mysteries

Joshua Blackburn Explores the Centuries-Long Evolution of the English Language

By Joshua Blackburn | October 20, 2025

The Psychology of <em>Portnoy</em>: On the Making of Philip Roth’s Groundbreaking Novel

The Psychology of Portnoy: On the Making of Philip Roth’s Groundbreaking Novel

Steven J. Zipperstein Explores the Biographical Underpinnings of an Iconic Work of Jewish American Fiction

By Steven J. Zipperstein | October 20, 2025

My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

My Mother the Inventor: Why “Fail Better” is Sometimes the Best Lesson a Parent Can Give

Coco McCracken on Her Mother’s Past as an Inventor—And What It Taught Her About Being a Writer

By Coco McCracken | October 20, 2025

The Mild Mannered Englishman Who Was the World’s Most Prolific Ghost Hunter

The Mild Mannered Englishman Who Was the World’s Most Prolific Ghost Hunter

Ben Machell on Paranormal Investigator Tony Cornell

By Ben Machell | October 20, 2025

How Black Labor Unions Impacted the Creation of the Stanzaic Blues Poem

How Black Labor Unions Impacted the Creation of the Stanzaic Blues Poem

Kristin Grogan on the Poetry of Langston Hughes and Sterling Brown

By Kristin Grogan | October 20, 2025

Alice Waters on the Benefits of Making School Lunches With Local Ingredients

Alice Waters on the Benefits of Making School Lunches With Local Ingredients

And Yes, Chicken Noodle Soup Season Has Begun (Scroll Down for a Recipe)

By Alice Waters | October 20, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Things We Never Say
  • John of John
  • Ghost Stories: A Memoir
  • The Hill
  • Look What You Made Me Do
  • Backtalker: An American Memoir
  • Mighty Real: A History of LGBTQ Music, 1969-2000
  • Glyph
  • The Village on the Edge of the World: Writing and Surviving in Ceausescu's Romania
  • Dog Days

Is My Small Town the Center of the Universe?

By Robyn Ryle | October 20, 2025

Five Essential Books For Understanding Haitian History

By Marlene L. Daut | October 20, 2025

Everything you need to know about Axl Rose's graphic novel.

By Brittany Allen | October 17, 2025

Why Philip Pullman’s Books Are More Important Than Ever in Speaking Truth to Power

Why Philip Pullman’s Books Are More Important Than Ever in Speaking Truth to Power

Aisling Walsh on the 30-Year Legacy of “His Dark Materials”

By Aisling Walsh | October 17, 2025

“How Living Are His Portraits of the Dead.” Toni Morrison on the Photography of James Van Der Zee

“How Living Are His Portraits of the Dead.” Toni Morrison on the Photography of James Van Der Zee

“The narrative quality, the intimacy, the humanity of his photographs are stunning.”

By Toni Morrison | October 17, 2025

On the Art (and Artifice) of the Miniature 

On the Art (and Artifice) of the Miniature 

For Amber Sparks the Dollhouse is a Whole World

By Amber Sparks | October 17, 2025

A Palestinian Daughter’s Search for Connection with Her Father, Her Past, and Her Homeland

A Palestinian Daughter’s Search for Connection with Her Father, Her Past, and Her Homeland

“I am homesick, whatever home means.”

By Mai Serhan | October 17, 2025

Singing For Freedom: How Those Fleeing Slavery Found New Lives in the North

Singing For Freedom: How Those Fleeing Slavery Found New Lives in the North

Tom Zoellner on the Role of Music and Faith in the Experiences of the Formerly Enslaved

By Tom Zoellner | October 17, 2025

A Peek into Stephen King’s Archive and Behind the <em>Best American</em> Curtain on <em>The Lit Hub Podcast</em>

A Peek into Stephen King’s Archive and Behind the Best American Curtain on The Lit Hub Podcast

Featuring Caroline Bicks, Jaime Green, and Drew Broussard

By The Lit Hub Podcast | October 17, 2025

<i>The Body Keeps The Score</i> sequel just got an eight figure deal.

The Body Keeps The Score sequel just got an eight figure deal.

By James Folta | October 16, 2025

« First‹ Previous676869707172737475Next ›Last »
Page 71 of 1336
    • How to Recreate the Techniques of Horror Films in a NovelJune 2, 2026 by Claire Fuller
    • The Men Who Sold the Long-Lost Treasures of Cambodia's Khmer EmpireJune 2, 2026 by Matthew Campbell
    • Co-Writing a Cold War Thriller With My Father – Forty Years After His DeathJune 2, 2026 by Beau L'Amour
    • The Things We Never Say
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Month
    • "As usual Strout manages to create scenes of intense intimacy in prose that feels as…"
  • 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.