Losing My Southern Accent and Searching for a Link to My Past

Losing My Southern Accent and Searching for a Link to My Past

Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza on the Sound of Her Grandparents‘ Voices and Growing Up in North Carolina

By Emily McCrary-Ruiz-Esparza | December 4, 2025

On the Infinite Lives of the Library

On the Infinite Lives of the Library

Steve Edwards Loves Nothing More Than Library Hours

By Steve Edwards | December 4, 2025

A Practice of Speculative Imaginings: On Sam Cooke and the Art of Utopia

A Practice of Speculative Imaginings: On Sam Cooke and the Art of Utopia

Rinaldo Walcott Explores the Concepts of Power, Connection and Promise in Black Music

By Rinaldo Walcott | December 4, 2025

Author R.F. Kuang has dropped out of a UAE literary festival, citing the BDS boycott.

Author R.F. Kuang has dropped out of a UAE literary festival, citing the BDS boycott.

By Brittany Allen | December 3, 2025

Caro-head Matthew Rhys wants to make a <em>Power Broker</em> show with Netflix.

Caro-head Matthew Rhys wants to make a Power Broker show with Netflix.

By James Folta | December 3, 2025

The Radical Write: How a Medieval Catholic Mystic Inspired My Debut Novel

The Radical Write: How a Medieval Catholic Mystic Inspired My Debut Novel

Janet Rich Edwards on Marguerite Porete and the Power of Unconventional Faith

By Janet Rich Edwards | December 3, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • Exit Party
  • Fallow
  • Our Noble Selves
  • Redwood: The Untold Story of the Cold War's Most Extraordinary Spy
  • The Newer World
  • End Times Fascism: And the Fight for the Living World
  • Anti-Zionism: A Jewish History
  • Call It Evil: Understanding the Trump Era
  • Live Laugh Love: The Secret History of White Christian Women and the World They Made
  • The Rouse

How It Feels to Watch a Civil War Unfold From the Comfort of Your Living Room

By Tareq Baconi | December 3, 2025

Stravinsky in the Desert: Playing Piano Under Big West Texas Skies

By Literary Hub | December 3, 2025

3 Ways to Become a Better Reader

By Hwang Bo-Reum | December 3, 2025

Hannah Kauders on Grief, Translation, and Fátima Vélez’s <em>Galápagos</em>

Hannah Kauders on Grief, Translation, and Fátima Vélez’s Galápagos

“In death, all things are possible. It’s up to each of us to decide.”

By Hannah Kauders | December 3, 2025

Here are the most scathing lines from the reviews of Olivia Nuzzi’s <em>American Canto</em>.

Here are the most scathing lines from the reviews of Olivia Nuzzi’s American Canto.

By Jessie Gaynor | December 2, 2025

A kid’s book press had to tell Pete Hegseth to not depict their turtle committing murder.

A kid’s book press had to tell Pete Hegseth to not depict their turtle committing murder.

By James Folta | December 2, 2025

How Tom Stoppard’s <em>Arcadia</em> literally saved lives.

How Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia literally saved lives.

By Jonny Diamond | December 2, 2025

Get in, loser! We’re watching the trailer for Emily Henry’s <em> People We Meet On Vacation. </em>

Get in, loser! We’re watching the trailer for Emily Henry’s People We Meet On Vacation.

By Brittany Allen | December 2, 2025

The Black List will grant $10,000 to seven writers for its inaugural Unpublished Novel Award.

The Black List will grant $10,000 to seven writers for its inaugural Unpublished Novel Award.

By Literary Hub | December 2, 2025

On the Rise of ChatGPT and the Industrialization of the Post-Meaning World

On the Rise of ChatGPT and the Industrialization of the Post-Meaning World

“Soon it won’t just be birthday greetings and opening gambits on Hinge that people outsource to AI.”

By Matt Greene | December 2, 2025

Page 83 of 1362

  • 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.