Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Lit Hub’s 50 Noteworthy Nonfiction Books of 2024

Because Facts Still Matter

By Literary Hub | December 24, 2024

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: ‘Twas the Episode Before Christmas

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: ‘Twas the Episode Before Christmas

A Holiday Tradition Begins

By The Lit Hub Podcast | December 20, 2024

The 10 Best Literary Adaptations of 2024

The 10 Best Literary Adaptations of 2024

Emotional Robots, Dangerous Conmen, Curious Clergymen, and More

By Olivia Rutigliano | December 20, 2024

On Henry James and the Enduring Lessons of Love

On Henry James and the Enduring Lessons of Love

Katherine J. Chen Rediscovers James (and Falls in Love)

By Katherine J. Chen | December 19, 2024

My Favorite Book-to-TV Adaptations of 2024

My Favorite Book-to-TV Adaptations of 2024

Maris Kreizman Weighs in on What Really Worked (and What Didn’t)

By Maris Kreizman | December 19, 2024

The rom-com of...Young Werther? Goethe's famous sadsack is getting a new adaptation.

The rom-com of...Young Werther? Goethe's famous sadsack is getting a new adaptation.

By Brittany Allen | December 18, 2024

Best Reviewed
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  • House of Day, House of Night
  • The Award
  • Daring to Be Free: Rebellion and Resistance of the Enslaved in the Atlantic World
  • Casanova 20: Or, Hot World
  • Frostlines: A Journey Through Entangled Lives and Landscapes in a Warming Arctic
  • The Six Loves of James I

According to library checkouts, New Yorkers read a lot of Gabrielle Zevin this year.

By James Folta | December 18, 2024

“A Writer Who Draws.” On the Life and Creative Legacy of Saul Steinberg

By Liana Finck | December 18, 2024

Former Modern Language Association Presidents Call for BDS Vote

By Literary Hub | December 18, 2024

Move over, Alexandria: A new exhibit features lost, imagined, and totally fake books.

Move over, Alexandria: A new exhibit features lost, imagined, and totally fake books.

By Brittany Allen | December 16, 2024

Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

Looking Back at the Long Year in Gaza

On the Impact of—and Response to—14 Months of Israel’s Assault on Gaza

By Literary Hub | December 16, 2024

The Ultimate Passive-Aggressive Holiday Gift: Why Self-Help Books Today Are Failing Readers

The Ultimate Passive-Aggressive Holiday Gift: Why Self-Help Books Today Are Failing Readers

Ian Williams Offers Less Meta, Less Rule-Based Ways to Approach Difficult Conversations

By Ian Williams | December 16, 2024

The Art of Watching and the Art of Being Watched: On Sophie Calle’s <em>The Sleepers</em>

The Art of Watching and the Art of Being Watched: On Sophie Calle’s The Sleepers

Karla Kelsey Considers Questions of Gender, Agency and Freedom on Both Sides of the Photographer’s Lens

By Karla Kelsey | December 16, 2024

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Reading Habits of Luigi Mangione

This Week on the Lit Hub Podcast: On the Reading Habits of Luigi Mangione

With Drew Broussard, Jonny Diamond, James Folta, Calvin Kasulke, Molly Odintz, and Dan Sheehan

By The Lit Hub Podcast | December 13, 2024

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

How Walter Benjamin’s Iconic Antifascist Essay Escaped Europe

Ed Simon on the Enduring Political Relevance of Benjamin’s “Theses on the Philosophy of History”

By Ed Simon | December 13, 2024

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

Ekphrastic Influences: Derek Mong on Finding Inspiration at the Museum

“Something will enrage you and something will haunt you. And something will strike you as beautiful and true.”

By Derek Mong | December 13, 2024

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