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
    • The Best of the Decade
  • 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
  • Book Marks
  • CrimeReads
  • Log In
Some phrases I wish Democrats would <i>actually</i> stop using.

Some phrases I wish Democrats would actually stop using.

By James Folta | September 4, 2025

Hearts Touched With Fire: Horror and Hope in a Time of Genocide

Hearts Touched With Fire: Horror and Hope in a Time of Genocide

Jack Sheehan on Fighting Despair as the Slaughter in Gaza Continues

By Jack Sheehan | September 4, 2025

A New Translation of <em>Grave of the Fireflies</em> Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

A New Translation of Grave of the Fireflies Commemorates 80 Years Since the End of WWII

Ginny Tapley Takemori on the Realities of War and Translating for a New Audience

By Ginny Tapley Takemori | September 4, 2025

Are Americans Being Conditioned to Accept Delayed Elections?

Are Americans Being Conditioned to Accept Delayed Elections?

For Aron Solomon, Warning Signs Are Flashing Everywhere

By Aron Solomon | September 3, 2025

The Necessity of Return: On Years of Ritual Killings in Nigeria

The Necessity of Return: On Years of Ritual Killings in Nigeria

Adedayo Agarau Describes the Trauma of Returning to the Street He Grew Up On

By Adedayo Agarau | September 3, 2025

Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System

Howling Into the Wind: On 41 years of Writing About the Abuses of the Immigration System

Daniel A. Olivas Considers America’s Seemingly Endless Demonization of Immigrants

By Daniel A. Olivas | September 3, 2025

Best Reviewed
Books of the Week

  • The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
  • Repetition
  • Night Night Fawn
  • El Paso: Five Families and One Hundred Years of Blood, Migration, Race, and Memory
  • Gunk
  • The Glorians: Visitations from the Holy Ordinary

An Open Letter on the Massacre in Gaza from an Editor in Israel

By Uriel Kon | September 2, 2025

This week's news in Venn diagrams.

By James Folta | August 29, 2025

Here's what's making us happy this week.

By Brittany Allen | August 29, 2025

Dr. Seema Jilani on the Dark Parallels Between Srebrenica and Gaza

Dr. Seema Jilani on the Dark Parallels Between Srebrenica and Gaza

“A maligned Muslim people, abandoned by their brothers and dehumanized by the West...”

By Seema Jilani | August 29, 2025

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

To Write Poetry After Gaza is a Necessity

Huda Fakhreddine on Paul Celan and How Gaza Translates the World

By Huda Fakhreddine | August 28, 2025

Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help)

Books Aren’t Magic Empathy Pills (But They Help)

Maris Kreizman on the Importance of Standing Up For Literature

By Maris Kreizman | August 28, 2025

On the Cyber Soldiers Defending the Cuban Revolution From Internet Slander

On the Cyber Soldiers Defending the Cuban Revolution From Internet Slander

“Somebody wrote an article online that shit talks Fidel.”

By Abraham Jiménez Enoa | August 28, 2025

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

Here's Obama's 2025 summer reading list.

A "close" read of the president's beach reads.

By Brittany Allen | August 27, 2025

Did Anthropic AI steal your book? You can sign up for updates on the class action suit.

Did Anthropic AI steal your book? You can sign up for updates on the class action suit.

By James Folta | August 27, 2025

The Paddystinians of Belfast: On the Palestinian Solidarity Movement in Northern Ireland

The Paddystinians of Belfast: On the Palestinian Solidarity Movement in Northern Ireland

Philip Metres Examines the Close Bonds of Occupation

By Philip Metres | August 27, 2025

« First‹ Previous171819202122232425Next ›Last »
Page 21 of 296
    • Technofascism in Thrillers: A Reading ListMarch 11, 2026 by Ani Katz
    • The Greatest Dangerous Female Characters in LiteratureMarch 11, 2026 by Lisa Unger
    • Lenore Nash on Writing International, Character-Driven Detective StoriesMarch 11, 2026 by Lenore Nash
    • The Beginning Comes After the End: Notes on a World of Change
    • The Best Reviewed Books of the Week
    • "Slim but powerful Solnit writes with moral clarity and philosophical vigor in a voice that…"
  • 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.